OUR NEW CITY, STAUNTON VIRGINIA

This is the house directly across the street from us...118 Prospect Street. You can see the steepness of the street in this picture. I love all of the historic homes here. Jeff and I are in awe of the opportunity to be near so many homes we love!

This is the downtown area of Staunton. They have wonderful little shops (and bigger ones, too) downtown. They had a beautification project here not long ago. We are the beneficiaries of that project.

This blue house sits on the corner of just one of the many hilly streets. When you turn onto the street next to this house you can see the incline. It doesn't stop there...it continues up and up and up.
The trolley runs each night from 6-10 pm. It is free and takes you nearly anywhere you need to go downtown.
One of the many breathtaking views of the Shenandoah Valley. We live in a Beautiful area.
This is a postcard of the main city of Staunton. It looks much like this today. Beautiful colors and also wonderfully historic and beautiful buildings.

This picture is one of two I have added to show Mary Baldwin College. We live just about 10 steps from the campus. You can see the campus by noticing the buildings in white. In the first picture below we live to the top left of the picture. Our home can't be seen for all the trees. But we are very near...do you see me waving???

This is the second picture of Mary Baldwin College. Our home is located to the far right, the top part of the middle. The College is always very well kept. ALL PARTS...they even come to the back where we are...it is VERY nice.

We love our new home! It is a quaint little apt in an older home. The home was built about 1875 by historian and lawyer Joseph A. Waddell. It has been separated into 4 apartments for some time now. It is in the heart of the city and on a very picturesque street and might I add hilly street! I have been trying to download a picture but it won't download!!! We are within a few blocks of Staunton's beautiful library. What can I say...rolling hills...even in the city...I will roll right down them if I am not careful. It reminds me of England. I am in awe just as I was so many years ago when I lived there.

I will add some more pictures later. Hope you enjoy. I will try and get a picture of our house soon.

STAUNTON VIRGINIA...

So much to say and so little effort put into it. I want everyone to know we are alive...I am not sure how well...ha. We feel like life's punching bags. Still kicking tho. We are in Staunton, VA. It is just a beautiful city. We have been here since the 1st of November and I still haven't driven here. I have only ridden with others...mostly Jeff. I will get myself around here one of these days. I am a chicken to get lost. I know...me? A chicken? Times have changed. I remember a time, not so long ago, I wasn't afraid of much at all...

Jeff had his first day of night shift last night-this morning. I couldn't sleep without him...Penelope and I had a good night taking little "cat naps". Watched Eclipse...borrowed it from my sister-in-law who borrowed it from her friend. It was just as great as I remembered. Maybe one day I will be able to own a copy...ha...we shall see. I love the movies where they have all the extras on them. I like listening to the director and cast members and seeing all the out takes. AHHHHHH!!! One day I had a few bucks to purchase a dumb movie..haha

I am putting some pictures of our area...we are within 3 or 4 blocks of these areas...right downtown...well, maybe 6 blocks for one of them. BEAUTIFUL!

This house is directly across the street from us...see how the road is so sloped? MAN IS IT HILLY HERE!!! My left leg is becoming shorter than my right one! haha.

I will put more pictures in my next blog. ENJOY.

Well, we made it!!! It has taken forever to get the internet up and running...finally we have. Will post something soon. It is soooooo beautiful here! Although, the last three days there has been a skunk smell off and on...we live in the middle of the city?? Oh well...reminds me of where I grew up! :)...we had all kinds of animal smells there...

The sun is shining the grass is green

The skunk smell is on its way

There's never been such a day

In Staunton Virginia USA!!!!

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We are loading up the truck and moving to...Staunton, Virginia. We are in the middle of packing. I never knew there could be sooooo many things in a 1050-1100 sq ft apartment!!! We have half of the apartment packed and the rest is food and clothes. We will be taking the food in the car...and the clothes will be in bags except for those we need to take with us in the car. We have help coming tomorrow evening to pack a truck...hopefully, the truck will arrive before the people. We are SOOOOOOOOO grateful for everyone for helping us...for volunteering to help or for thinking of us at this time. Cherie feels like she is dead weight...you all REALLY help being here to help Jeff. We will miss Indiana, family and good friends. We will still keep up with the blog, hopefully better than we have been...:)

We are so excited to have a new beginning in Staunton. We will be near Jeff's hometown and more of his family. He has a job!!!!! and we have a home. We are all ready to go...AS SOON AS WE FINISH THIS PACKING!!!!!! :)