It was a big summer for the Shanks!
June
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| We traveled to France, Spain, and Italy with 17 SLCA students. |
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| The packing begins! Andrew has LOTS of books. |
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| Baby Shank will be joining us in January! |
July
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Our *amazing* Life Group help us load the U-haul that carried all of our things to a storage unit in Hilton Head.
We have WAY too much stuff :( As we loaded, I found myself making mental vows to reduce future clutter and unnecessary items: "One thing in, one thing out," or "Give one thing away everyday." We will see if this actually happens. |
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My
last Cross Country event was our 3 day summer camp in Hendersonville,
NC.
After 7 years of coaching, it is hard to imagine a fall without crunchy leaves and running through Latta Plantation. So many of these students have impacted my heart and my life for always. |
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| We said goodbye to family and friends in Charlotte, including my sweet niece and nephew: Dakota and Cheyenne. |
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August
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| Andrew arrived in Hilton Head to begin work in July, and I joined in August. It is hard to believe that we live in a place that most people come to vacation. We both find it a little ironic to be living at the beach, since the place we most love is the mountains of Virginia. | |
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Roomies! We stayed with Tim and Stephanie Pitzer for 2 weeks
while we waited for our new place to open up. |
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| Visit with the Vickerys! Some sweet Charlotte friends happened to be in Hilton Head with their family. We hope to see lots more Charlotte friends soon! (Note: please take that as a hint to come visit us!!) |
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We are finally moved in to our new place. Every thing is unpacked and decorated.
And no home is complete without a kitty (Jemimah Butterworth)!! We adopted her from the Humane Society. |
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| During a short trip back to Charlotte, Christina and Camilla helped me register for baby items! I am thankful to have sweet friends who have just recently had babies and can point me in the right direction. |
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It's a girl!!! In a family full of boys, Shank girls are rare.
We are keeping the name a secret for now, but I can't wait to share!!! |
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| I am thankful to be making new friends in Hilton Head, especially friends who run!!!! |
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