Hurricane Sandy

10-28-2012  WOW! another hurricane hitting the Eastern US coast from Georgia to Maine. VERY concerned about Kelly's relatives and some of our friends in Delaware. We also have friends in Virginia who live full time in their RV that we are keeping touch with.
We went to Granny's Chicken Palace for lunch and learned as we were checking out that they are retiring and are closing permanently :(( The food is Great and we will miss it.
I spent the afternoon writing Christmas cards and got them finished! The weather is deteriorating.

What makes this hurricane So different is that it is colliding with a cold front. This is causing snow in the higher level of the Appalachian Mountains.

10-29-2012  We are having dreary weather here. it is snowing some but NO accumulation!! Cooking a pound of mixed beans in the crockpot. We had sausage and eggs for breakfast.  Washed two loads of clothes and cleaned all the dishes after eating the beans and tomatoes for our MOD.

The devastation along the eastern seaboard is terrible with wind and flooding damage. one neighborhood is reported as having been destroyed by fire (50 homes). Lake Erie waves up to 25 feet...a huge 700 ton tanker was brought to shore and ended up on front street on Saten Island...NYC under water ( the subway and bridges and the NY stock exchange closed)

We stayed in ALL day!!

10-30-2012  The sun tried to shine here but was soon replaced by clouds and we saw more snow. The vehicles were covered. The temperature is in the 30s. I have resumed my exercise program and today i did 3 1/2 miles. We both had spa time and then we went to Angelo's Pizzeria in waynesville. this is such good food. A large salad and a personal 6 inch personal pizza was plenty for our MOD.
Washed another load of clothes.
We have heard from Kelly's relatives (facebook) and they are fine. Bubba and Kelly and riley are good. Pete and Jean did not even have to move their RV from their site!!

pictures tell the story

huge hurricane Sandy

Virginia Beach

An example of the strength of this storm

a 700 ton tanker brought ashor by Sandy's strength.
sitting on Front street of Staten Island

horrific devastation

A Port Authority getting hit by Sandy

Lady Liberty standing strong

NY stock exchange closed for two days...at least

An example of the heighth of these waves

NYC cabs



A blizzard in the Appalchia Mountains

Makes our few pictures of Jonathan's Creek SO insignificant and humbling to be out of harm's way. Brings us to our knees with prayers for those in harm's way.

A bit of snowing

snow on our car but very little on the ground

A dusting on some of the ground

More later

Maggie Valley, NC/ The Battle of the Jug... WCU vs ASU

10-26-2012 Since the last blog, I have dealt with the back muscle spasms that finally went away with Physical Therapy treatments. YEAH!  I dealt with a positional vertigo, which the Physical Therapist knew how to treat, also. I went to the hygienist (an in and out visit for another six months). LOL  I told her about my toothache while in NY in June. An x ray showed that the tooth was abcessed. My dentist was available and did the root canal right then (an hour and twenty minutes). I dealt with lots of pain for 1 1/2 weeks. I was so tired of dealing with pain. I did get started on getting our house ready for Bubba, Kelly and Riley to visit in December. I began to do online shopping for Christmas gifts.
Bruce had his annual physical and his MD ordered thyroid medication to off set his low TSH. Hopefully, he will begin to feel more energy.

Today we traveled to I-40 exit #20 to Pride RV Resort on Jonathan's Creek near Maggie Valley, NC.

the drive over was pretty with the remaining fall colors 

It is the most peaceful place (in our opinion) on this earth. We love it here. And it is pretty close to WCU. We will be attending the football game tomorrow between WCU and ASU.
We went to Ammons Drive in and Bruce had hotdogs and I had a cheeseburger!!!

10-27-2012  The Battle for the Old Mountain Jug 2012: Today is to be sunny and in the 60s...perfect for football. Buzz and Merilee arrived about 10:30 AM. We had a good time. the pictures below kind of tell the story for me!!

Arriving on campus at WCU

O'Malley's catered the food for the Catamount Club pregame meal

thanks to Barbara Powell, we had our pictures taken in our seats
from across the field! i was trying to get a picture sent to Bubba

we get there early the place was packed and sold out




 

EJ Whitmire Stadiumat WCU

beautiful evening!!

A battle it was

Go Cats!!!!



Cheerleaders doing their part!!!

And the battle is on

  

greatest marching band in the nation!!!

Thanks to Barbara Powell for the action photos!!!!
some beautiful signs of fall on campus!!

                                                    

 more later