What's this? A new blog?

I must confess that I'm sometimes a little bit of a blog-stalker. And I've noticed that I tend to get a little irritated when people don't update their blogs as often as I think they should. This might be slightly hypocritical of me since our last blog was posted in March. (And that's only because my husband decided to write it... the last post I wrote was in January!)

So, where to begin?

Bryan started school last month and is really enjoying it. He's taking English, Math, Psychology and Microcomputers. He's pretty much acing every paper, test and assignment he takes. (He almost didn't let me put them up on the refrigerator, but I did anyway. I'm a bad wife like that.)

Work is going pretty well for me. I'm realizing that being a supervisor can really suck sometimes, but I'm learning a lot. My boss is sending me to a management class in September, so I'm looking forward to that. (I realize that sitting in a hotel conference center listening to someone tell you how to manage doesn't sound like fun, but I get paid to miss work, so I'm happy. Also, I can't imagine the class will run as long as my normal work hours (8:30 to 7:30), so I should be able to have a relaxing evening too. Maybe I can even cook dinner!)

For Memorial Day, Bryan and I drove up to Indiana to visit my parents. Even though we could only spend the weekend, we really enjoyed spending time with them.
(And ice cream from the Chocolate Moose was also a highlight!) Bloomington is a really neat city... tons of ethnic restaurants, cool community resources, a pretty downtown/campus, etc. Bryan and I drove up again with Amy, Steve and Jason about a month later to help my parents celebrate their 40th anniversary! We had a great time exploring more of the city and we managed to plan the weekend around the Taste of Bloomington, which was really nice. Nothing like getting to try lots of different restaurants all contained in the same city block!

Sorry it takes so long.

Well Laura hasn't done this in awhile so i thought i would try. Okay I got laid off in Jan and haven't had the best luck in finding a new job. It isn't very fun sitting at home so i cook and clean, I guess you can say i have become the stay at home husband.
I actually went golfing for the first time since we moved and shot two birdies. Laura is still working a lot, they treat her well in my opinion. I think she enjoys her job too.
Laura just had a birthday and I bought her the Wii Fit (we love it). she also got to go buy all new clothes, because she has lost so much weight her clothes didn't fit. We went to the Buckhead Diner for her birthday dinner. One of the best dining experiences and the food was so amazing.
Laura had a glass of wine, then the sweet potato bisque, which was so savory and sweet with a little spice to it. For an appetizer she of course had a crab cake it was crispy and flavorful. She had grilled swordfish with braised fennel, artichoke, and rhubarb. I had a very nice quadrupel and kriek, and instead of soup i had a beet and goat cheese salad (for those who know wow right) with spinach and a raspberry vinaigrette. For and appetizer i had sirloin garrpacio with arugula and capers, it was mouthwatering i just can't describe it. I also had the grilled swordfish. For dessert Laura had double layer chocolate cake with a cappuccino and I had peach bread pudding with an Irish coffee.

Merry Christmas/Happy New Year's!

Hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas! We had a great time visiting my parents in Indiana. Amy, Steve, Jason and Puck were able to drive up the week before Christmas to spend time with my parents, and Bryan and I drove up Christmas Eve after work. Amy and Steve had to leave Christmas day, but we were able to have breakfast and open presents with them before they left. The whole trip was very nice and relaxing!

For New Year's, Bryan and I very happily stayed at home doing absolutely nothing! (Well, we did manage to clean the house and do some much needed laundry. Other than that, we watched movies and played the Wii.) As much as we enjoyed visiting both our families for Thanksgiving and Christmas, it was nice to have a four-day weekend where we didn't have to get on a plane or be in a car for more than 20 minutes!

Unfortunately, we received some bad news this week. Bryan's work has been slow for a few months now and on Wednesday, Bryan was told that he's been laid-off. It's scary, especially with the economy how it is, but we're both optimistic that something great will come from this and Bryan's using this as an opportunity to find something even better.

We appreciate all of your love and support and hope all of you have a wonderful and prosperous 2009!