The Ragas Report

Tales of adventure from the exciting lives of Matt and Traci Ragas
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Matt, Traci, and Clark Ragas live in Chicago.

Matt is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, though he called the Sunshine State home for over a decade before moving to Chicago. Traci hails from St. Petersburg, Florida and has never lived more than 45 minutes from the Gulf of Mexico.

Clark originally hails from - well, we aren't totally sure. We're just blessed to have him in our family. He's a "rescue dog" as we say. :)

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April 2010

 

Farewells...

The girls held a going away dinner for us last Wednesday night. Some secret planning happened behind the scenes right in front of my eyes, but it was all brought to life through a number of funny gifts. To try and explain them would be a little hard, but let's just say, they included a Tinkerbell doll (for my belief in the Tinkerbell effect), a promise ring (from my work wife), and a lot of laughs!  Plus a beautiful cake, from Gainesville's best cake designer! 

The weekend before, Matt and I also enjoyed a nice night with the Neely family. Jeff and Kendall made us an amazing dinner (steak, potatoes, and salad - this Irish girl's favorite supper).  We had a little cheating (Traci) over a competitive game of Trivial Pursuit - girls vs. boys.

We had a great time at both of these dinners and will truly going miss the friends we made here in Gainesville! 

Filed under  //  Gainesville  
Posted by Traci Ragas 
 

College Awards Banquet

Here are some pictures we took before - and at - the UF College of Journalism and Communications annual awards banquet this past week. We have less than a month left here in Gainesville before the big move. Graduation finally feels like it is right around the corner. Now if only the pollen would clear out of here, we could enjoy our last few weekends here in Gainesville a little more!

Filed under  //  Gainesville   UF  
Posted by Matt Ragas 
 

Our Fernandina Beach visit

Last weekend, Matt and I took an overnight trip to Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island. Fernandina Beach is hard to explain. Quaint, and very old Florida. Known as the "Isle of 8 Flags" since it was under the possession of eight different "flags":  France, Spain, Great Britain, Spain (again), the Patriots of Amelia Island, the Green Cross of Florida, Mexico, the Confederate States of America and the United States.

Interesting people, a beautiful beach - one of those Florida places Matt and I love. What a great weekend!

 

Filed under  //  vacation  
Posted by Traci Ragas