Quack What?

Friday night a friend and I headed to John Paul Jones Arena to catch the UVA men take on the Oregon Ducks. We had GREAT seats (third row) right near the UVA bench and the home basket. It was a great experience, and despite missing their key big man - Virginia took home the win!

Spotted a fellow Shifflett across the court. Giving the refs hell, as usual!

Coaching with Dad

I have the privilege of having my Dad as my assistant coach this year. It's really been great to spend all this extra time together and doing something that we both love doesn't hurt! Thanks to Mom for getting this shot!

Christmas Season!

Thanks to basketball season and finals, it's been a couple weeks since I was able to post. I have, however, put up my Christmas tree! The day after Thanksgiving, actually. I was home alone since Bill had to work and when I got home from practice that morning I decided it was time to put it up. He was a little upset that I didn't wait for him, but who wants to hear a man complain the entire time you're trying to put up Christmas decorations?!? So I threw on some Holiday Hits on slacker.com and here was the result!

 My absolute favorite picture below!

If you want Christmas photos of your pets or family portraits, just shoot me an email at jshif14@yahoo.com!

Give Thanks!

Thanksgiving for the Shifflett family was a little low key this year. Mom just prepared all of the highlights for just me, my sister, my Dad, and Bill. This was the first year that we didn't have a big family get together. (Trust me when I say, our Shifflett get togethers can get rather crowded - we have to rent a church to celebrate Christmas together!) I can remember when I was growing up we would ALWAYS go to my Grandma Elsie's for any Holiday meal. All seven of her kids would travel in from all over the US - Arkansas, North Carolina, Elkton, and of course Greene County with their spouses, kids, and grand kids and we would all have a huge meal. Before we dug in, we would all join hands and there were so many of us we would have to hold hands through the kitchen, into the dining room, through the living room, and out into the hall until we formed a huge circle. My Grandfather would then say the prayer and we would all dig in! I really miss those Thanksgivings just like I miss my Grampa, Uncle Roger, and Uncle Ray. Holidays really make you miss those that are no longer with you and appreciate the ones that are still around.

I took a few shots at Mom's house to remember this Thanksgiving. It was the first time it was just us and although we missed everybody else, it was nice to be able to visit each other. My sister came in from Ferrum and I rarely get to hang out with her so the quiet Thanksgiving was just what we needed to catch up!

Scoot found his own turkey to dig into!

Wahoowa!

I wore A LOT of Orange and Blue this weekend as Friday was UVA's home basketball opener and Saturday was football's final home game. Golf and basketball Friday with tailgating and football on Saturday made this weekend one of the most fun I've had in a long time! Even though UVA lost the football game, we still had a blast tailgating and spending one last Saturday with our friends from Wilk Hall!

Here are some of my favorite photos from all of the festivities! If you want more, you can always check out Facebook!

First up is Friday's basketball game! UVA hosted William & Mary and it was an exciting atmosphere. I went with Bill and my Mom and Dad. What a double date! We grabbed some general admission tickets and hit the nosebleeds! Here are some shots from the game!

The next morning we were up and at'em for the Wilk Hall tailgate and UVA football! If you haven't been to a Wilk Hall tailgate yet, you DEFINITELY should come join us next season!

 We even let some ugly Terps fans join in on the fun!