Latest Happenings!

In the last month or so we have been able to take the time to relax and focus on what we want for the next season. After applying to several relief organizations we found that obtaining a position was more difficult than we had anticipated due to the economic crisis.
After applying to a few positions in different cities Dan got an interview to become a Nursing Professor at a college in Portland. We will know for sure next week if he got the position. It's pretty exciting because it will allow him to get his Doctorate of Nurse Practitioning. I know that he will make an amazing Professor. I have been looking for jobs in Labor and Delivery or ER. I landed a position in an ER up there. I will start orienting next week. We are pretty excited about this next season. Tuesday morning we will start our journey north. Portland here we come.

The last month

Its been so good to spend time with our friends Tim and Meggan. They have been more than hospitable. We have been able to take this time to rejuvenate and feel healthy again after 2 long years of working the night shift. Its been so nice to catch up on sleep and catch up on life. Meggan and I have gone on many walks with the new addition to their family... Biruk. He is such a character and constantly making me laugh.

He likes to talk about his "eyes"... whenever I take a picture of him he tries to make this face.

Biruky boy!

Fortunetly we have been able to spend time with Dan's family while down in Southern California. Dans parents safely returned from Sudan.

Carrie ran in the Rock and Roll San Diego MARATHON! She did great.

Violet

Ezekiel

Gavin

Our new neice Grace!

My new do!

Before heading down to San Diego we took a short trip to Portland. We got to see our sweet God son Paxton.

Addi and Yamil were kind enough to have us stay at their house while we finished our jobs. While there Addi planted a garden and Yamil built a chicken coup. They make a good team and they were so hospitable. They let us take over their house for several weeks. Between working and trying to get some sleep we had a lot of fun to making meals together and hanging.

5 year Anniversary

Everyday I am grateful to have married such a kind man.

Birthday Suprises

Paris

Barcelona

Morocco

The Rock of Gibraltar

The underground cave which is a concert hall. It was a hospital during WWII.
Gibraltarian monkey's
The Rock!

Off to Spain