UNC Reunion

We had a glorious few hours bonding with friends. Jason and Carla are moving here to Winston. Dennis and Lisa are moving to another country. Holly and I will be leaving sometime in July. Interesting how we're just missing each other!

Traffic

For my posting debut, I would like to call to your attention something that has troubled me for some time. Most mornings (when I wake up on time), I turn on the morning news on my favorite local channel. I enjoy the local headlines and the weather report, then on to the Today Show! Anyway, a few months ago, the traffic reporter went on to bigger and better things and the station hired a new girl. On her first newscast, she managed to stumble through the update letting us know that the roads were okay. I didn't think too much about it since it was her first day and quite possibly her first job. Everybody gets nervous. I mean, 30 seconds is important.

However, as the days and weeks progressed, I noticed that "traffic girl" is really bad at reporting. I thought the kicker was the day she referred to someone as a "moron." No, I'm not kidding. She said that roads were looking good all morning, "until some MORON ran into another MORON, but everyone is okay." Seriously?!?

Believe it or not, today's newscast wins the award for worst EVer. It's 8am and the main guy gives us the headlines, then heads over to "Jane" with traffic. Then, I hear her say, "I've been practicing and here's my rap." Yes, I said rap. She proceeds to rap the entire traffic report complete with gangsta-like hand motions. Then, when it's time to cut over to "Alex" with the weather report, she refers to him as a "weather girl" immediately followed by a "yeah boooy." Needless to say, weather guy corrects her. "By the way, that's 'weather guy'." Ouch.

At 8:30, when the local news returns, I'm obviously anxious to see if she will give us an encore. No such luck. But who knows what tomorrow may bring...

Oh! That's where you can buy that.

Perhaps I’m a little unsure what Crunk Juice is, but apparently you can by it by the gallons at Home Depot. I found this little treasure in the paint department, right the middle of the paint thinner section.

√748

Today, Justin turned 28.  His thoughts on the day have been recorded below:

• “Even numbers are good.”


• “To celebrate, I’d like to have 28 shots of ice cream”


• “If you think about it, I’m just turning 7…for the 4th time.”


• “The closer I get to 30, the more people want to know when kids are coming.”


• “Being born on ‘Cinco de Mayo’ Eve means I am a true party animal.”


• “3 words: High School Reunion”

Perhaps he will grace us with more thoughts later.

Where is it?

I don't even know what this is called, but it seems to be a crowd favorite here at the house. Have you seen these? They're awesome. Squishy. Stretchy. Squeeze it. Throw it. Stick it on the ceiling. Whatever.

And I can't seem to find it right now...

Uncle Wis

So, last night one of our friends (shout out to Anne) said that she read the link to our blog and wondered, “Who is Uncle Wis?”  (I’m still laughing.)  Apparently, when we were naming our blog, we chose a name that represented two things rather clearly: UNC and Lewis (our last name).  We didn’t realize the potential misreading that could follow.  We would have picked a simple plural form, but thus ensues another dilemma.  Ever since we got married and have been sending holiday cards, we’ve noticed the complexity of making “Lewis” plural.  The correct plural is “Lewises” but it certainly looks odd.  

Perhaps we have a nickname to describe the conglomerate Holly+Justin combo.  To all those we are trying to keep in touch with, know that Uncle Wis loves you.

First pictures from the north

We took these pictures on a scouting trip to South Hamilton, Massachusetts to visit Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. It was a glorious day and we were blessed with good weather. Hopefully, we'll be there in August.

The next chapter

Holly said that if we moved to Hamilton, Mass. to pursue a Master of Divinity degree, she would want us to blog. Thus, this page.

Now, we haven't moved anywhere yet, but I'm certain that the writing adventure will begin soon enough. Stay tuned.

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