LYNCHBURG VISIT

So Joe and I went down for a SHORT weekend to visit Jaclyn and Cat. It was a nice weekend and it was good to go back to Lynchburg, but WOW what a shock when you go back! It had been about a year and a half since we were last there, and there is so much that is different! It is more built up around the town, but that is to be expected, but really what was so overwhelming was Liberty's campus! It definitely is not the same university that I went to!

First there are just so many more people that are on campus now, but there are just so many other things that they have. For instance, paint ball, a ski thing (see below - it's not real snow, but you can ski on it), more dorms, Barnes and Nobles, Doc's Cafe, and on and on.

There is a different aire to it now too. Don't get me wrong, it was nice to go back and remember great memories, but things have changed there on campus, and I am not so sure if for the better. Do I still think that it's a great school? Yes! But I worry that they are steering away from the foundation that makes Liberty the great university that it is.

Anyways, as I ramble; we saw friends and family and it was very nice. We definitely wished we had more time to see more people and relax, but hopefully we will be able to go down again during the spring or summer to visit longer. Molly stayed at home with NaNa and Pop, so it was good to enjoy time with just Joe!

And we did just that on the ride home! It normally takes 6-6.5 hours to get home, and it took a whopping 10 HOURS Sunday to get home. I was never so happy to drive into NJ and smell the wonderous aroma!

We also stopped on Friday to visit Joe's aunt Lyn and Carol, which was great! It had been a while since we last saw them, so it was so nice to just catch up and see how all were. Thanks again, Lyn for letting us come and visit!

The ski thing - Joe told me what it was made out of, but I don't remember. It looks like velcro and then there are water sprinklers... so it's not real snow - and you can only use it when it's not below freezing - or something.... Josh Joe and Zach - good to see family!
Me and Cat - haven't seen her in 2 years! too long!

And, of course, Miss Jaclyn!

It was a great visit, just a little on the short side, but so good to see everyone and of course eat at Tokyos (I wanted to order some and bring it home, but Joe told me that I was being a little ridiculous, so I just ate my whole entire plate - yes all of it - and then had a belly ache from the yum yum sauce all the way home - I should've just brought it home to enjoy!)

FALL WALK

It, of course, has been too long - again - it seems so hard lately for me to actually get on the competer and update anything! Things are going well. Joe is still in school and it is coming along - it is a hard semester and the beginning of the semester was packed with projects - it has slowed down a little for him, but not for long!

Molly is doing well - she was sick for a bit with bronchitis and ear infections, but thank heavens is much better now! If only she would stop waking up in the middle of the night!! She has been doing this since about 22 months, and if anyone has any suggestions, I am all for them! She tells Joe and I that she can't go to bed because she's scared and that she's too little...

But really all is well.

Below are pictures at the Mannesquan Reservior from the other day. Molly had just gotten better and desperately needed to get OUT of the house! It was a nice little walk and I was able to sneek in a couple of good pictures of us all!