Hello, world!
I realized as I was writing our Christmas newsletter this year that I haven't updated this blog since I was writing our Christmas newsletter in 2013!! I think Kennedy was a sophomore in high school?
High time for an update, dontcha think?
Year 2016 was a year of change for many of us... all good change,
but change nonetheless.
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Charlie and Serena Hedgepeth |
In January, Serena and Charlie bought and moved into their new
house in west Houston. Lynanne flew out and helped them move over a
long weekend. It's a lovely place and we are so happy that they've
found a great neighborhood for themselves and our granddogs, Lola and
Tucker. They survived the Houston flooding in August by just a few
feet, and spent some time helping neighbors who weren't so lucky!
Serena continues to travel around the country meeting with clients
for Alliant Group and Charlie is still enjoying his job at TopSpot
Internet Marketing. They will be joining us for Christmas this year!
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Cole, Cassie, Jaxson and Gracie Long |
Cassie and Cole are wrapping up their first full year in their
Holly Springs townhouse, and Jaxson and Gracie are now 4 and 2
years old, respectively! Jaxson is thriving in school and Gracie is
the cutest little diva. Cassie discontinued her Thirty-One business
to concentrate on healthy lifestyles for the whole family, after Cole
experienced a cardiac health scare earlier in the year.
Cole is a
manager at Pest and Termite Consultants and works at Dick’s
Sporting Goods as well. We are so happy they live so close to
us here in Holly Springs!
Sam moved home to North Carolina in May of 2017 to take a great
new job with Metal Supermarkets. Although the job hasn’t turned
out to be what he wanted, he is working hard and job-hunting for that
perfect job – preferably driving a truck, which is something he has
wanted to do since he was eight years old! He is also paying off a
car loan and saving for a rent deposit so he can move into his own
place. We hope 2018 will be his big year!
Danny is still working at Dell Computers in Apex, but took on a
new, part-time job at Ruby Tuesday on the weekends. He is working
hard to become a permanent Dell employee – something he hopes to
achieve in 2018 with hard work and a little star alignment. He continues to
live with friends in Fuquay-Varina and we see him occasionally for
family events. He and Sam love to hang out with friends together on
the weekends at a local restaurant and we are hopeful they will be
roommates before too long.

Kennedy is in her sophomore year at UNCG – and it’s turning
out to be a great one! Last summer, she and her best friend Kayde
traveled to Uganda together to volunteer in Mutungo. It
was a life-changing trip! After returning, she rented a townhouse
and found a great job at the Cherry Pit Cafe and
Pie Shop in Greensboro. She had an amazing fall semester at school and
plans to apply to the School of Health and Human Services this spring
to major in social work with a focus on mental health. She has
also declared minors in dance and American Sign Language! Bit by the
travel bug, she and Kayde flew to Europe on Dec. 14
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a 15-day trip to Paris, Basel (Switzerland), Barcelona, and Stockholm
(Sweden) and are headed back to Uganda next summer. She is also
pursuing a semester abroad through UNCG at the University of Capetown
in South Africa next year. Not sure we’re ready for THAT one! :)

The Fowle clan didn’t add any new family members this year, but
Mark and Lynanne finally gave birth to the brewery that they’ve
been working on for the last 18 months! 3
rd Degree
Brewhouse will open in January, brewing beer for distribution
and sharing retail space with a taproom in
Fuquay-Varina. We are very excited about the beginning of what we
hope is our last big project before retirement! The goal is to be in our own
space before the end of our first year, but time will tell! Mark is
still currently at IBM, but Lynanne left the Chamber of Commerce in
July to learn how to run a bar. She has spent the last six
months managing The Corner Biergarten, where 3
rd Degree
will be sharing space in 2018. Mark is still involved with his masonic lodge and Lynanne is still busy with her Rotary club.
Lynanne still writes articles for a local magazine,
teaches sign-making classes, and
facilitates a local Leadership program. We love being grandparents
and babysit for Cassie and Cole as time permits. We are finally putting the family
homestead on the market in early 2018 so we can find a home that will
accommodate Lynanne’s parents, Barb and Darryl, who are moving to
North Carolina this summer so they can permanently retire! We celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in August with lots of family and friends in attendance! It was a GREAT weekend!
We hope
you have a wonderful holiday season and that 2018 is everything you
hope it to be! Our best to you and your family!
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