Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Catching up, some details and our request of all of you!


Dreamer here,

Terri, Charlie & I will actually be leaving Michigan three weeks from today for Springer Mountain, Georgia!  It is all so surreal.  After dreaming about this for so many years, and now after actively preparing for months, the moment of seeing our dream come to life is near.  Standing on top of Springer Mountain 24 days from today will be one of THE thrills of my life.  Standing there in that moment, actually visualizing this great dream, come true!  WOW….

Terri & I want to thank all you for your support!  Comments in multiple places, texts, phone calls, E-Mails and cards have surrounded us with your love and encouragement.  We are so grateful for all of you!  Amazingly, our Blog is currently reaching 7,000 visits!  Our YouTube Channel is approaching 1,500 views!  Our friends on Twitter are close to 250!  And our TNT Facebook page is getting close to 125 likes.  All of this is unbelievable for Terri & I.  After all, we haven’t even started our trip yet!

Even though we are uncertain exactly how all of our communication will actually work while we are out on the trail, we know a couple things for sure.  IMPORTANT – Terri & I will NOT be accessing our personal Facebook pages while we are away.  (Facebook.com/tntonthetrail) is the only Facebook page we will be updating.  So please, if you would like to get as regular as possible updates via Facebook, LIKE US on our TNT Facebook account.  Also, our Twitter handle is: tntonthetrail.  (If you have not already noticed this, Terri works with Facebook and I work with Twitter.)  I will be updating Twitter with lots of information and pictures (via Instagram) whenever I have a signal.  We will also be updating our Blog as often as possible with our location and experiences.  Lastly, it is our goal to document as much of our trip as possible with video, and we will be uploading to YouTube as often as we can produce videos and have the bandwidth to get them posted.

Finally, Terri & I have a request for all of you.  For those of you that have been within 6 feet of us for the past few weeks know that we are building a video montage of “Encouragement” from our family and friends.  It would mean so much to us if you would take a second and create a short video (use your phone) with some personal and encouraging words for us.  It is our hope to watch these clips during low moments while on the trail.  Being reminded of your friendship with encouragement would mean a lot to us!  Please send them to: Thomas.Shaver1@gmail.com.

See you down the trail,

~Dreamer

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