Where to start . . .

A lot has happened since I last posted. We went on a very interesting vacation to Hilton Head via Selma, NC and South of the Border! We ran into a lot of car trouble after having a semi-truck tire kicked into the path of our car. Lets just say the we ran over the tire 8/4 and I finally picked it up from Eugene's Auto Sales in Hamer, SC with Kerry this past Thursday.

Unfortunatly, this past Tuesday Charles was laid off. He knew it might be happening with the downturn of the mortgage industry recently. His company shut down all mortgage operations country wide so he is diligently looking for a new job. He interviewed today with Navy Federal and feels confident. He brought home information about there benefits and they really offer a lot to there employees. So if you will keep him in your prayers the next couple of days while he waits to here back.

Charles started his fall classes this past Thursday and I start mine this Monday. It is my last semester and I am very excited! Charlie is just hanging out and growing! He is learning to point to what he wants and is eating everything! He chose to eat tomatoes over nectarines the other day. He also picked up the taste for peaches in SC and can eat them whole. He has a cute way of clapping that we need to get on video, he stops before we can catch it.

Our next adventure for this weekend is participating in the Blue Ridge Bridal Shocase this Sunday. We hope to meet some potential customers and make various contacts with other vendors. We would love to grow our business to doing a bunch of weddings a year and hope this will help jump start this next season.

New Job

About a month ago I interviewed for a part time administrative assistant position. After not hearing about it for a while I figured the position went to another canidate. About two days ago I received a message that the woman looking to fill the position called and wanted to speak with me. So on Friday morning I called her back and she wanted to know if I was still interested. She had taken so long because she was looking for a company to do a background check on the potential applicants. So pending the return of my background check (not too worried. I have never gotten a ticket, been arrested, and my credit is good) I will be gainfully employed!

Vets for Freedom

Yesterday Charles had the opportunity to go meet with Senators at the Capitol to discuss the war in Iraq. He heard about this opportunity while listening to C-SPAN, so he took the day off and went into DC. Along with other members of the group, Vets for Freedom, Charles was able to tour the Capitol and Senate buildings. He was really excited about all the sights! A really cool thing is a subway that runs underneath the buildings to transport the Senators. Charles even got to ride in a Senator only elevator. He was really excited about being in the different Senator offices and meeting Senators Lieberman and Martinez. He had lots of stories to share!

Introduction

Hello everyone! We have finally entered into the new and wonderful world of blogging! Hopefully we will be able to navigate our way through this new adventure. We hope this is going to be a great way to keep our family and friends informed about what is going on in our lives. Please check back with us -- hopefully we will be diligent in posting.