Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 114

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The old Norfolk and Western Railway Building . 108 No. Jefferson Street . Roanoke

Built in 1931 it now houses the Roanoke Higher Education Center

You can see the train was passing through when I snapped the picture...for more on the history of Norfolk and Western Click Here

I liked the little shadow of the tree on the white building :)

Now for Willy Nilly!

1) Ashlyn's team won! JMU won the FCS National Championship game! It was a pretty exciting game, we watched on TV...it was even more exciting for her to see it in person! Here's an article about it in the school newspaper which is called The Breeze...I always thought it was funny that it was called that since that is our last name! We pronounce it that way but it is spelled Breese...anyway...JMU played the Youngstown Ohio Penguins...if you were wondering what the sign meant!

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Here's a picture of Ashlyn getting ready to go into the game...she said it was so cold! Like 10 degrees! In Texas! Crazy....I stole this picture off her Facebook since I wasn't there to take one myself...I don't think she'll mind...I don't think she'll sue me ;)

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Ash and her friend spent Thursday through Monday in Dallas so they did a lot of sightseeing! This was the view of downtown Dallas from the Reunion Tower

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Another view from the evening...what a beautiful city! Thanks for the pictures Ashlyn ;)

5) Ok, leaving Texas now...closer to home...this was taken last January...(hitting the archives, need a roadtrip!)

A bunch of tall trees near the entrance of Sailor's Creek

That's my 5 this week and I hope you will join in too! Post 5 randoms, link back and visit others! Have a great weekend :)


I'm linking with Photo Friday

JMU's Wilson Hall & The Kissing Rock

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James Madison University's Wilson Hall
Named after President Woodrow Wilson who was born in nearby Staunton

The cornerstone was laid in 1930 and finished in 1931
Built of local Bluestone

Kissing Rock (you can see Wilson Hall in the background)
This big piece of limestone was unearthed in the early 20's. Rumor is that in the early years of the school the female students were not allowed to be alone with the male students without a dorm mother present so the boys and girls would hide behind this rock and... well...kiss ;)

I went up to Harrisonburg yesterday to help Ashlyn pack up her apartment. I brought down a car load of stuff. She still has a little bit more time in her lease so she is still hanging around there but she's very sad to leave!

Linking up with Tom's Tuesday's Treasures

Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 59 - More on JMU Gameday

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Remember last week's photo? Well that was taken this past spring so I decided to update it with how it currently looks with the pretty purple/yellow mums!

Now for my Willy Nilly's:

I took a few videos and I apologize for the shakiness, I felt like I was holding the camera steady ha! But you can get a sense of the excitement!

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Now I hope you will play along! Post 5 random things, can be anything at all and link back right here. Visit others and have fun! Thanks!! Have a great weekend and a safe Halloween!

Signs, Signs & Some Good Fences @ The JMU Homecoming Game

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Getting things set up and ready to go!

A glimpse of some fall colors over there to the left ;)

Touchdown! The crowd goes wild!

(This has been a series which started on Monday if you want to go back to the beginning!)

Linking up with Signs, Signs & Good Fences

JMU Homecoming Game Continued

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Meanwhile inside the stadium:

Stocking up on some JMU merch...

Ashlyn ran into her friend Officer Conley...

Then she ran into her almost-brother-in-law (the brother of her boyfriend of more than 3 years) who is a Marching Royal Duke...

Got our seats and signs and we are ready!

More tomorrow!

Through My Lens - JMU Homecoming

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Random people heading to the game...

My people heading to the game...

I don't know what he is singing but he appears to have a few fans...

A lonely Marching Duke...I wonder if she's getting nervous?

The opponent...

Yay Dukes!

A C.U.T.E. fan!

My crew...

Music for the tailgaters...

A long line to the port-a-potties...always...

Come back tomorrow for some photos inside the stadium! Linking with Mersad's Through My Lens

Monday Mural - Graffiti

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Harrisonburg

A bit of graffiti spotted on our walk to the stadium...sadly JMU lost 59-49 but it was exciting none-the-less! More photos on the game coming up! Linking with Monday Murals

Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 58 - JMU Homecoming/ESPN Gameday Edition

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Yes, this photo might look familiar to some because I used it HERE back in May but it is the only pic I have that features JMU's name! For now!
Saturday is James Madison University's Homecoming game. Most of you, or some of you know that Ashlyn is in her senior year there. I'm so excited that we are attending Saturday's game and they were chosen for ESPN's College Gameday sooooo my Willy Nilly is going to be all about that bass game day stuff!

1) First things first...on a serious note...I, like others that knew him, either personally or through our blogs, am missing our Birdman ...he always made me laugh with his witty comments or triggered a memory with his blog posts...Rest In Peace Birdman...you are missed by so many...

2) Quad Talk from The Breeze (funny that this is the name of their newspaper when that is our last name!)


3) Newsworthy!


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JMU Tweets about Gameday!

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A picture Ashlyn tweeted...JMU is playing the Richmond Spiders

Well that's it for me this week! I hope to have lots of pictures and talk of a JMU victory for Monday!! Now it is your turn...post 5 randoms, link up and visit others!! Have a great weekend!! Look for us on ESPN ;)

Through My Lens - Lunch @ Jess'

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At the start of summer, we visited Ashlyn at JMU then walked around downtown Harrisonburg. Found this little gem for lunch:

We like funky little spots which have withstood the test of time...

I loved this little old school glass they brought out for my drink!

A round of chili dogs, fries and onion rings...so good...and I Love Lucy playing on the tv!

Jess' Lunch is located @ 22 South Main Street . Harrisonburg ...No website but you can check out their Yelp page HERE

Linking up with Mersad's Through My Lens meme for the first time!

Signs, Signs & A Good Fence @ JMU's Arboretum

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Ashlyn took this picture on Tuesday. It's exams week and JMU brought dogs in to help relieve the stress on the students. What a great idea right?! Ashlyn just took her last exam yesterday so she has officially finished her junior year and is now on summer break!

Linking with Signs, Signs

JMU Arboretum...if I lived in Harrisonburg, I'd walk through here everyday...so pretty! For more on the arboretum CLICK HERE ...linking with Signs, Signs

Willy Nilly Friday Five # 8 @ The Greenbrier...still

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I hope you are ok with me still showing pictures from The Greenbrier...I have soooo many to show you. I'll wrap it up next week and move on. But seriously, around every corner is a different look! It's just the most amazing place!

Now some randoms:

1) Ashlyn left for JMU. I cried. You said I would. Ash said I would. And I did. A lot. Like a big, huge baby. We both cried in the driveway hanging on to each other. I couldn't sleep well that night. I kept waking up missing her so much that I felt like I was suffocating. She came back the next night because she forgot her parking pass...that's my girl lol...luckily JMU is only an hour and a half away!

2) Braden and Dalton had their first football game as middle schoolers. It was a scrimmage against Staunton River and they won, 35-0! First real game is Monday.
Here's my Dalton catching a pass:

3) This Video made me lol, for real.

4) Have you heard about the real life Purge? Ashlyn was telling me about it. I guess it's a hoax but scary none-the-less..read about it HERE

5) I've been noticing trees thinking it's fall out. Slow your roll, it's still summer!

Now it's your turn! Happy Willy Nilly Friday!

Random 5 Friday & Some Good Fences in Williamsburg

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A pretty little lane in Williamsburg. Notice how that tree on the left has grown through the fence? Poor tree! I love Colonial Williamsburg. I want to live there. It is probably my most favorite place on the planet!

Linking with Good Fences

Now some randoms:

1) Yesterday I took Ashlyn to James Madison University for their transfer student orientation. She got her fall schedule and her id card! This is really happening! I am so excited for her! She worked so incredibly hard the past 2 years at the local community college to get accepted into JMU!

2) This is really weird...A couple of weeks ago Christian's girlfriend Alyssa was on Facebook and noticed a link for "21 Medieval Torture Devices"...she clicked on it and was going through the pictures when picture #16 came up. She noticed these "little ginger twins" and zoomed in and it was US lol...It was from our last trip to Colonial Williamsburg a couple of years back! How funny to be looking on a website and come across a picture of someone you actually know?! Some people say to contact them for compensation for using my picture but honestly, I don't care about that at all, I just thought it was so funny and so random! You can see the photo by CLICKING HERE (that's Braden and Dalton in the pillory. Christian is the one in the white hat locking the pillory down. I'm in the green jacket to the right and Ashlyn is next to me!) So while we were in Williamsburg last week, we updated the photo:

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and a bonus one in the stocks:

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They sure have grown since the last visit haven't they?!

3) Just read the a movie that was mostly filmed at a local park, Explore Park is now opening in some theaters...you can read the story HERE. I probably won't get a chance to see it at the movies but will watch for it on Netflix eventually! Looks interesting and I just love Explore Park. I've shown you Explore Park HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE

4) It's officially summertime in the Breese house and all around Botetourt County! School is out for summer!

5) I miss Nancy's blog and her Random 5 Friday linky. I loved running around bloggy-land reading everyone's randoms. I'm thinking of starting a link-up for it. I think I'll start it on next Friday.

Have a GREAT weekend!