Happy Birthday Bogie!

My first born turns three today! Happy Birthday Bogie!

An End of an Era ... Well, Maybe.

At a summer camp way out in Etna, California I decided (at 17 years old) that I would one day go to Auburn University ... even though I'd never set foot in the state of Alabama. Most of the staff at the camp were Auburn students and many of the campers were Auburn bound. I immediately caught the bug and two years later I moved to what would become my home - for much longer than I thought. I finished school in four years (plus a few summers) and then moved to Australia and a few other places for a while before I wised up and married my best friend from Alabama who accepted a job and was placed in Auburn of all places. So then I began my Auburn stint #2 before we were transferred to Birmingham for a while. Six months after we bought a house there we were transferred back to (you can guess it) ... Auburn! Our first child was born here as well as many, many more memories.
Tomorrow we will move to Columbus, Georgia but Auburn will always be home, as I've lived here now longer than I've ever lived anywhere. And if you've gone to Auburn, you know that it becomes part of you. Not in the cheesy cliche kind of way, but it really, really does. As our school creed concludes, "I believe in Auburn and love it."
I love Auburn and am sad we are leaving but #1 we won't be far and #2 I'm not convinced that we'll never be back since for some reason we keep returning! I better close as I have lots of packing to do! Goodbye Auburn ... at least for now.

(Picture is of the AMAZING project Scott built while he was here ... the new Auburn basketball arena. It is really incredible and we can't wait for basketball season to begin. WAR EAGLE!)