Adding to our Family

This summer, (right before our big move, actually) Aaron and I adopted a puppy! She is the sweetest thing. She is lab mix, we're not sure what she's mixed with yet, and we named her Ellie. She is definitely a handful. People warned us when we were talking about raising a puppy that it is like training for raising a baby, and boy, do I think they were right! Who knew that a puppy could be so much work. We love her though and she is worth it.

Wearing the puppy bandana I made her... Isn't she a doll?!

Life Update - the last 15 months, in a nutshell

Wow, I have really neglected this blog. heh - whoopsies! Since my last update, here's what's happened:

Jan-Mar 09: Aaron continued to look for jobs around Wisconsin. After weeks of little luck, he extended his search a bit to cover the Midwest.
Apr 09: Aaron was offered a job by Watlow in St. Louis, aaand we took it!
Jul 09: We moved to a high-rise apartment in the city. We can walk to Cardinals, Blues, and Rams games!
Oct 09: We celebrated our first anniversary! We made it a long weekend and visited Branson, MO.
Nov-Jan: We traveled a bit visiting family for the holidays, and I had a hectic few months of work (as usual for the end of the year).
Feb 10: We started planning a summer vacation to Alaska!
Mar 10: Aaron turned 24! Whoa, old man!


These days we are getting ready for a few upcoming events. Aaron's job at Watlow is moving us back to Wisconsin for at least a year. The move is happening in July, so we are starting to look for a place to live and dreading packing everything up.

Our trip to Alaska is happening at the end of May/beginning of June. We are "in training" for the hiking/camping that is going to happen on our vacation. We've gone on a few hikes in the area in preparation, and we're planning a few multiple-day hikes between now and the time we leave.

Also, we're planning to add another member to our family this summer or fall... a puppy! :) Stay tuned for more details on that in the next few months.