so this is the first post on this blog and my plan is that it is not my last.  of my many new year’s resolutions, posting to a blog on a weekly basis is hopefully not one that falls to the wayside.

looking back at 2009, which had its ups and downs but still was a great year, i see myself starting to get that itch to move on.  in spite of liking my job and volleyball team and loving new mexican food, i’ve been feeling that claustrophobic feeling of being in one place for a while.  i don’t know what it’s going to take to get me to settle down in one place “for good” but it hasn’t happened yet.

between now and whenever we do leave though, we do need to make the most of what we have while we’re here.  today was a great example of that.  when we were in korea i missed being in the country.  i missed the outdoors.  i missed big, blue skies. and i wanted to have a house with a yard so i could have a dog.  well, today we went for a hike around campus on a beautifully clear day with our dog.  here are some pictures.

christmas break was a nice opportunity to spend some good time with laura and the kids.  the fall semester usually results in me being away quite a bit.  the volleyball season demands a lot of my time and even when it ends i spend the rest of the semester trying to catch up at school.  the break gave me time to finally do stuff with the kids.

last week zoe and i went to glenn’s bakery for a breakfast burrito for me and a donut for zoe.  zoe also chose to dress herself which is always entertaining.  afterwards we went sledding on the hill behind the elementary school.  it was zoe’s first time really sledding and she handled it like a rock star.  launched over a small tree, almost crashed out over a pile of rocks and yet still wanted to keep on sledding.

today zoe and marley also spent some time paint with a new paint set they got for christmas.  it always takes me about 5 minutes of attempting to keep them from getting paint all over themselves before i realize that it’s like trying to stop a speeding train by standing in front of it.  then i tell myself that it will all wash out in the end and soon everyone’s having fun.

so it’s late and i need to get some sleep but i’m proud of myself for getting this blog started and expect you to be too.  the plan is to keep it going and i don’t mind getting emails of reminder so that i get it done.

adios for now

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