This blog is about our boys, Tucker and Colby. Oh wait I have nt updated my blog in a while so before I begin about them let me update everyone about our lives. The summer started off with a bang! Erica and I had researched another brother for tucker, for those that dont know that is our 3 year old Boston terrier, and we found one in southern Virginia raised on on a dog farm. Oh yes on a dog farm!! Anyways we went and checked this new dog out and well lets just say Mommy fell in love.... Thus we picked up Colby our second Boston terrier puppy. Shortly after that we were blessed to have Erica's sister, Krista Meinzer (miss Hendersonville) and her soon to be husband Luke to DC to watch a Nationals game at the new stadium and then to head up the Meinzer NJ shore house. OKAY so I know some people our reading this going "a zoller going to NJ for vacations???????" Well don't knock it until you try it. The Jersey shore truly reminds me of the Florida coast and I now know why so many of these northern types move down there.
Anyways from there we made a pilgrimage to Yankee's stadium, this is the last year that the Yankees will be playing in the house that Ruth built. I do enjoy New York but only as an outsider!
Funny side note: So we got lost coming out of Yankees stadium, ended up in Harlem, want to know what a mountain boy looks like in the middle of Harlem NY? Well imagine sitting in a dark room watching a scary movie and then the really scary part starts and at that same time there is a strange noise in the kitchen and a knock at your front door.... Got it?
We were able to spend an entire week with Erica's family and what a time of boating, sitting in the sun, going to the restaurants and the anchors inn!! We returned home to DC only to be blessed again by having my brother and his wonderful wife up to visit us. Paul and Amber spent the week seeing the sights and visiting the museums. Erica and I were so thankful to have them and to be with them. I say that because on Wednesday night we were all able to talk to my Grandmother Dee Zoller while she was in the Hospital. Little did we know that that would be the last time we would hear her voice! Paul and Amber left on the Friday before the 4th of July and our dear friends from Puerto Rico came in. We spent the 4th together and on the 5th we received word from my dad that Grandma Z had arrived to see the Lord!
Paul, Amber, Erica, the doggies and I all packed up and headed down to Florida for the funeral. And although this was a hard thing for us to do I can say that it was the most beautiful time I think I have ever had. I mean that we came together and truly celebrated Grandma Z's life! There were tears of anger, tears of love, tears of laughter and tears of pain. But we all realized that there is always a great plan and that God never leaves us but instead just waiting for us to come home!
So this was the first part of the summer! Wow it was slammed packed! Then August came around and well things have gotten quiet! We were able to spend time with my Grandfather: Big Z in Asheville and to also announce that we were working very hard to be able to move back to NC. However all items were trumped when we received the most exciting news of the summer:
PAUL AND AMBER ARE GOING TO HAVE A BABY!! Erica and I were so excited for them and we are praying very hard for Amber, not so much for Paul:) Just kidding. Of course I want to give my brother a hard time but them he simply reminds me that I am going to be an uncle...... Oh crap. Well I am looking forward to this and so thus ends the summer. And the fall begins. Back to the boys, Tucker and Colby, well I have spent to much time reflected on the summer so I will have to wait and speak of their adventures at another time but look soon at my blog because I will be adding more about the adventure of a boy and girl and their two dogs....................................................................................................... AZ
