The Cordle Fam

Well. It’s been quite a while since I have posted. Everything is going great here! I feel like all we do is work though. We have only been to the beach three times since we have been here. But. we are still having a great time!!! We absolutely love all the girls we work with and have had so much fun getting to know them! 

I have to work today from 9:30-5 then I’m off to Jackson for a week! I am so excited and ready for a little break from work! I will give a more lengthy update later!

Love and Miss!!

After patiently waiting for results from test we finally have some news! Good News!  Mom’s (NeeNee) report is NO cancer… rather inflammatory fluid from Pneumonia.. along with we shouldn’t have to be in the hospital much longer.  Continue to pray with us that the medications they have given her will work quickly and thoroughly.. and that she will regain her strength back and feel good again soon!  Thanks so much for your prayers!  We are most thankful!

After a few bad gas station choices (no matter what Katy says, say NO to chili lime almonds) Anna and I made it to Jackson late last night. I had some work to take care of this morning, then we went up to the hospital to visit Nee Nee.

I think Nee Nee’s doing a good bit better. They attached some sort of drainage pipe to her lung, so that’s helping with the fluid issue. It sounds like it’s pretty painful though, and they’ve finally put her on some pain medication.

She’s still as sharp as ever mentally though, and we had a great time listening to her tell stories. It’s amazing to hear how different things were when she was young. One of my favorite stories is from when she was in college. Her friend Annaline convinced her to go on a double date with Hector Ubinas and his friend to New Orleans. They went and ate at Court of Two Sisters. Then, for whatever reason, they didn’t make it back to Hattisburg until 2am. The catch is, curphew was 10pm, and if they got caught, they would have been “campus’d”.

Being “campus’d” wasn’t a good thing. It pretty much meant that if the house mom caught them out past 10, she’d have grounded them, and they could leave the dorm only for class (especially since Nee Nee already had 1 black mark for being caught in her other friend’s room after 10 earlier in the year). By some miracle, they snuck back in when the house mom wasn’t looking, and they never got busted. It must have been pretty scary at the time, because she remembers it like it was yesterday.

It’s just crazy how different things were. There was also a rule that dang near caused Nee Nee another black mark. She’d gone on a date with this fellow to a ball game, and hadn’t told him about this particular rule. So, when went to drop her off at the dorm, he wanted to stop and talk before she went inside. Well that’s an absolute no-no. When a guy walks you back to the dorm, you aren’t to even slow down, much less stop to talk. You have to walk straight into the house without breaking stride. I imagine this was to cut down on the ever-so-risky goodnight kiss.

Well the poor fellow tried to stop and talk. The house mom was watching this time, and yelled out from the window “June, you better keep on walking! You already have one black mark, you sure don’t need another!”. I can’t imagine why that was their last date.

We certainly do live in a different world now…the first dorm I lived in was coed. Just don’t tell Nee Nee.

If you’re lucky, maybe tomorrow I’ll get a chance to write the story of how Nee Nee met Boyd, my grandfather. It’s a good one. Oh, and remind me to tell you where the term “honky” came from. Night!

A Hundred Thousand Welcomes

After an 8 hour plane ride and several rounds of customs and security screenings, we made it back to the States Saturday. It’s hard to believe that the trip we’ve been looking forward to for so long is actually over. I think we’d all agree, though, that it was a trip more amazing than any of us could possibly have dreamed. Ireland is a magical place, and it’s hard not to be inspired by the people and the landscape.

Words and pictures don’t begin to capture the experiences we had. Each day was filled with awe inspiring history, breathtaking scenery, and unforgettable fellowship with friends and family.

Here are a few excerpts from our trip journal…

Starting the trip I had high expectations of being able to spend time taking in the landscape of Ireland. Little did I know it would be too much to take in! From lush gardens to rolling hills– from beautiful seas to majestic cliffs– Ireland delivered the scenery. I’ll always cherish the time connecting with family and friends.

Our pictures don’t even begin to fully capture what we experienced– unbelievable hospitality, lots of laughter, breathtaking moments, muzzy bites and so on. We truly got to know Ireland through its curvy roads, vivacious people, lively music, ever-changing landscape and the fact that there is no place like it on earth.

When I think of Ireland, I think of my senses. The Cliffs of Moher & the Skye Road; the sounds of church bells from maginificent structures built before my own country existed; the smell of green fields, tea poured in a china glass, and rocks and seaweed on the beach of South Harbor.

Walking through a field & into a cemetary over 600 years old, trekking through a rock desert to come across a tomb constructed over 4000 years ago, reading & appreciating a book written & illustrated 1200 years before are all great experiences that will last forever. Even better is being able to share it all with family and friends.

Click Here to view our Ireland photos on Flickr.

As many of you know, mom’s mom Nee Nee was hospitalized late last week. She apparently had fluid in her lungs, and an irregular heartbeat. It sounds like she’s doing a little better, and it didn’t get any worse today, so that’s a good thing. They’re going to be taking her to a lung specialist in Jackson, Ms. in the morning.

My aunt and most of our cousins were able to be in Indianola with her this weekend, as was Mom & Dad. I think Anna & I are going to try and drive to Jackson on Tuesday, and Goob’s coming on Saturday.

We really appreciate your thoughts and prayers! Love You Nee Nee!