Yes, We Are Still Alive...

Ha, ha, how clever of me to steal the title of the last post. Ok, maybe not, but we are still alive. Somethings have changed for us, and a lot has happened in two short years. The first, the most important, and the biggest news is that we are expecting a little baby girl in September. We are both very excited and, if truth be told, a little scared and nervous. We have some ultrasound photos of the baby that I will post later this week. Andrea thinks that she looks like me, but I don't see it.

The second thing that has happened is that my little brother left for, served, and returned from a mission to Columbia, South Carolina. It's kind of funny that for two years he was within a 5 hour drive from us, but we flew 5 hours to see him in Colorado this last weekend. We got to see the rest of my family, including those who we haven't been able to see the last couple times that we have flown out to Colorado. It was a short but good trip.

The third thing is that we had to move out of our house, and rent it out for a year and a half before we were in a position to move back in. Six months after I lost my job, Andrea lost hers. Fortunately, Andrea was able to find someone to rent it to, and we went to live with her parents. We are now back in the house and in the process of making some improvements. We have torn out all the carpet and have had hardwoods installed in the kitchen, living room, and the hallway to the back rooms. we are also having a few small walls added to the wall that separates the living room from the master bedroom, so we can build a "fireplace" complete with mantel, flat panel TV, and shelves on either side. Again, I will post pictures later this week.

Introducing... Zara

Yes, We Are Still Alive...

I know it has been a while since we have updated this blog, so I figure it was time to do so again. We are still alive and doing very well. I think the last I posted I announced the name of the Bunny that we got a while ago, well we no longer have the bunny, but we do have a cat now. We gave the bunny to good home because he and the cat didn't get along very well. Her name is Zara and she is very pretty, loves to play with us and her toys, to sit on our window sills and hide underneath our bed. One of her favorite things to do (and mine) is to pounce on our feet or hands while move them underneath the covers of our bed. It's pretty funny to watch.

I think at the time of the last post I was unemployed with a few prospects for architectural work. Well, none of those prospects panned out, but I was able to find a job with a company called Synergy Installation Solutions. It a company that installs office furniture and I have been able to stay busy. It is a construction job and is pretty labor intensive. The good thing is that I have been able to lose 15 pounds since I started working. Its not quite what I wanted, but it will get us through until architects start hiring again. I also have applied to the University Of North Carolina at Charlotte to work towards obtaining my Master's Degree in Architecture. I haven't heard anything from them yet, but hopefully I will soon.