Seen in the backyard...

Since the birdfeeder has been full and the birds are on the winter move, the backyard was quite full of action! This lovely hawk was looking for a snack in our yard. Crikey, isn't she a beauty? Glad that she didn't hunt anything down while I was watching - that would be just a little too much for me to handle - but I loved watching her move along the perimeter of the yard checking everything out.

Congratulations to Jennifer & John!

The proud parents, John & Jennfer and Kathryn (Kimberly had to spend a little more time in the nursery for swallowing a little extra fluid)


From their Carepage* Latest News:

"Kathryn Grace and Kimberly Renee were both born at 7:45 AM on
November 6th 2006. Kathryn at 5 lbs 15 oz. and Kimberly at 6 lbs 5 oz.

They both went straight to the nursery (not the NICU) and as far as we know are doing very well. Mom is in recovery right now. Everything went well with her surgery and she is doing great so far. Dad sounded like he couldnt be happier or more in love!! "

*if you're a regular reader who knows Jennifer (I know there are a few lurkers out there!) and would like to visit their Carepage, send me an email (paulandjuliewedding {at} yahoo {dot} com) and I'll send you an invite (lots of great pictures and updates there).

UNCA Women's soccer team earn bid to NCAA tourney

Women’s soccer team makes history
by Bob Berghaus (Asheville Citizen Times)

ASHEVILLE — The UNC Asheville women’s soccer team made school history Sunday by winning the Big South Conference tournament and earning a bid to the NCAA tournament.

After battling Liberty to a scoreless tie through 90 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of overtime, the Bulldogs won on penalty kicks 4-2 in a game played on the campus of Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C.

The NCAA berth is the first for a UNCA women’s sports team. Tournament pairings will be announced between 3 and 4 p.m. today on ESPNews. The Bulldogs will watch the telecast during a party at Wild Wing Cafe.

“It really feels amazing,” said UNCA senior midfielder Ashleigh Carter, who was named the tournament’s most valuable player. “We’ve waited so long to win this. But today’s win makes every single minute of the last four years worth it.”

This will be the third time a UNCA team will play in a NCAA tournament. The men’s basketball team participated in the 2003 national tournament.

250th post :)

Blogger still doesn't like my old fall pictures so I'm going to slap up a nice photo from yesterday (shamelessly taken from WRAL's weather page).

Yesterday was beautiful. Not a hint of fall in the air (until you looked out to see all the leaves changing). It was a balmy upper 70s sunny day, not the 'normal' kind of weather for November, no. Well, actually, what is normal around here? Our weather is all over the place. Check out the gloriousness of downtown Raleigh: