O MY LORD HAS IT BEEN TWENTY YEARS!!!

This weekend marks my 20 yrs outta school!! O MY STARS!!!! To have been a CHS Dragon was an experience in and of itself..

My freshman year was a year of change, leaving Louisiana, where I had lived since 5th grade to come home to loose my mom to breast cancer.. to com to attend Clinton Jr High, which is now the middle school.. seeing people that I had gone to elementary school with the at I had not seen in those many years.. especially Kim Cooper (Woolfe), who ended up later being my maid of honor in my wedding in 1995.. Prom with Erich Schneider and getting lost on the way home.. but made it home before curfew 1am..

My Sophomore year was when the color guard adventure began, having never been in band before that was an experience, band camp, winning the spirit stick with my "team" mates at UT and competitions were amazing!! Participated in FFA, as secretary, LOL!! Prom date, Jason Crowley

Junior year was kinda of shocking, Sherril West lost her mom on a band practice night, our trip to London for the Lord Mayor's new years parade..friend with Theresa Queener through band, I was shortest, she was tallest, (ending up marrying my ex-husband, sadly) Prom date: Darren Highfill

Senior year, well was an interesting year to say the least.. had computer tech calss with Mrs. Moore , Melissa Moore's mom, great class for puters back then! Wow how they have changed!!!! Marketing DECA President, Vicki Burns teacher, I end preggers with my beautiful daughter Chrissy and married to Rick Manning, family was very supportive through it!! Prom Date: Rick Manning my, Husband.. HMMM

Twenty years passed, this, I am now a mom of two amazing kids Chrissy, almost 20, in Dec. Dusty, almost 18 in Aug, and have been, dating/ married to my GOD send Greg Wallace, for (18) 15 years now, and have never been happier!!

Chrissy is a CHS graduate , Dusty will graduate, CHS this year, my how time flies...

ANOTHER NEW ADVENTURE, JUST OUT OUR BACK DOOR

All I can say is wow!! I am soo thankful to be married to a man ready to go adventuring with me! My husband, Greg and I have just passed our 15th anniversary a little bit ago, the gift was incredible, a brand new camera!!! Kodak Easy Share z981, HIGHLY recommend it.. We have had soo much fun playing arround with it..

Last weekend we went to Bald River falls up in Tellico Plains, TN, absolutely amazing pics. Today I declared it, See a bear day... We ventured just up the Road about a hour from our house to Townsend , TN to Cades Cove and the eleven mile loop you can choose to hike, or drive.

We Chose to drive due to time issues, however, still an extraordinary trip!!! The mountains were breath taking, a little rain show here and there, yet little historic home places and cabins to see and take great pics of.. o, yeah did I mention the wild life.. Today we saw turkey, dear and yes, I declared to see a bear, and boy did I ever, umm, 5 of them! Thank God our camera has a 26x zoom on it for great pics..

The first little one was wondering by a beautiful meadow, the other Momma and her two cubs, beyond a cabin and barn and meadow.. How amazing was that!!! The other was like it was telling us bye, we saw it in the distance and could not get a pic but non the less...

Now on to our next adventure can wait to see where it take us...

First Blog, let's see now...

Thought I would love to start a blog.. try my hand at it for once.

I have a lot on my mind at times and thought it might be kewl to start sharing through a blog..

I have a wonderful family, I have been married to a wonderful man for fifteen years now, Two great kids, Chrissy and Dusty, Chrissy is almost 20 and Dusty, affectionately call D is almost 18, man I am not old enough, LOL!

My Husband Greg, is the most wonderful man, he is a thoughtful, lovable guy, and inspires me daily, God has truly blessed me.