Erin Akin Carroll

We almost have good news! Todd got an offer on his house yesterday! We don’t have a contract yet and we’re still in negotiations, but I’m very hopeful that this will be it. God is so good to us and I almost feel guilty for even being worried. But I guess that’s just what I do– I’m overly realistic (not pessimistic!) and Todd is overly optimistic! While he may have been worried, he never showed any signs of worry and was always confident that it would all work out.

Todd gave me a Brian Andreas “Story People” book for my birthday and marked the entry that reminded him most of us. I wasn’t sure whether to be flattered, touched, or offended, but this is the one that he marked:

Hilarious! But it really does represent the contrast between Todd’s outlook and my outlook.

The potential buyer would want to close on the house on January 3. This is great because we close on the house on Enoree on December 28. It really couldn’t be more perfect– but it is definitely proof and reaffirming that God’s plan is perfect.

November 11, 2006

Even with my birthday and the great fellowship going for us, the Gamecocks still didn’t pull out a win. I’m not even going to post the score. I’m just going to show you the obvious similarities of our moods on November 11, 2006 and November 10, 2007. Sad.

November 10, 2007

Fortunately, I still had one day left to celebrate. Todd and I joined his parents, their friends, Glen and Cathy Ragsdale, and Todd’s grandmother at DiPrato’s for a fantastic brunch. It was good to be with family on my birthday since I wasn’t able to see my own parents and brother. We took Boudreaux down to the River Walk and enjoyed the wonderful weather.

our ‘coon dog

For dinner, we went to Garibaldi’s with Matt and Katie Bogan and spent a long time getting wedding advice and discussing the disappointing football season that we’ve just endured. Todd made sure I had a great birthday and I couldn’t be more thankful. This was my first birthday that I didn’t spend with my college friends in over 5 years and he made sure that it was very special. It was a great day!

I keep up with the news and pop culture as best as I can. Recently, it seems like all I hear about is the writer’s strike. Late night talk shows will start showing re-runs this weekend and soon a lot of shows will start having to do the same thing. I don’t really care much about that because my favorite shows are American Idol and Lost. American Idol obviously doesn’t need much scripting and Lost will not come back to TV until December. I’ve heard that Lost has already taped 8 shows and has scripts for 6 more shows that haven’t been taped. I’m hoping that by the time those 14 shows have aired this strike will be over and we Losties won’t have to suffer through more re-runs.

Please, writers, give us the answers we’ve been waiting for for three years!