Goodbye to our Nation's Capital

Hi!!! I know it has been a while, but we have been enjoying our time at home: resting, doing more yard work, cooking, eating, and spending time with family and friends. This past weekend was lots of fun! Friday night Levale played in a Homerun Derby game at Auburn to help raise money for the Boys and Girls Club. My mom, dad, brother, Ticer, and I all piled in to go watch him, and although Levale was not the winner, he did hit ONE HOMERUN to raise money! I was extremely proud of him because as a pitcher, you aren't supposed to be able to hit. I do want to say that our good friend Bobby Huddleston did AMAZING! He hit 10 HR in the 1st round and 6 in the 2nd! Watching him was so neat, it was like he was never gonna quit. This is Levale hitting his HR!!! He did so good!

Saturday morning Levale and dad got up and went to work at the hunting land! Bow season started on Wednesday, so they had to get the field prepared, change the camera locations, and the stands hung! They returned and then Ash, James, Mary Carlton, Taylor, Levale and I went to the Auburn vs. Arkansas game. We had so much fun enjoying the atmosphere and being with our friends, but Auburn was TERRIBLE!!! Levale says he has never seen them this bad since he became an Auburn fan! Dad had dinner cooked for us all after the game, so we ate and called it a night! Sunday we went to church and then had a family lunch at Mammy's. That is one thing Levale & I have really enjoyed since we have been home is our family lunch...we sure do miss that during the season! Sunday night Ash, James, Levale and I went to see "Fireproof". It was WONDERFUL! It had a great message, and if you haven't seen it then I recommend you do!

I didn't have any pictures from the Auburn vs. Arkansas game, so these are from the Auburn vs. Vandy party we had at our house! We lost then as well!!! Above: My angel, Maggie supporting our Tigers! Below: Morgan, Me, Whit, Felder, and Court after the game

Mom and Dad/ the Cook and his Bride!!!
Me and my honey...we had so much fun! We used ALL of our "Auburn" dishes, and I cooked tons of food!

Now on to the title of my blog...On Monday morning we got a call saying Levale had been taken off the Nationals 40-man roster, and was being put on waivers. Well, we thought this meant the Nationals had his contract 1 more year...we were WRONG!!! Apparently, after you are taken off the 40-man roster for the 2nd time, you automatically become a free agent! (if you clear waivers, which he did on Wednesday) We had no clue this was the case! This could be a good or bad thing. A good thing because we can negotiate, and a bad thing because right now we have no clue where we will go, or which team we will be with! No matter what, we know Our God is bigger and better than any baseball team or manager could ever be and he has a HUGE plan for us! We are both so excited to see what this season holds for us! I will keep you all up to date, but we can't start talking to teams until sometime in November. We would appreciate all your prayers until then...nothing specific, just that the Lords will be done.

So Goodbye to our Nation's Capital! I hope someday we will visit their park again so we can see all the wonderful staff, and our great friends! We really did enjoy our September, even though it seems like so long ago!!!