The Beginning of the End

Friday night marked the beginning of the last season for the Indians in Kinston. There was a great crowd! And the opening game couldn't have been more exciting. The Indians won in the 10th inning on a walk-off hit by second baseman Ronald Rivas. Chase will wear number 12 this season. It looks like he will be splitting time between first base and dh . He has started 3 out of the 4 games at first and is batting in the four spot.

Chase and I are mostly settled into our two bedroom townhouse (with a washer and dryer!). We have more room than we really need, but it's nice for Molly. Thanks to the Burnettes, who came up to visit for opening weekend, we have furniture to put in it, too! Haha. They were so wonderful to bring us up lots of stuff and were a GREAT help in getting everything situated. THANK YOU!!! 

On Sunday, we went to the local church of Christ and they are so welcoming and friendly. Counting us, their attendance was 34 in the morning and around 12 that night. We were sorry to miss out on their afternoon potluck, but we had to change, take the dogs out (Addie's dog Spencer came to visit, too), and get to the field for the game. I'm sure it was delicious!

Here are some pictures from this past weekend:

Thanks for reading. Will update again soon!
 Love,

Caitlin

Drumroll, Please!

Well, it looks like we will be heading to (with 99.99% confidence)....

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KINSTON, NORTH CAROLINA!!

God is SO good. Chase and I are absolutely thrilled. Not only is this much closer to home, this is the next step up from where he ended last season. This also means we will be expecting visits from everyone!

Kinston is about 7.5 hours from Atlanta. The Kinston Indians are a member of the Carolina League and are the High A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians (for those who aren't as savvy with the baseball terms, like me, the levels of the minor leagues go like this:
Rookie League
Short Season A-Chase started here last year
Low A-He got moved up to this level at the end of last season
High A-He is starting here this year
Double A
Triple A
BIG LEAGUES).
They will play teams in the Carolinas, Virginia, and even Maryland. This is actually the last year that the Indians will be playing in Kinston. Next year, they will move to Zebulon, NC.

Chase and the rest of the team will travel to Kinston on Sunday, April 3rd, from the Spring Training complex in Goodyear, AZ. I will be going up on Monday (YAY!!). Please keep us in your prayers as we look for a place to live and travel. We are so ready to be together again. I can't wait!

Here's some additional info for those who are curious:

City of Kinston website:

http://www.ci.kinston.nc.us/

Wikipedia's take on Kinston:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinston,_North_Carolina

The Tourist Guide (for when you come to visit):

http://www.visitkinston.com/

Link to the Kinston Indians website:

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t485

Kinston Indians Schedule:

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/schedule/index.jsp?sid=t485

Love to everyone! More updates will follow once we get situated.

Caitlin