Monthly Archives: October 2007

Here’s our sweet new doggie, Eli. A couple more photos located here.

Finally got around to posting a picture of this great detergent I picked up while in Nigeria this year. It’s the most popular brand at roadside stands and kiosks where sundries are sold. Thank you, Bimbo!

Sooo much has been going on that I have not been able to post to my Web log in the last month!

Here’s a little recap:

• Ran 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) in the Salem Lake Trail Run (located in Winston-Salem, NC) in mid-September.
• Celebrated my 30th birthday on September 30th! Clinton, the best husband I could ever have, surprised me with a geocaching adventure (treasure hunt using kayaks, canoes, GPS units) for me and all my friends on Falls Lake!
• My dear friend Christy visited from Nashville.
• Continued training for Dec. 1 marathon with my awesome running group: We’re up to 20 miles (last Saturday), and 16 miles today!!
• Started a Women in Spirit group for women under the age of 40 at our cool hippie church. We had our first meeting last week, and everyone enjoyed it.
• Clinton and I got a new dog last weekend. Eli is a big brownish-black Lab mixed with pit bull. He is a great brother and playmate to Charlie. Such a gentle and laid-back animal. His previous owner let him sleep on the bed, so we’re trying to break him of this habit. Photos of Eli coming soon.

Upcoming excitement:

• Going paint balling tomorrow for the first time for my friend’s son’s birthday party.
• I will be working two weeks in South Africa and one week in Indonesia starting at the end of the month.
• Our two-year wedding anniversary is coming up!
• We’ll be having a non-traditional Thanksgiving potluck celebration this year, inviting friends and family to hang out with us at our house for a home-cooked feast followed by board games. Clinton’s parents and new adopted baby sister will be here from Alabama.
• I’ll be running my first marathon December 1st in Memphis, then flying to Rwanda for work immediately afterward.