Thursday, October 15, 2009

We Heart Ouachita!

Last weekend was Ouachita's homecoming. We have only been back to homecoming once since we graduated but decided this year, since it had been ten years since graduation, that we and the girls would make the pilgrimage to Arkadelphia. It was a cold and gloomy day, but we had a blast, and being there brought back so many sweet memories. Of course, anyone who knows me knows how much I love Ouachita and Justin does, too, but he doesn't get as sappy about it as I do. What a precious and special place it is to both of us. The memories there are too many to recall. I am so thankful the Lord led me there and provided for me to go there. Most special to me about Ouachita is that is where I met Justin! I hope and pray that our girls will have the desire and ability to go there one day.

In honor of the occasion I have added four new songs to my playlist that I hope you all can hear. They are probably the four songs that remind me of Ouachita the most even though they are a really random bunch of songs. The first one, "All Hail the Power of Jesus Name" is always sung at OBU's graduation, and it seems like we sung it alot in chapel there, too. Next, "Eye Of The Tiger", was played quite a bit at OBU football games. The last two, "Seasons of Love" from Rent and "State of Mind" by Clint Black were both songs sung by the Host and Hostesses the year the Tri Chi Crayons won Tiger Tunes. Like I said, good memories. I wish I could have recorded the chapel bells playing hymns while there because those are also some of my fondest memories of Ouachita. Well, I could go on and on all day, but I won't. Here are some pictures.


OBU's new entrance!! It really is nice!



Welcome banner in student center.



They had a special "Cub Zone" for kids and a real tiger!




Berry Bible Building.... where I spent a lot of time. Some pretty amazing, godly professors who taught me so much... Dr. Carter, Dr. Steeger, Dr. Hays, Dr. Eubanks, Dr. Duvall! I could sit and listen to any of them all day!



Look! Cuz was there, too!



Got to meet one of my little Tri Chi sisses 12 years down the line!



Justin got to meet some members of the club he and some friends started! I know he is proud, and those guys enjoyed getting to meet a charter member!



Seeing if they changed the combinations on our old mailboxes. My mailbox is about where Abby is standing. And, no, they don't change the combinations.



No trip to Ouachita is complete without lunch at Chick-fil-A. We ate there so much Justin's last semester that it was a long time before we had the desire to eat it again.





Us at homecoming 9 years ago.



Us now... wow!



Future Tigers:






Sweet dreams......




1 comment:

  1. how special! i like the homecoming then and now pictures! isn't it weird to see pictures of you that young? you guys seriously look great today though. just think, in the next 10 years your girls will be seriously thinking about going there for college!

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