Past, present, and future

Hi everyone. I figured an update was in order. Our water leak was fixed and the rain stopped... both pretty much as soon as I posted about them. So that's good. It's been sunny but chilly lately. I feel like we get a lot of wind in Tallahassee, and that's what makes it feel cold. Turtlenecks, scarves, and hats are my friends.

Today was beautiful and much warmer than the past few days. I went without a coat, and exercised outside in the evening in shorts and a t-shirt. I heard that a cold snap is coming though, so it will be back to winter wear for us soon enough.

We are both still in the job search. The juries are still out on the two Sandia jobs I interviewed for, so today I applied to a statistical software company that is based in Cary, NC where we used to live. It is a great company with amazing benefits (M&M Wednesdays!!!), and one of my friends works there as well. Jason is excited about a job posting at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC (Mountains!!!), and we're planning to check out the town on our drive back from his sister's place after Thanksgiving.

The cats are doing well. Jebo is still loud, but it seems like it has been good for him to have to take the stairs in our new place. His stomach no longer appears to drag on the ground, and I guess that's always a plus. Hazel is still pushy and stubborn (she's actually trying to lay down on my hands as I type this... I've pushed her off about 8 times so far, but she's still not deterred), but she does have a nice warming effect when she sleeps on my back during the night. OK. Enough of this topic... I don't want to freak Mom out too much. :-)

In other news, we've decided to test our bodies' ability to stand extreme conditions over the Christmas break. Since we have almost a month off we are going to travel... first to PA from December 16-22, then we'll spend a few days in Tallahassee (having Christmas at our house with our friends Stacey and Adam). And then... we're spending December 28-January 2 in the Bahamas! We are very excited. We're driving to Ft. Lauderdale, taking a cruise ship across to Freeport, Grand Bahama and spending time at an all-inclusive resort kayaking, snorkeling (my thinking is if I talk about the water sports, then the water will certainly be warm enough to do all those fun things), and generally enjoying the sun. Hopefully this trip will help Jason recuperate after a busy semester. He'll be teaching the same three classes in the spring, so he'll definitely need this break to be ready to do it all over again.

OK... that's enough for now. I hope you're all doing well, and I'll talk to you soon!

Love, Me