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Thankful for a fresh breath every Wednesday  night at 7:55... in Clemson house! Thankful for the body of Christ. Been studying a TON for an exam coming up and was refreshed to be encouraged by my family. Encouragement comes right when necessary!

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Happy Birthday, RADIO!

Tonight Sarah, and I went with some friends to the Anderson Chick-fil-A to celebrate Radio's birthday. It was too cute, and we ran into so many familiar faces from the growing up years. I always love visiting ANY Chick-fil-A in Anderson because most of the Oakwood "family" has either worked there or is currently working there. :)

What a fun night! So happy to see Coach Holmes... always my coach! Love that man and thank God for his influence in my life both on and off the court.

Love that Steph girl!!

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Today is the birthday of one of my dearest friends of all time.... Rachel Burton!!!!!  In honor of her birthday I have written a poem.

Rachel, YOU ARE THE BEST!

Rachel, you are so cool,
You really are the best!
Rachel, you have really pretty hair,
You really are the best!

Rachel, you have a cool fish on your wall,
You really are the best.
Rachel, I think you are the best wii dancer I've ever known,
You really are the best.

Rachel, one time we made really cool tie dye t-shirts,
You really are the best!
Rachel, I need to come back to book club,
You really are the best.

Rachel, remember when we went fishing?
You really are the best.
Rachel, remember the 17 lb fish I caught... or didn't catch?
You really are the best.

Rachel, you are married,
You really are the best.
Rachel, you love m&m's,
You really are the best.

Rachel, because of you I purchased my first pair of Toms
You really are the best.
Rachel, one time I was going to sit by you in church on your birthday but the plan failed and it was so funny,
You really are the best.

Rachel, I am drinking coffee right now,
You really are the best.
Rachel, you don't like coffee but maybe one day you will.
You really are the best.

Rachel, I just love you,
You really are the best!
Rachel, hey... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!
YOU REALLY ARE THE BEST!

Hey Rachel, this is just an add on....
YOU REALLY ARE THE BEST!

The end.


I must say that I am so so thankful for my friend Rachel and the fact that we randomly (kind-of) met at church and our worlds just clicked. God has blessed me with many great friends, but Rach is one that could never in a million years be replaced! Thankful for all the fun memories we made while she was at Clemson... and now the memories we KEEP making as she is a real grown-up teacher! She is so cool!

Love you, Rach! Happy Birthday!

PS I had a really cool picture to post of us from church this morning, but I placed my phone in a cooler of ice water. Failure. So in lieu of that really cool picture, I am posting pics from one of my favorite memories with her.... SNOW day in Clemson! :)

So, Rach has this really cool husband.
His name is Bryan.
They are very cool.

This is my favorite picture of the two of them.... 

Love her! :) She's so beautiful... and cool... and funny... and smart...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL!!!!!

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GO TIGERS!

So thankful ALMOST the whole family could be here for the game! We missed Monroe and Katie... what's new. We always miss them!

The boys had fun playing in Kathryn's car seat :)

Wanted to get the point across that WE WANT CLEMSON TO BEAT BC!

Kathryn was so entertained by the game... soooo entertained.

Life is so much fun with these little guys!

Precious little girl. I think I'm going to steal her and keep her in SC.

So happy Lara and Sydney could join us! Love my family!!!

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Great day. I am about to sleep... and that's exciting! Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. (Supposedly. Still waiting to cash in on this one.)

Off to Boston tomorrow for a conference and will be back this weekend. Looking forward to stepping foot back in Clemson, but excited about the few days ahead! I'm definitely ready for Clemson FOOTBALL this coming weekend... (yes, I know... fanatic. Really. Can't help it.)

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The last few days the Schrecengosts have been here visiting and we've just had the best time! Thankful for new friends and for bringing encouragement right when we need it!

Daniel has been sad that Titus (Their little 3 year old) left. There's nobody to play football with... Auntie Alli just doesn't measure up!

Mondays are fun when you've got a weekend of great memories to think back on!

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So... YESTERDAY Clemson beat VT which puts us at 5-0! Go Tigers!

Last night Tyson, Caleb, Jon, Sarah and I went to Death Valley at 1:30 to see the team come in. Since they didn't get there until about 2:30, we had an hour to practice the two cheers Clemson fans know. :) It was a TON of fun!

Some of our BFF's... you know, just hanging out with us outside of
DEATH VALLEY at 2am. Typical. Really.

So glad Tyson could experience such HISTORY with us! (just wish Amy
could have been there, too!)

I suppose you only get your picture with 1/2
of the tiger in the middle of the night.... that's how it works!

Caleb was prettttty excited!

VIDEO'S to come... oh it was so much fun!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sweetest and greatest and most wonderfulest sister-in-law of all time.

God really gave our family a blessing when he gave us Katie. I just laugh when I think of the early days of Monroe+Katie. The first weekend we met we just hit it off, and I think if you met us and spent much time around us you'd find that we are so alike. It's scary. (except she is way cooler than I am...)

Anyways, I wanted to write a special little poem in honor of my sweet and wonderful and just FABULOUS sister.

I will call this poem ... (drum roll, Please)...

KATIE, YOU REALLY ARE THE BEST

Katie, you are cool,
You really are the best!
Katie, you are pretty,
You really are the best!

Katie, remember when we stuffed the turkey together?
You really are the best!
Katie, remember LIFESONG?
You really are the best!

Katie,  you once stole lipstick.
You really are the best.
Katie, you were so honest and ethical you returned the lipstick to the cart boy.
You really are the best.

Katie, one time we ate a turkey leg together.
You really are the best.
And then Katie, you know what we did... we met BORIS!
You really are the BEST! (Notice the change of rhythm here... that was for effect)

Katie, if I ever need fundraising, I am hiring you.
You really are the best.
In fact, I might need you to fund raise a ticket to Dallas-- k, thanks!
You really are the best.

Katie, I LOVED our weekly chats about our favorite TV shows.
You really are the best.
Katie, I love your stories about falling asleep... in odd places...
You really are the best.

Once I had a cockroach in my bath tub.
You really are the best.
I just wanted you to know that. (Subliminal messages)
You really are the best.

Katie, You deserve a WONDERFUL birthday... because...
YOU REALLY ARE THE BEST!
So, I hope you've had one :)
You really are the best!!!


I LOVE YOU KATIE!! You really are TRULY the best sister-addition we could have ever asked for! Love you to pieces and can't wait to see you soon... hopefully very soon... maybe tomorrow! (let me know when you raise the money for my ticket!)