Slower Paced

So, since the new year, I haven't really posted anything. To be honest, there hasn't been much to post about. It seems that I am trying to keep up with everyone else rather than the other way around. My little sister is (not so) patiently waiting for responses from colleges that may or may not offer her brand new paths and adventures. In the mean time, she will be turning 18 in a matter of weeks (which makes me feel really old...), and I am still trying to come up with the best birthday present ever. I miss her like crazy though. In fact, I miss HOME like crazy for some reason. Thoughts of being on the back deck at dad's house with Jackie, Dad, the dogs and a California sunset pull on my heart strings. Hopefully once spring hits, I can plan a trip down.

Annie, Dave's littlest sister is in London, and blogs pretty frequently, so we are always checking for new blogs (and there's a new one today! I need to catch up!). Abby, Dave's other sister is married and blissful... giving us fake scares on facebook with vauge status updates hinting at offspring (turns out they got turtles, not twin human babies).

Sarah got into nursing school at Linfield and is moving up to Portland on the 5th, which Alissa and I are going to help her do. Alissa will be graduating from OSU at the end of the term, which means we will probably be seeing a lot less of her, since she lives down on her parents' farm outside of Eugene. Emma is here right now, but has taken a job at Intel and will return to Beaverton in June. SOOO... all my girls will be moving away some time or another in the next few months... sad.

I have been lazily looking for jobs here and there, but it seems every time I start looking, I see the same thing. Dave has been looking for jobs much more aggressively than I, and is actually preparing to do a batch of applications this weekend. Our 2 year anniversary is coming up on the 5th. As a present, Dave booked us a night at one of our favorite spots, McMenamins Edgefield, for a romantic night alone :) I CANNOT wait!

So, while waiting for better luck in jobs, I have been embracing my current one. I work hard to make sure that I am improving every day. Tomorrow, a group of us will be traveling to Portland to visit our roaster, Portland Roasting Company, and will be touring their facilities and having some latte art lessons. I have also begun planning for this years' Ragnar Relay and I hope to be a team captain. So far so good, but the closer it gets, the more I will have to accomplish, so I'm trying to get a jump start on all my planning, so that I won't be a stress case later.

Anyway, hopefully I will have lots of pictures and stories from my adventure tomorrow, so I will be posting about it for sure. Hope all is well with the rest of the world... until then... :)