I apologize that its been so long since my last post. But, when you live on a mountain in the middle of nowhere, life's exciting moments are few and far between. Just wanted to update y'all (the few of you who read this) on what's been happening lately.
I was lucky enough to have my dear friends, Louise and Kerri, come up for a visit. We kicked off the evening with dinner at a delicious local tapas restaurant called Isabellas. We followed up the next day with shopping in the cute little downtown area. I am very lucky to have such wonderful friends, that will leave their lives in the city to trek out to the country to spend time with me. Girls, I can't thank you enough for your friendship.
On April 27th, Alabama was hit pretty hard by several devastating tornadoes. The destruction caused by these powerful storms is unbelievable. Many lost everything they owned and over 300 people lost their lives. Thankfully, the next day Auburn alums sprung into action, creating Toomers for Tuscaloosa. As many of you know, Toomers Corner is very important to Auburn fans. When a crazy Alabama fan poisoned our sacred tree which stands on the corner, Alabama alums and fans from across the country stepped up to raise money to help us save them through the organization Tide for Toomers. Creating Toomers for Tuscaloosa was the least of what we, as alums and fans, could do to repay the favor. Alumni from across the country began coordinating pick ups in their various areas and hauling it down to Alabama. If you're interested in helping the people of my beautiful home state, please visit Toomers for Tuscaloosa's website at toomersfortuscaloosa.com. Our state was blessed to have so many people from across the nation willing to help. Several notable individuals visited our state, including President Obama and Condoleezza Rice. Lance Bass of NSYNC also aided in the cleanup. Even Charlie Sheen took time to visit the state and even set up a website to aid in collecting donations. Say what you will about him, but he showed real compassion for the people of Alabama.
Lastly, Steve and I took a trip to Milwaukee and Chicago. With his job, we rarely get to take a vacation, so it was a welcomed break from the mountain. We drove out to Milwaukee for a few days to visit David (his brother), Pam (Dave's fiancee), and Raji (their new German short-haired pointer). While we were there we visit Marquette's campus, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and took in a Brewers game. After a few days there, we left for Chicago to visit Steve's best friend, Kenny, and his wife Liz. We were so glad to be able to visit with them and help celebrate Kenny's graduation from law school. Steve and Kenny have been really close since they were roommates back in college. I consider it a privilege to know him, his wife, and his family. They're all wonderful people who are a huge part of Steve's life. While we were in Chicago we visit the Sears Tower - I actually fought back my panic and walked into the Sky Ledge, which is a glass box hanging off the side of the 103 floor. You can see down through the bottom. I didn't last long on the ledge, but at least I walked out there.
More updates coming very soon...
