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Sunday, October 9, 2011

happy birthday carli jo!




with a little encouragement i'm starting this blog for our friends and family at home in kentucky so they can keep up with us as we move around from state to state.  since i miss them so much i think it'll be fun to share this adventure of ours in an easier way {don't worry mom i am still going to call all the time!!!}.

we've been in newport, ri since mid july so there's a lot of catching up to do! vince is a football coach and so far the naps team is 5-0.  this weekend was parents weekend and it was so special to see all of the families visiting their kids for the first time in months! i wanted to jump up and scream with them when they saw their boy run his first college TD!! vince is having a lot of fun working with the kids and seems to be doing pretty well working with the offense from the press box.  he's still working on his golf game too.  has a tee time tomorrow and his brothers will be nervous when they hear that he's driving the ball further than ever.

i'm still working on learning photography in my spare time and will be sharing some of my photos on the blog to keep up with my progress.  i can't wait to come home and take photos of all my pretty little sisters.  i'm babysitting a kindergartner named Brice in the mornings and afternoons until we move.  he keeps me entertained... and tired.  since his mom just came home from her military deployment in cuba, i've had all week off and have had lots of time to take pictures. a very generous and talented photographer from rhode island went with me to the green animals topiary gardens in porstmouth and showed me the ropes.  it's exciting to start figuring out my camera! here are my two favorite shots of the day:


vince and i have been acting like kids and staying the night in our very own homemade fort {that's us in front of it up top}.  we might just leave it up until we leave for maryland in november... unless maybe we have company! we're a little old for this.



we are wishing we were home today to celebrate carli jo's 15th birthday.  we hope she has the most wonderful day and enjoys her outback steakhouse dinner and special birthday cake.  we are so proud of the beautiful, kind, fun, adventurous girl you are becoming and can't wait to see you for thanksgiving!

HAPPY 15th TO MY BEAUTIFUL SISTER CARLI JO!


7 comments:

  1. Nice fort guys! I'm calling dibs on it if I end up visiting before you move!

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  2. Courtney! i love this, you two are living the life (love the fort!), i just wish i got to see you more! Thanksgiving cant come soon enough.
    bye the way this is Allison!

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  3. Pictures are looking pretty solid courtney. Must be that nice camera that one guy got you. Please, Vince is a mediocre player at best, i'm a two year veteran with a $125 putter. That's a pretty solid fort but nothing compared to what was built in the TC basement. Hope to see you guys soon and get a round and a good meal in me. This is GUS.

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  4. Courtney! I am so excited you guys are doing a blog! What a PERFECT idea! I really like the old-painted-house template. Also, I LOVE the butterfly picture!
    We miss you guys!! Love, jenna

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  5. This is from John & Ann (Dad & Mom). We stopped at Nick & Gus' on our way home from Tickville to see your blog. WE LOVE IT!!!

    Tickville's looking good and almost ready for Thanksgiving weekend. You and Vince need to fix us up with some cool forts in the cabin:-) Hope your week off was fun, Courtney Girl. Your photos are beautiful. It's that wonderful artistic gene you get from your mom.

    Keep up the good work on this blog Courtney. It'll definitely save you a few "How's it going" texts from me.

    Love to you both,
    John/Ann Dad/Mom

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  6. Thank you so much everyone! I'm so excited you guys like the idea. Send us pictures of the cabin... we can't wait to see it over Thanksgiving break! Love and miss you guys!!

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  7. Hope Carli Jo's birthday was the best! Can't believe she'll be driving soon!

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