Irene and everything inbetween.

This week has been my first week of the fall semester. While I didn’t have too much of a break for the summer, with summer school and my job, there’s just something about June, July, and August that makes life feel slow and carefree. To my surprise, I was ready to get into the swing [...]

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Kline Update.

It has been a long while since I last updated you on the life and times of the Klines. For that I apologize. But do not fear, for I am about to make up for it by bombarding you with weeks worth of happenings and news. For that you are welcome. Last weekend Jess and [...]

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Lots of things

Lots of things have taken place since I last posted. Dave had a birthday, we had a mouse infestation, our heating went out for two days,we took a trip to Boston, I finally got a new rug for the living room, my Dad came for a quick visit, and we had/are having a snow storm. [...]

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Differences.

Things that are different about North Carolina (Durham in particular): 1. Everybody wears khakis and skirts to church. It’s just how I remember it being in Arkansas. These crazy southerners. Don’t worry though, Dave and I still represent with our denim. 2. There are roundabouts everywhere which on the one hand is fun for me [...]

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A Letter. And a humdinger.

Someone in this household got a very important letter in the mail yesterday. This someone was Dave, and the letter read: Dear David, I write to advise you that you are now eligible to graduate from the University of St Andrews with the award of Master of Letters Bible and Contemporary World with Distinction in [...]

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Did you know?

It’s now September 3rd, and we have been in Durham for a month and a day. Fall is creeping upon us and I love it. This season has always been my favorite. In fact, this was one of the main things I was excited about when we decided to move here. Everyone who had lived here before told [...]

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A project…

As Dave said in our last post, he finished his dissertation last week and has now sent it off to Scotland! We celebrated by having a feast on Saturday night…. Shepherd’s pie (his choice) And apple crumble and ice cream for dessert.    I’ve explained to Dave time and time again that Shepherd’s pie is [...]

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James and the gigantic paper

It’s been seven months. I met Mr. MacMillan in Glasgow in February; we had coffee and an interview at his home, and then he treated me to lunch at a restaurant in downtown Glasgow. I’ve listened to the piece (which is about 80 minutes long) probably fifty times in its entirety over the last several [...]

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Eavesdropping is an Art

Today Dave and I went to Mad Hatter’s with our laptops for him to finish up his dissertation and me to look for jobs. While we quietly sat at our table staring into our computer screens, we couldn’t help but overhear the conversation going on at the table behind us. The manager of Mad Hatter’s was [...]

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Our first house

Hello! We arrived here in Durham, North Carolina on the three year anniversary of our first date. We are so happy to have a house to call home and have worked nonstop on it since we arrived at the weekend. My mum has been here helping and when I say “we”, I mean her and I.  And Dave some : ) [...]

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