She's Sun and Rain

A lot of people have been asking me lately, why are you a Clemson fan? I did go to N.C. State and was a Cheerleader there none the less. Let me explain. My uncle Kendall went to Clemson. Not only did he go, but he played for them during their amazing track to the National Championship in 1981. He was a wide receiver, #89. I love my uncle and am very proud of his accomplishments. My grandparents had orange everything...in their house in Salisbury there are still lots of remnants of those times. A pin my grandmother wore to the games, a clock with the National Championship team on it. My first college football games were in Death Valley. I have pictures of me, my sister, mom and dad with my uncle and my grandparents all out on the field after the games. When it came time for me to go to college...in my mind, I was going to Clemson. I applied, had letters written, and I got in. I made a trip down with my friend Katie over Valentine's weekend (which I don't recommend because ever...

Today I was having lunch with my sweet friend Katie and we were discussing finances. Money is on my mind a lot lately (lately, um, the last 5 years?) and a big part of our life is our 'get out of debt' plan. I'm sure you've read somewhere in here that we are doing the Dave Ramsey, My Total Money Makeover and debt snowball. We are working hard (and for me, that means working...after a long time of job hunting) at putting as much money toward debt as we can. We don't splurge a lot, we have a tight budget, and we are trying our best to stick to it. God has always provided for us. We are tithing 10%...something we refuse to stop doing. Here are a few things we're sacrificing to make this happen: - I went to my natural hair color, no more 100 dollar highlighting - We cancelled the gym membership, a savings of 64.99 a month - We cancelled Time Warner and went with Dish for a much less expensive deal - We coupon There's something to be said for living belo...

If you've known me any length of time or been to my house, you probably know that I am a photo freak. I love taking photos and I love putting them into scrapbooks for later viewing! I am behind, and I mean wayyy behind on scrapbooking. My mom did all of ours from birth to high school. When I got to college at N.C. State, I decided I would keep up the tradition. I scrapbooked my freshman through senior year and did a separate scrapbook for cheerleading. Since I graduated I have been struggling to keep up! I just finished my Alaska book from 2008. I had a conversation one time with Adam that put things into perspective. It went like this: Ginny "Babe, I love you. Can we be married forever?" Adam "I love you too. And no, there isn't marriage in heaven". Such is life when you marry a minister. See what seminary does to people? ;) I pouted. Like a 5 year old who was just told she can't have a candy bar. But it gave me some pretty good perspective that n...

Last weekend was the first week of fall, so we welcomed it in with some homemade Vegeable Beef soup made by yours truly and some cornbread. We eat outside on the screened in porch, so of course, that's where we were! Happy Fall everyone!