HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

 

Could it be that we are already almost a month into 2013?  Time continues to zip by-each year disappearing quicker than the last.  I hope this finds each of you and your families doing well. 

Duncan and I settled into city and mountain life without missing a beat.  The one hour drive to the mountain home is heaven-we are really enjoying the best of both worlds.  Yes, we finally sold the Coventry home in August so for many who need to update our address file?

1 Park Vista Lane, Ste 440

Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101

 

Due to unexpected medical issues with a knee replacement over the holidays, there are no holiday festivities or photos to post-on the mend (literally) and hoping to be back to a normal schedule come spring....but in  the meantime....

The rest of the family is also on the move.  Blake decided to move from uptown Charlotte to a home in Charlotte and had great success quickly selling his condo and finding a new home in the Plaza Midwood area of Charlotte.  Two months selling, buying, packing and moving-all completed over the holidays…Not enough change?  Blake began a new job in early January as a Corporate Accounting Manager with Campus Crest Communities, Inc.;  he is responsible for closing and reporting the consolidated financial results of Campus Crest  and its operating subsidiaries to both the SEC and management.  He will also oversee the day to day corporate accounting activities and assist in special projects or transactions as they arise.  It is a new year and a new beginning!  

  Blake ran the Thunder Road Marathon (his first) in November and under 4 hours-CONGRATULATIONS!

In July 2012, Leslie completed her 2.5 year tour as a Health Officer at the United State Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Jordan. After a nice break home with her family and friends she moved on to her second USAID tour as the Deputy Health Office Director at the USAID Mission in South Sudan; she is based at the US Embassy in Juba, South Sudan. Her duties including managing the water, sanitation and hygiene portfolio; managing a service delivery project which supports the provision of primary health care services in the two most populous states in South Sudan; as well as managing a health systems strengthening project that partners with the Government of South Sudan Ministry of Health to develop their human resource and financial management systems. She resides on the US Embassy Compound a short walk from the US Embassy and tries to get out into the field to visit projects as often as possible, you can view her photos here: http://leslieann.smugmug.com/SouthSudan-3.

Leslie and Blake as well as Leslie and Grandmama at Shelton Vineyards late summer.

                                                

 

Thank you for staying in touch via my limited social media.   (FYI: I do not Facebook so am not ignoring your Friend request-nothing personal-just not interested at this time.)   Take care and have a prosperous and happy 2013 !!!