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Sunday, March 10, 2024

We are back!!! And it's golf season!





So Spring has sprung, and College Golf and Claire's Competitive Golf has begun!  She was so thrilled to have traveled this past week to Opelika, Alabama (Auburn) to watch her future college team play!  They played at a Robert Trnet Jones Course, and Claire watched them for 2 days!  She met them all, ate dinner with them all, met all the coaching staff, and is over the moon happy.  Bonus....we stopped in Montgomery, AL and hugged Mary Grace and the Hixon Family!  We have not seen them since we traveled to China together 5 years ago and they missed each other terribly!!!  MG is attending Auburn next year!



Claire decked out in LTU gear and Lance was also on cloud 9!

She snuck in some putting at this amazing course after the girls all finished their round!

Absolutely picturesque...these are the course types she will play on in her fall and spring seasons!

Our Hotel was amazing and golf themed!



Future teamates and opponents in the background.....

Claire was very rusty, but captured 3rd this weekend in Olive Branch, MS in a National Hurricane Event!   Go get em again Claire!

Claire and Hana have been playing together a long long time.....one more summer of this!!


 

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Lots of changes around here!!


We've had snow, ice, and cold weather around her for the past 10 days.  Claire finally went back to school today!  She is learning to get used to this weather!  

In the middle of Memphis having horrible weather conditions on the road, we broke out Thursday and took 2 days to drive Jesse to Northville, Michigan to begin his TRACK Position with GM as a software engineer in the Warren, Michigan location.  We drove to Louisville, Kentucky the first day, and then drove the 2nd day to Northville.  Jesse was fortunate to rent a room from a lovely family and they offered it to him again until he moves out when Emily moves up after they marry July 6th!  

Jesse has been at home with us since he graduated December 9th, so it's been great having him...he and Emily did a ton of wedding planning and completed all their marriage prep classes!  


We Southerners aren't used to seeing snow piled up on the parking lots...but they did such a great job everyhwere of keeping the parking lots and roads clear!  

Jesse's view from his bedroom window!  He's very fortunate to be in one of the best areas of Michigan and that is a lake that he thinks he's gong to learn hockey on.....not if I can do anything about it!

Costco parking lot and Lance has hat head!  

Jesse apparantly has to become a Detriot Lions fan....
We had dinner before we left with Mrs Elizabeth, who owns the house where Jesse is staying.  She invited us to a Lions watch party right before we headed to the airpot, and they won.  So that was fun!  Jesse already has a wonderful group of people who will help him navigate all things Michigan and they quickly realized he can fix all theing tech!!




We will miss Jesse so much, but we are beying proud of his new opportunity at such a wonderful company and he will contribute so much to GM!  They are getting a southern gem!!  Emily is coming in jut a few weeks to see him, so it will be perfect timing!!!!  



 

Sunday, December 10, 2023

Jesse gets engaged!!!



Jesse has had quite the week!  He proposed to his longtime girlfriend Emily tonight and she said yes!  We are blessed to be gaining a daughter and couldn't ask for a better match for Jesse!  We are also gaining the most amazing in-laws ever!  Proud of Jesse and can't wait to see how his year goes!  On to Michigan in a month!  We love you Jesse and Emily!!!








Peabody Rooftop at sunset was beautiful today!  Thanks Ryan Beatty for your talents and for taking these pictures for Jesse!



Lots coming up soon!!!


 

Saturday, December 09, 2023

Jesse is an Engineer!!!



 

Well, after 4.5 years, we have an engineer!  Jesse received his BS in computer science engineering and Artificial Intelligence!  It was a brutal hard road, but he did it!  We are so proud and can't wait for him to start his career at GM on January 22, 2024!


My parents with their only grandson and oh so proud!










Before graduation, he took us to his building and we had to get a pic for his last time there!  He also demo-ed his robot do and it did not disappoint!!!

Emily and Jesse's engineering friend Avri.

Lance's parents proud as can be!


So very proud that this had had finally come for Jesse!!!

Jesse and sweet Emily!






Making that walk!!















I have never been more proud!  Can't wait to see the things he will do!! We love you so much Jesse! Can't wait to have you home with us for a month!