Michael's future plans (maybe) & Apartments

As the semester progresses Michael is getting more and more excited about graduation! He is also in career search mode. While we don't know this for certain, and we haven't gotten specific details yet we do think that we will be staying in the Lafayette area. Michael's job at Starr & Associates is going incredibly well. The job is a good fit for Michael-- he likes the work, and the people.

The upsides
-He really enjoys what he is doing
-We already have friends in the area
-We are only 3 hours from home, which is good compared to living in Iowa or Texas
-I would be able to finish my schooling at Purdue

The downsides
-We are STILL 3 hours from home
-It is frigid here in the winter
-Michael will have to train for 4 years to get his surveying license

We still don't know what God's plan for Michael's career is, but we are sure that it will work out. For now we are fairly sure that this is where we will be for the next 4 years. We are looking at larger apartments and townhomes today. We entertained the idea of purchasing a house, but don't want to rush into it, so we will wait awhile.

Here are our main criteria we are looking for in our next apartment:
-2 bedrooms
-1.5 to 2 baths
-Washer & dryer hookup or w & d included in apt.
-DISHWASHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Cat friendly (I hope to have a kitty by September at the latest)
-Away from campus traffic!

Today we are merely driving by apartments to see if we like them from the outside, and to get a feel for the general location of them.

I did something bad!

That is what I texted Michael this morning. What did I do that was bad? Well...
In my defense, I still had lots of Christmas money left, and they had been $200, and I paid WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY less than that! Love em'!

A blog for Beth Spencer

Dear Beth,

Your blog about Isabella and Mckinley fascinates me. Could you please blog every hour on the hour for me? (I seriously thought to myself "Beth hasn't been blogging all that much". I then realized that 1. She blogs all the time, and 2. She has 2 children under 5 and might be otherwise occupied). I often find myself having to pace myself reading your blogs, because I want to save something interesting to do at work.

Thanks for your cooperation,

Laura

PS. This was not meant to be sarcastic in any way. I really love reading about your family. Isabella seems like such a cool kid. I'm sure Mckinley will be too.

He's siiiick!

Before you start accusing me of making him that way...I'm innocent!!

Michael's sickness is some sort of flu. We don't know which kind, and are watching him closely. If he starts oinking we have instructions to fill the prescription for h1n1. Otherwise he is to rest and take nyquil and dayquil. My sickness was strepish.

So, where is Michael today? Working. He seriously likes his job that well! He wanted to go in. I need a job like that!

Anyway I am back to sheet washing, lysoling, and boiling things! Say a little prayer for Michael, will ya?

I'm a Barbie girl!

Check out my new Barbie boots! I had seen these on Target.com a few weeks ago, but they only had a size 6 available. I checked back and they had my size! I got them yesterday, and I happen to think they are fabulous!

Also, Barbie and my mom were "born" in the same year.

What a great day to be a republican!!!!!!!!!

Today was the special election for Ted Kennedy's senate seat. That seat in Mass. had been eld by a democrat for 47 years. Today, a republican won that special election! Here are the two best things about this:
1. No more Democrat Super majority (bring on the filibuster!)
2. The people aren't happy with what the Democrats have been up to!

It's a Grand Ol' Party (GOP) indeed!

Good to be back to normal!

Ahh! It is so wonderful to be back to normal! Michael is home, I'm not acting so paranoid/crazy, life is good!

Friday night I picked him up late. The Indianapolis airport does have a really neat feature. They have a cell phone lot, where you can park without paying anything and wait for your phone to ring. I picked Michael up right around 11:00pm, and we made the trip home. We stayed up until 2am catching up.

Saturday morning was Christmas morning! Santa brought us lots of neat things. Michael surprised me with a beautiful necklace. I had been eying necklaces with keys on them, and he got me one that was far prettier than any I had seen, and it does take a lot to surprise me, which made it even more special!

Me holding my necklace!

Michael opening presents!

Christmas morning!!!!

We lounged around the house all day, and for dinner we made calzones with my Christmas Cheese! Fontina cheese will now be a staple for our calzone making! I took down Christmas decorations that I have been longing to take down for a few weeks, while saying bah humbug the whole time.

Today, Sunday we spent the day shopping for Maria's baby shower next week. I wanted Michael to get to be a big part of the shopping since it will be his first nephew (from his own sister). We got some cute things for little Cletus, which if I haven't mentioned it is a boy, and no his name isn't really going to be Cletus. It just rhymes really well with fetus.