Here it is!! I was much more timely with this update than the previous ones :). So I guess where
I left off was in the middle of the summer. I was able to go visit Eric again while he coached his summer team, the Niagara Power. It was a bittersweet summer because it was Eric's last summer to coach in this league and for this team, they made it to the play-offs!!! for the first time since its establishment 5 years ago. While Eric is said he made the decision for a different experience next summer (telling people he would be spending more time with me :/), he is soo excited about how far the team got. I did visit over my birthday so the whole stadium sang to me, I got flowers from power pup, and I got a sweatshirt (seen in picture).
I left off was in the middle of the summer. I was able to go visit Eric again while he coached his summer team, the Niagara Power. It was a bittersweet summer because it was Eric's last summer to coach in this league and for this team, they made it to the play-offs!!! for the first time since its establishment 5 years ago. While Eric is said he made the decision for a different experience next summer (telling people he would be spending more time with me :/), he is soo excited about how far the team got. I did visit over my birthday so the whole stadium sang to me, I got flowers from power pup, and I got a sweatshirt (seen in picture). During my visit, the team scheduled their annual Baseball Hall of Fame trip to Cooperstown. I 
was soo excited and took tons of pictures but only have room to put one. Baseball players and managers who visit the Hall of Fame sign a special signature book to show they have been there. One of Eric's assistant coaches, Garrett, arranged for the Power players to sign the book. It is soo cool that their signatures are like two pages over from Cal Ripken's! This picture is of John McGraw's jersey from his time with the New York Highlanders. It was amazing to see all the different time periods with their uniforms and players. Some of it was sad since I knew it was a place that Daddy would have really liked to have seen, but I am sure that he is happy that I got to see it at least once in my lifetime. I had a great time and made many more friends than last year. We are very blessed to have people like the Kerns who have such an interest in our future.
was soo excited and took tons of pictures but only have room to put one. Baseball players and managers who visit the Hall of Fame sign a special signature book to show they have been there. One of Eric's assistant coaches, Garrett, arranged for the Power players to sign the book. It is soo cool that their signatures are like two pages over from Cal Ripken's! This picture is of John McGraw's jersey from his time with the New York Highlanders. It was amazing to see all the different time periods with their uniforms and players. Some of it was sad since I knew it was a place that Daddy would have really liked to have seen, but I am sure that he is happy that I got to see it at least once in my lifetime. I had a great time and made many more friends than last year. We are very blessed to have people like the Kerns who have such an interest in our future. We didn't quite make it back to the Falls this year, but we did venture into Canada on Eric's day off. We had Tim Horton's (which is not as good on the Canadian side) and drove around Lake Ontario to go to Toronto. I figured that there really was not going to be another time when we would be going to Toronto...at least me and Eric considering it's known for its theater and
Eric is not really into that. We started out by going to the CN Tower which was worth the discounted tickets online. We enjoyed the walk around the top with a 360 view of Toronto, but the "glass floor" was a disappointing 8 glass panes in the floor to view the parking lot...very much a tourist attraction.
Eric is not really into that. We started out by going to the CN Tower which was worth the discounted tickets online. We enjoyed the walk around the top with a 360 view of Toronto, but the "glass floor" was a disappointing 8 glass panes in the floor to view the parking lot...very much a tourist attraction. We did walk around the city a little bit and ate at Wayne Gretzsky's restaurant. I know, I know..but we honestly looked for local eateries and unless we wanted to eat ethnic food (like Mexican or Asian, which why would we go to Canada for that??) or eat really expensive, it was the best choice for Downtown. The funny story is that we had a great recommendation from Cal, the Power owner, for Ed's Warehouse, but in researching it...it closed like 3 years ago and the best part was we walked by where it used to be downtown and a demo team was taking the area apart. Sad, because Cal made it really sound like it would be a great place to eat.
We then ventured across on the ferry to one of the Toronto islands just south of the city. Eric
was "very happy" with the choice of island since it had a "clothing optional beach". That is soo a joke. We stayed on the other side of the island and enjoyed a really relaxing walk around it. We took pictures of a lighthouse there that is apparently haunted....creepy. The ferry ride back had an amazing view of the downtown Toronto skyline which I will admit is the main reason I wanted to go across.
was "very happy" with the choice of island since it had a "clothing optional beach". That is soo a joke. We stayed on the other side of the island and enjoyed a really relaxing walk around it. We took pictures of a lighthouse there that is apparently haunted....creepy. The ferry ride back had an amazing view of the downtown Toronto skyline which I will admit is the main reason I wanted to go across. I left a few days later, knowing that it would likely be my last time up there. I was really glad that the team made it to the playoffs. Much to Eric's dismay, they did not do well so not only did they end the season quicker than he would have liked...he did have to help with moving. :) The Ebers family officially moved from Starkville to Cleveland, MS at the beginning of August in a UHaul truck, trailer, and with three SUV like vehicles. (Avery did not help with the move though I know she was there in spirit). Thank goodness we had a little help from my mom, aunt, and uncle. I still can't believe we are no longer in Starkville...I know we will miss it but we were there for quite a while.
Eric's 10 year reunion was this fall!!!!! And yes, we went! Sara timed it right so we got to see
little Maddalyn since it had been since her baptism in April. Eric was very excited that Maddalyn can now hold up her head and she's even trying to talk and crawl around too. I'm sure by this time she's walking but it is interesting to see how quickly baby's grow and learn things. We, of course, also got to see Rick and Donna, who we had not visited since the spring, and Sara and Dominic.
little Maddalyn since it had been since her baptism in April. Eric was very excited that Maddalyn can now hold up her head and she's even trying to talk and crawl around too. I'm sure by this time she's walking but it is interesting to see how quickly baby's grow and learn things. We, of course, also got to see Rick and Donna, who we had not visited since the spring, and Sara and Dominic. Eric's reunion was on Friday night at the local bar, The Eagles. It was fun particularly since I got to look through old scrapbooks and yearbooks to see what my husband was really like before I met him. He definitely had some quirky moments, interesting fashion choices (definitely explains
the choices now), and skinnier days. We also got to see Travis and Laura who I think we saw last at our wedding! I know Eric has seen them since but unfortunately we just can't time it right to visit Steeleville at the same time. I also got to meet Eric's other two best friends from high school. The slide show was hilarious because I had forgotten Eric told me he wore a white tux to prom and that he and Travis were SOOOOO skinny back then. I also can't believe that it's been 10 years...that means my reunion is next year and boy do I feel old.
the choices now), and skinnier days. We also got to see Travis and Laura who I think we saw last at our wedding! I know Eric has seen them since but unfortunately we just can't time it right to visit Steeleville at the same time. I also got to meet Eric's other two best friends from high school. The slide show was hilarious because I had forgotten Eric told me he wore a white tux to prom and that he and Travis were SOOOOO skinny back then. I also can't believe that it's been 10 years...that means my reunion is next year and boy do I feel old. Other recent news includes that Momma took us to the beach again this year over Columbus
Day weekend. It was fun to see Chris a lot more agile in the water (we did get a life vest to ensure he would not run into the ocean). Katie Margaret definitely was not scared of the waves. The wind was really gusting so the waves were super big and two different times she and I got totally blindsided by a wave! We were both ok...just completely drenched! We built multiple sand castles and went on a few jellyfish hunts because they seemed to be everywhere as well. The house we stayed in had a really weird layout where all the rooms upstairs were connected in this big circle. The most comical part was that Meg had to go through my room to get to our bathroom which was in the closet!? Not only did
Grauntie and Gruncle get to come (Gruncle is a great sand castle builder), but Clay flew in for the trip!!! He has never been with us so it was definitely an eye opening experience particularly since he stayed in the room with Chris :) I was glad he got to come and it will now only be until Christmas when we see him again!!
Day weekend. It was fun to see Chris a lot more agile in the water (we did get a life vest to ensure he would not run into the ocean). Katie Margaret definitely was not scared of the waves. The wind was really gusting so the waves were super big and two different times she and I got totally blindsided by a wave! We were both ok...just completely drenched! We built multiple sand castles and went on a few jellyfish hunts because they seemed to be everywhere as well. The house we stayed in had a really weird layout where all the rooms upstairs were connected in this big circle. The most comical part was that Meg had to go through my room to get to our bathroom which was in the closet!? Not only did
Grauntie and Gruncle get to come (Gruncle is a great sand castle builder), but Clay flew in for the trip!!! He has never been with us so it was definitely an eye opening experience particularly since he stayed in the room with Chris :) I was glad he got to come and it will now only be until Christmas when we see him again!! Well, that's all for now. Delta State and Cleveland is definitely different than Martin which is different than Columbus. Eric is doing really well in his classes and is doing a great job with his responsibilities with the baseball team. I'm still working at Banfield part time and on my days off am in Cleveland being a housewife. We are going to keep doing this for a while...all that matters is that we are enjoying life and living it to the fullest!!
