Rainy Sunday in Mobile

As we unloaded the last few boxes off the truck, it began to rain. Mobile has a routine - summer days about two in the afternoon we usually get a little shower. Considering how hectic the last few weeks have been, being able to just sit and watch the rain is a form of therapy. As I am writing this, the dogs have snuggled up next to each other for a nap and Mr. Hawk is enjoying one of his favorite weekly activities - watching a John Wayne movie.

The house is no where near set up (as you can see from the pictures below), but right now I am content to sit and be still.

Leaving Athens

Thursday, May 27 and Friday, May 28: Packed the moving truck. Sold a house. Officially finished my first teaching assignment - which was a little more bittersweet than I expected it to be. Drove 450+ miles to Mobile.

As the next chapter of our lives begins, we are sad to leave the first town we called home together. Thanks Athens for a great time. We'll be seeing ya...

A trip down memory lane...

As the boxes are piling up in the house and the moving truck has been booked, the reality of moving is setting in. As I was driving home from work yesterday, I was thinking back over the last three years. Here are a few of the highlights.

Our wedding - June 2007

Our newest baby...Gracie - August 2007

Trip to Asheville, NC - August 2008

Christmas in New Orleans, LA - December 2008

Phi Kappa Anniversary Meeting - February 2009

Yes, that is my husband dressed as Magnum PI - Hawaiian shirt WITH bamboo buttons and the Detroit baseball hat...oh dear...

First Snow Storm - March 2009

February 2010 - Our buddies...Amos and Alice.

Charlies hiding from the vet...

Lucky dealing with another long car ride...

A trucker's life...

Saturday, May 22 at 4:45AM Robert and I set out on an adventure. Our destination was Harrodsburg, Kentucky - Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill. Our route took us from our home in Athens, into the North Georgia Mountains, through a portion of North Carolina, into the Great Smokey Mountains, Gatlinburg, Knoxville, and finally arriving at our destination in Kentucky.

View of the Great Smokey Mountains about 7:30AM...

Once we arrived at Shaker Village we spent a few hours wandering back in time to a much different life - one of simplicity and symmetry.

Simple...

Symmetrical...

Main Family Dwelling House...

View of the Kentucky countryside...


We again stopped to take pictures while driving back through the Great Smokey Mountains. Oddly enough, this photo was taken almost exactly 12 hours after the early morning photo above.

19 hours, 750 miles and three tanks of gas later, we arrived home from our trip. Sunday was spent recovering from such a long day (i.e. being VERY lazy).

The end of the beginning...

Well, we are within a week of packing up our life in Athens and moving back to Mobile. I have a feeling it is going to be a bittersweet moment as Athens has become home over the past three years. After getting married in June 2007, we moved to Athens in July. Robert began law school and I began my first teaching job. We bought a house and added a third dog to our family. This town has been a great deal of fun and while I am excited about starting a new chapter of life, I am truly going to miss our life here.

Three Babies Enjoying the Sun...

Trip to the Georgia Aquarium...

Snow...

Trip to Tallulah Gorge...

Cruise to Mexico...