8 years. It’s been 8 years since April 16th, 2007. I’ve now spent more April 16ths away from Blacksburg than I spent there. Though the years go by, the emotions of the day never change. The lovely Kate from A Thought and A Half texted me yesterday to ask about writing about April 16th. I’m…
Virginia Tech
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Ring Dance
Virginia Tech, like the other senior military academies, has a strong class ring tradition. Ours dates back to 1911 when a student designed a ring for his class a year after they finished college. Now, a class-elected committee designs a unique ring for each class, and ours features everything from bars downtown to eight stars in the Blacksburg sky…
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Military Bowl 2014
Yesterday, Virginia Tech squared off against the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Military Bowl. Ashley, our friend, James, and I stopped by Harris Teeter for tailgating supplies and then headed off to Annapolis around 9 am. My father-in-law recommended tailgating at a church across the road from the stadium, and we met up with several friends who parked…
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Deployment Christmas cards
Tomorrow, our Christmas card makes its grand debut on the ole blog. This year presented a challenge because Mac has obviously been in Afghanistan all year. We’ve taken an enthusiastic approach to wearing matching outfits in our cards, and this year was no different. Last year, I found these awesome Virginia Tech Christmas sweatshirts through…
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And then I didn’t blog all weekend
We headed down to Blacksburg for another game this weekend. My plan wasn’t to not blog all weekend, but that just happened. I was feeling rather uninspired and couldn’t think of any good post ideas to schedule. We arrived in town around dinner and headed over to the Social House, a new, more upscale restaurant…
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We won
In case you spent this past weekend under a rock and not glued to your TV like me, Virginia Tech beat Ohio State in the Horseshoe. OSU was ranked 8th, and we were expected to be defeated soundly. But Frank rallied the troops, and we never were behind. This was an amazing win for my…