End of Week Two

It is so cool to drive in any direction and see historical markers in some cases predating the Civil War. There is such an aura of history here, especially in the area around the oldest part of MTSU. The MTSU President's House on campus is a beautiful antebellum mansion. The courthouse square is so quaint, it is reminiscent of small town squares in Texas. We have heard Murfreesboro described as a growing modern city with a small town feel. There's no better way to describe it. We are blessed to be here.

We took a drive to Watertown yesterday to see a nearly completed log home. The builder comes highly recommended from one of the ladies in David's office and with good reason. He is a master at his craft and does wonderful work. The drive out there was beautiful, even with the bare trees and a slight mist and fog in the hills.

I think David has finally realized that with all he wants in land and square footage, a newly built log home does not fit in our budget. The house alone would be around $290,000, and the land would be at least $40,000 on top of that. It makes a lot more sense to buy an existing home with more square footage and a half-acre or so lot. There are a lot of new homes that haven't "bottomed out" in price yet.

We had a great time at Mike and Connie Boyle's last night. David and Lisa Foster and their 15 year old daughter were there as well. The Fosters moved from Abilene to Murfreesboro in 2002. David was the founder of Leapfrog Technologies in Abilene and taught in the Bible Department at ACU. Lisa is from the Nashville area originally. She went to ACU for college and thought she had "fallen off the edge of the earth" when she got to Abilene. She's ecstatic to be back home, but does miss the people and the sunsets and sunrises.