Fall is in the air - I can smell it! It will be so exciting to experience fall in Nashville because there are so many beautiful trees here, especially on Vanderbilt's campus! I can't wait to watch Fall movies like "You've Got Mail", start burning Fall-scented candles, and put out all my Fall decorations (most of you know how obsessed I am with Fall).
We have officially been in Nashville for a month---yippee!
This month has been so much fun mainly because of all of our visitors! We may just turn our house into a regular B&B (hey I wouldn't be complaining!) I added some pictures of our house and friends/family that have visited so far!
The picture on the stairs is of my dad, little sister Emily, and Jeremy at VU. They helped us move all of our CRAP up here and we couldn't have been more grateful! The older I get the more I realize how lucky I am to have a wonderful (and slightly dysfunctional family) whom I love to death!
My older sister Crystal visited us, but I seem to have no evidence! UGH! Must get pictures from her camera soon!
Then our long-time friends Adam and Christina stopped by for a "we need out of Atlanta ASAP" visit! We didn't get to spend much time with them, but we're happy for a little piece of home! Favorite quote of that night by A, Bourne "No, I bet they have black midgets in Decatur as well"....bahaha loves it.
Last, but hardly LEAST the Hutchersons stopped by last Sat. They are an AWESOME couple we met on our DR trip this summer and fell instantly in "friendship love" with...hehe. We are trying to convince them to move to Nashville sooner, rather than later, but I think Trish could go a few more years without seeing a U-Haul truck : ). TRISH c'mon COUNTRY MUSIC CAPITAL of the world?! You'd be in heaven. Well, if we can't be close we sure as heck can visit lots. Oh and I specifically put the picture of Trish and Ernie because he was officially obsessed with her....I mean who wouldn't be? Thanks so much for coming guys!
Classes began this week and are going great. My job starts next week and I'm so glad everything didn't begin at once because I tend to get overwhelmed easily. I met some really nice people in my program at orientation and can't wait to get to know them better throughout the semester!
Jeremy's school is still going well, but he has had a few behavioral issues to deal with as the kids are becoming more comfortable. For example, there was a fight this week at his school where a girl was beating up a guy! The police came and arrested them. Apparently, the fight was gang related and teachers are having to be a lot more vigilant about writing kids up for any signs of gang activity. The "bloods" are the gang here and it's pretty crazy how pervasive they are in the community. J was saying that gang members will impregnate young girls just to create more boys to be raised into gang life. He teaches 9th grade and one of his students had a baby this summer and she has to miss class sometimes to take care of her (wow!).
Anyway, I'm going to figure out how to post some pics. now! Love to all!
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