>I know I am among millions of people who will be blogging about the events of the past year and hopes and fears for the new year. I write to you this morning somewhat drugged on a dose of Sudafed for this head cold that's coming back to me from a couple weeks ago. However, … Continue reading >Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010

>My wonderful husband comes home for Exodus in six days. Honestly, it's been hard to be outwardly excited about it this week because I'm in the process of writing and administering finals in addition to preparing my students to take it! Everyone already has study guides and everything they need to study. For next week … Continue reading >Six days! + work.

>This is our new kitty, Odin. I got him from a coworker for free! He's about eight weeks old, and I have yet to take him to the vet. I will do that early next week (payday!). I wasn't sure if my coworker would bring me a male or female, so last night Aaron and … Continue reading >An addition to our family.

>Since last winter, Aaron and I have lost, combined, almost 100 pounds! It feels great! We said that we'd like to run a marathon together someday. We'll see about that...Here are a couple of pictures..At my aunt's last Christmas breakFrom Labor Day weekend in SeptemberFrom our weekend in Phoenix a week agoDuring this Christmas break, … Continue reading >Almost 100 pounds!

>It's felt like such a long week already. I'm glad tomorrow is Thursday. I got home on Sunday at 10:30 after landing in Peoria. Thankfully that flight was just a little delayed. Monday morning I left at 5:00 for Lisle, Illinois (west suburb) for a foreign language workshop. I honestly felt like I was going … Continue reading >Back to work.