Okay...it's only been a month

A month is way better than my usual record of only writing to people at Christmas. I'm trying to get better at posting and staying in touch. Since we've moved, we're finding that we really miss our old friends...Garrisons, Gardiners, Jimisons, Pews, Hoskisson-Wytiazs, Weber-Samuelsons, the list could go on and on and we need to be better at staying in touch. So...now that I'm over trying to find a clever title and am just settling, things can get rolling. Can't believe how OCD I was about trying to figure that out...it took me a month to realize I'd never figure one out and I should just move on. It's kind of like how I lost my work keys a couple of months ago and I still refuse to look for them because that's admitting defeat. If I look for them and can't find them then they are lost and gone for good. However, if I never look I can continue to say they are misplaced. Wow...makes so much sense. Anyway, all is well here. I just finished my second semester of graduate school and did well, even with statistics (the bane of my existence). I'm almost finished with my first year of high school teaching and even was able to juggle an adjunct job in there. Yes, my personal life suffered but I'm learning how to balance this new trajectory in my schooling/career and am getting better at finding time for family and friends. Next year should be smoother sailing...not clear and placid waters, I'm sure, but the sailboat will be in better hands. The water's not changing, but the sailor is. Anyhow, life's moving forward and we're finally catching up with the momentum. I'll be posting pictures of Oliver and the house renovations soon.