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On Sunday night, I saw Fever Pitch. It was one of those movies that was made for me to love. The movie is completely set in Boston and the main guy in the movie (played by Jimmy Fallon) is a die-hard Red Sox Fan. He was […]

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Look at this great artwork that my friend john recommended. It’s japanese and intersting. Click here for the link.

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This morning I saw the most amazing site. Eight large elephants crossing the street right on the UTC campus. About four of them had their trunks holding onto the tails of the elephants in front of them. They are such amazing animals, yet they have such a […]

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Gosh, it was nice to relax!

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Here’s a photo of my nice parents who took us to the beach!

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Click on this photo to see all our photos from our beach trip.

David and I have a great time with my parents in San Destin this past weekend. We got to swim lots, go to the beach, ride bikes, play tennis, have good fish for dinner and just rest. It was a very fun and needed little vacation. It made me realize how lucky […]

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My friend John saw this picture and it reminded him of me. It took him a few days to answer my question of why, and when he did, his answer was this:
I think the inherent cuteness of these cartoon just makes me think,
“Oh Amy likes cute things.” Maybe […]

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Yesterday I booked a flight to Akron, Ohio for July. I’m meeting Kate and Mary there (2 of my friends from Boston) and we’re going to have a girls get-away at Mary’s mom’s house. Here’s Kate. Sadly, I seem to have a photograph of […]

As I look at this photograph of Sara Elizabeth Roberson, my great-great-great grandmother, a series of memories floods my mind. I am filled with thoughts and feelings which trace my journey from my first time of hearing of her to now. I do not specifically remember the first time I was told that […]

So I decided to dye my hair about a week ago. A friend of mine works at Hairbenders and is good at dying and cutting so yesterday she cut my hair and she died it. I was going for a bright red like Natalie or Kate (two beautiful actresses) and it is bright, […]

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They opened the rivefront area in Chattanooga last night. David, 2 friends, and I walked along the new riverfront development, which is on the side with the Acquarium, and it’s amazing. They have this huge monument/fountain dedicated to the trail of tears. As you […]

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Here is the kind of dog I would like to get. It’s a yorkie. Cute huh? I just reached a milestone in my blogging history: I uploaded my first photo. And you are here to be a part of it, aren’t you overjoyed?

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This past weekend David and I traveled up to Nashville to celebrate my Grandmother’s 75th birthday with her and the family. It’s been quite a while since all of our family has been together. Growing up, the tradition was that after Christmas (the actual day) with our separate holidays, then we would travel […]

Lately I’ve been seeing lots of my friends who live far away. It’s not that I’ve gone to visit them, or even that they’ve come down here to see me. It’s just that I have been dreaming about them a lot lately. For several weeks now, I wake up feeling like I […]

“Nothing is less real than realism. Details are confusing. It is only by selection, by elimination, by emphasis, that we get at the real meaning of things.” Georgia O’Keeffe 1922

Recently, I started think about how often I am spending money. I don’t tend to spend a lot of money, but I do tend to do a lot of spending. The more I thought about this (how often I grab a cup of coffee, buy a bottle of nailpolish or a new pen), […]

I just came across some alarming stats in a proposal I’m working on in the Grants Office. Tennessee as a state ranks very low in education:
Tennessee ranks 43rd in the nation on average ACT scores (ACT 2001).
Tennessee ranks 46st in percent of adults with a baccalaureate degree ( U.S. Census Bureau, 2000).
Tennessee ranks 48th […]

I’ve been being very bad and avoiding my role in this blog tag. So Tonya, I apologize. Tonya tagged me about a week ago and I’m quite slow to actually play my part in this game. So here goes. Tonya, this one’s for you.
Ok, so according to the rules I have […]