Allie's Way

What a busy weekend!!!  We headed out in my red convertible mustang to the beach on Friday afternoon.  Derwin and I had a great ride down.  We hit the beach Saturday (and me on Sunday).  We ate some great food, and spend time with some good friends.  Sunday and Monday Jesse played at The Pearl at Sunset Beach, NC.  Might I add it was HOT!!! Just ask Derwin!  Both pictures below is of Derwin before the HOT Caddying job began for the weekend.  

We are really proud of Jesse she had a great time this weekend, although we are all exhausted and trying to recover from the heat.  I keep trying to remember that this is Jesse’s last year of high school and I need to enjoy it all heat and all.

Our theme year at MMS is “Empowering Excellence” and we are excited about getting another year started.  For me it is bitter-sweet as I watch Jesse prepare to begin her senior year of High School.  This week has been so full with Laptop Training and meetings.  We are a family at MMS and we enjoyed a full day together yesterday….

Yesterday we moved Hannah and her roommate Jackie into Granville at Carolina.  I must admit the rooms are really nice just a little awkward to figure out the best way to utilize the space.  I think Jackie and Hannah finally figured out the space for now.

The day started with so much chaos at Granville because so many Freshman move into this dorm and we did not have to move in with Freshman last year.  We want to get in and out because Hannah and Jackie will make all the decisions about the room.  After Derwin spent who knows how long jockeying for space to unload and made laps around the parking lot for a parking space we were saved by a group of Campus Outreach students who swooped in and moved all of Hannah and Jackie’s stuff upstairs in 3 trips!  Many thanks to this group of students!  Granville kindly fed Derwin and I  lunch ( I would say for free but I am sure we paid for it somewhere).  Lunch was nice after a hectic morning before heading back home and leaving Hannah to her junior year on the hill!

My apologies to Aldo my post published without the proper edits.  Not sure how I did that.  Here is the correct version of my post.

Aldo has been visiting us for a few days so I thought I would share a little about them since I have gotten to spend a few days with him.  Hannah and Aldo met last summer while working at SeaWorld and doing discipleship for Campus Outreach.  He is a student at NC State so they are closer together when they are at school.  They have known each other for a year and are very committed right now to each other.  My surprise today was lunch prepared by both.  Aldo was busy in the kitchen cooking and then followed up by cleaning up the kitchen as well.  I must say this was all great for Hannah.  He is a good kid and treats Hannah well!  Here is a picture of the two of them on the boat this afternoon.

Aldo’s parents are both from South/Central America (Venezuela and Guatemala).  He speaks fluent Spanish but was born and raised in the United States.  His parents are both doctors and he grew up in the Raleigh area.  He is a mix of Hispanic culture and American!

Jesse, Hannah, and I spent the afternoon at the Jones Family Reunion.  Above is the picture of the cake that Jesse worked so hard to make.  Not only was it beautiful it was delicious all in one.  It was nice to get see everyone many that I have not seen in years.  We dropped by afterwards to visit my Aunt Anita who is 90 and looks great!  She was just beaming when we walked in.  So many good stories there.  Hannah did her first South Africa presentation at the reunion so I finally go to hear some more stories and see lots of pictures.  Just happened to find this link open on my laptop so I will share.  This is a long video that she made for the group but if you have the time you can have a peak at her two months.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsabq4_ccpza-highlights_travel