We'll be traveling to see this one this weekend!

 Well, Jesse is getting into the swing of things with his senior year as an EE major and will soon join the amazing MSU Eco Car team!  He's so excited!  MSU plays Memphis this Saturday, so Lance and I will make the trip and stay with him this weekend! 

Birdies & Rainbows!

Claire blasted a -3 today at Timber Truss (33) to led the SBA Eagles to another golf victory!  Way to go Claire!  A personal best for 9 holes!!  This rainbow made its appearance before she made a birdie on this hole!  Go Claire Go!

 

Straight from the golf course to Junior Year Homecoming!

Tough day but Claire pulled it off!  Straight from the course to Homecoming with her fellow golfer friend Anderson.  Can't wait to hear how it all goes!  Have a blast Claire! I don't know which on I liked better her amazing side bubble braids (hard to see in the pics) or her epic foot golf tan.....

 

This girl is on fire!

Well, her roll continues.  Claire shot a stellar 1 over par today at Timber Truss to defeat Northpoint and Fayette Academy!  Her team did not score well, but Claire's low numbers brought home the win anyway!  Go Claire go!!! Go Eagles!

 

She's on a roll.....

Well, SBA golf is in full swing..and since it's such a quick season due to the time change in October, they play all the time. Last week was the first full week of school and golf for Claire, and she posted rounds of 40, 34, and 37!!! Helping her team win 2 of those 3 matches.  And let me tell you, historically,  SBA girls' golf has never been great and rarely won matches ...Claire has decided to change that.  This week was the Annual FCA Golf 18 hole Tourney at Windyke and every single school in the Memphis area with a golf team participated.  She shot a 77 and I think got 7th?  She was in the morning group, so she went home after her round and then the pm group played...a little confusing.  But she played in the wettest conditions and 2 holes in torrential rain...so we are proud of that score!  Today she posted a 37 to win low medalist and pullout thewon for the entire SBA team vs Northpoint and Fayette Academy!  Go Claire go!!  Lot's more golf coming up...and a homecoming dance on the same day!  We will see how she pulls this out!?  Go Claire go!

 

Fed Ex Tournament Time

Well, a lovely weekend for some amazing golf at TPC Southwind.  Not only did Jesse come home for this, our nephew Dylan came and stayed with us and we had a blast.  He and Claire played Mirimichi on Friday, and on Saturday we spent the entire day following the pros!  A blast was had!!

 

Starting the season off with a bang!!

The 1st golf match of the SBA school golf season was today at Timber Truss against St Mary's, St. George's, Westminster, and Northpoint...and Claire posted a 38 for the low medalist title and a SBA win!!!! Way to go Claire for carrying your team today!!!

 

We have a junior!

It was bound to happen...we have an upperclassman!  Claire was all smiles today as she started her Junior year of high school at SBA.  Her first SBA golf match of the year is today...big day for Claire!  We pray for Claire to have a better year as far as friendships, classes, and that she keeps on being mighty! She's been driving all summer with us and some alone, and now she will be put to the test.....

Go Claire Go!

 

College Golf Visits Here Comes Claire!

 Well, let me start by saying that Claire thinks she wants to go into some sort of Interior Design.  Maybe even architecture, but she tends to skew toward ID.  Anyway, after that intesnsive camp this June, she really wanted to focus on schools with the best ranked accredited Interior Design programs around.  So in the spring she started researching ones all over the country with Girls' Golf Programs.  She looked at all different divisions, and still is.  She started writing to those coaches and sending out her video,resume, and letters.  She started getting intrigued with SCAD.  We had heard of it, but did not realize until recently that they were the number 1 ranked ID program in the nation....so she wrote the coach....and heard back.

Very long story short, we just returned from her 1st visit to SCAD Atlanta when she had her official school tour and the coach showed up and walked with her throughout the entire tour.  We were blown away.    Mind you this place is crazy expensive, so golf would be the only way she could go here....anyway after the school tour the coach took us to the local Bobby Jones course where the team practices most of the time...there are courses all over Atlanta that they use, but this one is the main one and we have never seen a course and practice facility like this....Claire was floored.  

We parted ways and saw Atlanta as much as we could in a day.....we then drove to Guntersville, Al where she played in a 2 day at the hardest, longest, and undulated course Claire has ever played on....and the coach drove 3 hours from Atlanta to watch her play day 1.  Talk about nervous.....Claire struggled with the course, but so did everyone else!  She pulled out a 2nd place finish.  A weekend to remember...can't wait to see what the future holds for Claire!!

I thought this was a genius decorating idea....thread light fixtures in the fabric room!

Throught SCAD there are common areas decorated by students...this particular common area are haning chairs....claire shrieked

Cafeteria

Dorm rooftop patio space 

Trees grow in the dorm lobby

One of the many lounge common areas in the dorm

Living area of dorm room

Dorm

We took a quick trip to the amazing Georgia Aquarium and it did not disappoint!  Claire loved the views of midtown Atlanta from our hotel breakfast area....She was tired and not ready for pics, but she complied!

One we got to the tournament I did a horrible job of taking pics...hope to get some from Lance soon....the pic of this downhill slope does not do it justice.  It was so steep you could hear the brakes whining all over the course from all the steep inclines!!!  I got 16,000 steps each day.....that's a long course!  Claire pulled a 2nd place..not what she wanted, but she will take it!!!

My Fair Lady and Election Time!!

Claire saw My Fair Lady for the first time and we had a blast!!!  Love our Orpheum season tickets!!

Working early voting......not a fan of that in 102 degree temps! Go McCusker Go!