The Loveliest Village

Me and Jenny are headed to Auburn this morning.
For those of you not familiar with War Eagle Country, this post will seem dorky, strange, annoying.
For those of you who know Auburn, have lived it and love to tell about it ----you will get me.

There is something about Auburn.
Conveniently I will take this time to quote David Housel since I need only glance up from our desk to see his framed statement titled "What is Auburn?"
"Auburn is a spirit, an attitude, a way of living. Unless you have experienced it, you will never know what it is, you will never understand it."

When we lived in Auburn, I wondered sometimes if the same spirit could often be found in other school towns. I am still not sure and may never know the answer to that, but this I do know:
We are so glad and proud to be part of the Auburn family.

I tried to pick an Auburn picture off the internet. I found that I could not decide which picture might depict the essence of Auburn. So here are just a few selections----you can pick your favorite:

Our Samford Hall

Our eagle


Our stadium

Our Toomer's Corner

In Auburn, things are always changing. Constant construction on campus and in the business area. People are in and out excluding the locals. (who keep the place running) (and who often are just alum that couldn't bear to leave town). So you can't be falling in love with places and people necessarily. What you are in love with is the spirit of Auburn. You can't be upset when you travel to Auburn and things are different cause that is just the way it goes. A visit to Auburn is like a pilgrimage to your second home. You know that when you get there the essence of auburn will just hang in the air all around you. That is what you are going for.
And for all the times in between all your future pilgrimages there, you rely on the Auburn family to give you strong "war eagles!" here and there along the way to remind you of the auburn spirit and refresh you.
And now I have only one thing left to say..........WAR EAGLE!