memorial bench for grant

The Bullpen Bench idea was started by CSU Baseball Alumni Mr. Dennis Evans, and his two sons, Cory Evans (CSU Baseball Alumni) and Josh Evans (current Sr.). They began building the memorial with the help of the 2006 baseball team. The coaching staff would also like to thank Andy Viars, Ryan Smith, and Brandon Massey along with everyone else that was involved in creating this memorial.

What's your Personality?

A friend of mine is doing research on dolphin personality. As part of her project she had to give personality test to her raters. Since I was one of the raters I found out what type of personality I have......

I rated HIGHEST on conscientiousness (termed as someone who is careful, well organized, punctual, ambitious and perservering)..... For those who have ever worked with me know this is true.....although this is a good thing it can have its downside. Again, for those who have worked with me know about this as well.

I rated LOWEST on neuroticism (termed as someone who has much worry, insecurity, self-consciousness and temperamentalness)...... Now, I do have to admit I probably would not have always rated lowest on neuroticism, but it took some time to realize that some things just aren't that important and really in the big scheme of things, doesn't matter.

So.... the question is: What is your personality type?
Take the test and see what your highest and lowest scores are.
http://ivos.ivillage.com/assessment/exec/personalityindex
****This website is just for fun, results may not be truly accurate****

Group Pic

Atlanta Aquarium

We got to visit the new Aquarium in Atlanta (thanks to Marie) and we went behind the scenes and saw the whale sharks being fed and we saw the beluga whales. Here are a few pics. Hopefully some of the other girls will send me some of their best pics and I will post them as well.

Atlanta conference

This past weekend I went to a conference in Atlanta where I got to meet up with some people from USM. Here are a few pics of us out to eat. Notice in one picture, I think Radhika is showing Stan how she puts on her makeup :)

crocs

i just bought a pair of flip flop crocs. I don't really like the regular crocs but these are very comfortable. I also got my patio set up today so I am excited that I can sit outside and enjoy the nice weather.

Hattiesburg Visit

While I was at home I visited Hattiesburg for a couple of days. I really had a good time and Jennifer and Jacob were nice enought to let me stay with them for a few days. There are a lot of new stores and restaurants there and I think more are coming. I was ready to move back in a second after my visit but I guess we will be in Charleston for a little while longer. Here are some pics of us out to dinner.

Leslie's house

My sister moved into their new house only a few weeks ago. They were living in a camper until the house was finished. We ate crawfish and crabs while I was there. I also took some pics of Norman (a longhorn) and some more of their longhorns in a back field. I zoomed in quite a bit on the larger group of longhorns b/c I wouldn't let Leslie get any closer to them. She assured me they wouldn't bother us but I wasn't taking any chances with their horns. It is a good thing becuase on our way back out of the field through the woods our cart that we were driving ran out of gas so we had to walk back to her house.

Gulfcoast

I flew in to Gulfport last friday for my visit. As we were flying in it was strange to look down and see hundreds of blue roofs. We flew over the water before we landed and you had a view of the coastline. Really there was nothing there. Once I landed I drove up and down the coast. I was amazed at how much was gone. They were cleaning the sand and there was so much debris left behind. There wasn't much activity until we drove past the Beau Rivage. There were hundreds of construction workers there working on the Beau. I took a few pictures of Marine Life (which was barely recognizable) and a fema trailer with beach front property.

Home

I will be going back to LA and MS this Friday. I am going to stay the whole week and visit friends and family. I will take pics of the MS gulf coast and other things that have changed since we moved. Look back for a post in a few weeks.

Here are some recent pics of us touring Charleston and at one of the baseball games. See if you can guess who was cold on one of our outings.

Baseball....and more Baseball

They played Nebraska this week, they lost but they did play well. They have a double header with Boston College today. I will head out there later today to check it out. Hopefully it won't rain.

Downtown

We took Josh's parents to downtown Charleston this weekend. Here are a few pics of the trip and some nice houses we saw.

FSU pics

Here are some pictures from their FSU game. Notice how big the scoreboard is.

COLD!!!!

We are officially having our one week of winter weather. Highs in the 40's on Sunday. I have some pictures from the baseball trip to Florida. I will try and put a few up later today. Josh gave the camera to a friend and he came back with over 80 pictures so I have to pick out a few from that.

This week's schedule

Tuesday's game was postponed til today so I will update on their progress later. They also play Firday and a double header on Saturday. (Saturday's temps are going to be cold so I don't know how long I will be able to stay out in the weather but I will post the final scores).

update

they lost their first game
lost their second game (12-2)
sunday game (15-8), they lost this one but they played much better. I think if it were not for the first inning they had a chance. First inning, 3 walks, 3 stolen bases, and one hit batter really hurt them and FSU scored 5 in the first inning. They have a game Tuesday and Friday, and two on Saturday. Josh's parents come in town Friday night and we will probably go to the Saturday games. I'll keep you posted

First weekend of Baseball

You can listen to the CSU baseball game on Friday and Saturday by going to the FSU website.
http://seminoles.collegesports.com/
I listened to the first inning of the first game and it lasted 45 minutes. Lots of errors on both sides and just an up and down inning. Right now it is bottom of the third, game tied at 2-2.

Posting Comments

I know we have had a few questions about posting comments. Anyone can post a comment as an anonymous person. You can sign your name in your comment if you want to leave your name.

josh's photo

Here is Josh's individual picture. Here is his bio that is posted on the CSU website.

Josh Walker is in his first season at Charleston Southern. Walker assists with the pitchers and catchers and handles team travel and equipment.

Walker moves into coaching after a playing career that included stops at Lassen Junior College, Southern Mississippi and a year of professional baseball. Walker attended Laseen from 1994-97, red-shirting one season and making the move from catcher to pitcher. He signed with Southern Miss as a pitcher in 1997, posting a 10-1 record in 1999 and leading his squad to the NCAA Regionals in 1999.

Following his collegiate career, Walker signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers but returned to complete his degree in Sports Administration in 2001.

Walker lives in Charleston with his wife Rachel, a professor at Charleston Southern.

2006 Charleston Southern Baseball

They start the season on Friday, February 3 in Tallahassee at Florida State. Josh is the coach on the left. (he is giving a halway, show no teeth smile).
You can also go to matt ishee's blog and he has this picture on his page and if you click on it you can see an enlarged version. I couldn't get it to do that on my blog.
http://isheeincharleston.blogspot.com

Probably shouldn't complain about cold

I realized that I shouldn't be too impatient about the winter weather. Refer to picture sent to us from Josh's parents of their backyard (NV).

Wishing for Spring

I found these pictures I had taken at my sister and mom's house. It reminded me of spring.....I am ready for spring already. What's bad is it hasn't even been that cold here, I just like nice weather with warm days. Oh well, it won't be long before we can enjoy nice hot days.

Gearing Up

School is back in full swing and so far I have had some really good classes. My students seem enthusiastic and don't seem to mind that I keep them the entire class period. Josh is getting the baseball team ready to start their games the first of February. I will be sending our camera on his away trips. I have no idea what type of pictures we will get. Josh' s parents are also coming to visit in February. That will be good b/c they can see Josh in action on the baseball field. I'm not sure what he does so I will have to go check it out too.

Mississippi Dolphins

I had heard they might be moved to the Bahamas. I guess it is official. Check out the website below for the details.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/01/06/katrina.dolphins.ap/index.html

Take One.......Take Two

Josh's hair is longer than I have ever seen it. We have been together more than 5 years and I finally convinced him to grow it out, at least for a while. Vicki, here are a few pics to show you how long it has gotten. I keep telling him how much better it looks than the buzz cut. You will notice I have two pictures. I ask Josh to take a picture and he wouldn't make a straight face. I finally got a decent picture from him.

Ugly Gift

I periodically come across things in a store that I think would be a great ugly gift. For those of you who don't know, Josh's mom and her girlfriends exchange ugly gifts for Christmas each year. I had never heard of such a thing but now as I come across something that I think may be a pretty good gift I make a note of it. The only problem is, what do you do with all of those ugly gifts??

Requested Picture

I have had a request for a picture of Josh and I. I don't think we have a recent pic, we tend to stay out of pictures when we take them. However, I did find a picture of us and my sister and her husband having a graduation lunch. Leslie had just graduated with her Bachelor's degree in Speech Pathology. Notice how short Josh's hair is. I will take a picture soon b/c I have convinced him to grow it out. Although an uphill battle I am trying to get him to keep it kind of long, or at least longer than it is in this picture.
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well we are gearing up to start back to work. I teach at Charleston Southern University and Josh's is an assistant baseball coach there. His schedule this semester will be really busy. Who knew that they played that many games in a semester. I can tell you, I didn't, no clue. Anyway, once the semester starts it will be non-stop for a while. As soon as the semester is over I am teaching a 3 week Animal Behavior course and as soon as that is over I am teaching a 5 week course in Cognitive Psychology. Now, I have this tendency to take on a little more than I should b/c I think that "that won't be that much". Then I get into to it and I realize that it is a lot more work than I bargained for. At least I was smart enough not to sign up for anything in July. We'll see if I do the same next summer or if I learn some type of lesson.
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