Our possible future home...

This is the spot we're hoping to build a house on (if everything works out). Right now it doesn't look like much!
The community is nice...it's a "conservation community" which means they have to leave a certain percentage undeveloped and covered with trees. This lot is on a cul-de-sac and has some nice woods behind (just enough to cover the community behind us....in the summer it will be even more private).
The building company is a Christian organization and they have signs up saying they won't work on Sundays! They have won a couple of awards for best houses, so we're pretty confident they'd do a good job. If we sign the contract in the next couple of weeks, our house would be ready by April.

Chuck Goes Spearfishing

Chuck has updated his blog recently with pictures from his spearfishing expedition with his Islander buddies! They caught octopus and parrotfish. Chuck, are you sure you're not just on a paid cruise out there....? :D

Dayton wins the bronze medal!

If you haven't looked at Dayton's blog for a while, take a look at his latest entry and read about his martial arts competition! Congratulations...we're so proud of you, Dayton!!

more fall pics

It was a beautiful day and I got some good pictures right there in the yard...with my little PowerShot A95. The right lighting can do wonders. :)
I meant to take some pics of Jeff's and my trip yesterday to Stone Mtn, but the batteries were dead--that's what I get for not checking before we left! We had a great anniversary, hiking up to the top and then poking around in shops. There is a glassblowing place at Stone Mtn. where you can watch them work. After leaving the park we ambled around in a furniture warehouse (getting some ideas for our house). Then we went for a chat with the realtor at Chandler Bluff...and wound up having dinner at the Lil' River Grill. I had salmon, steamed asparagus, and goat cheese mashed potatoes. It was very good and a great romantic atmosphere. All in all it was a nice anniversary and I'm thankful that Jeff could get off work and we had such great weather! Thanks to Jeff's Turner rewards, we got a discount on Stone Mtn. and on dinner, so all in all it's probably the least expensive anniversary we've ever had...but also one of the most enjoyable. :) That's four years we've been together. I have learned a lot in those four years, and I am more thankful now for my sweet husband than when we were first married!