Tuesday, October 26th

One of the advantages of a large school is that it's easier to offer a wider range of electives... a sample of work from one of our student's photography class... "splash art"

The VMI Game

There was a long line at IHOP, so we ended up at Waffle House for Tim's pre-game brunch...Here he is entering the game in the first half... thigh injury or not, he looked good out there... UNCA is still finding it tough to get the results it's looking for on the scoreboard, and dropped this one 2-1...

Friday, October 22nd

Our football team (currently 8-0) has been demolishing opponents this season... the photo shows one of my Spanish II students (Frantz Caudio) moving the chains against Oakleaf last night...Grace and I will be headed to Asheville this afternoon to be there for Tim's Saturday 2:00 home game against VMI... tomorrow would've been his mom's 56th birthday! We hear the leaves are GORGEOUS in the Carolina mountains right now... nothing, of course, on the scale of what Lana is experiencing!We rolled into Asheville at 11:15... Tim's been nursing a thigh injury for a week, so it's uncertain whether he'll get to play tomorrow, but maybe...

Homecoming Photo

Living near a US Navy base has its advantages... this from the stands at our high school Homecoming game last Friday!!

Homecoming Parade

I marched with the Spanish Club in this afternoon's parade..."Gold Rush" is quite an event complete with skits, awards...

...and then the obligatory lopsided (62-0) Homecoming victory!

Saturday, October 9th

Got to watch today's game on-line... UNCA was on the losing end of this one, dropping a 4-1 decision to Radford. Pictured is the direct-kick that resulted in the home team's lone goal. TK looks to be in good position to run onto a low cross; Colton Paschall bent this one around the right side of the wall, however, scoring unassisted...

OT Victory!

TK sent me the following text after his away game against Presbyterian College: "another overtime... but this time we scored on a free kick (to win) 2-1 and i played 15 minutes of the first half and the ENTIRE second half and overtime! up top (target man) the whole 67 minutes!!" Pretty exciting, huh?
The guy pictured (Colton Paschall) scored both goals... he's a graduate of the high school I attended in grades 8-10 (NW Guilford High in Greensboro, NC) http://www.uncabulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19200&ATCLID=205007132

Friday, October 1st

Friday evenings are fun... a chance to unwind after a taxing week in the classroom for both of us; we generally go out for dinner... tonight it was Christopher Seafood......then a stroll on the Jacksonville Beach!