Moving Time!

It is official, Ben and I are moving to Michigan. Ben will be working with KPMG, doing economic analysis (at least that's what I tell people--he'll deal with transfer pricing, but I don't understand it well enough to explain it in depth).

We got the official offer a couple of weeks ago and finally nailed down a start date. He will start working August 29th, which means we'll be moving out there on August 24th. We're pretty excited about the move--it's a job that Ben really wanted and in an area that we really wanted to live. A big upside is that we'll be near Ben's brother Nathan and his family.

So now we're just wrapping up school and work here, getting ready to pack everything up and ship it out. We're looking at houses, so we'll be staying with Nathan and Rachel until we close on one. Yes, we are definitely becoming grown-ups--moving across the country, buying a house and having a baby.

4th of July

For this 4th of July weekend, we went up to Ben's parents in Kuna. We took my brother Geoff with us because, as Ben says, everyone comes home to Kuna. It was a pretty busy weekend by Kuna-standards.

We went boogie-boarding in the canal near the house twice this weekend. For those of you not familiar with how it's done, here is a little video to demonstrate. Sorry it's all weird and skinny, it was taken with my phone.

Ben and Geoff enjoyed it the most, they did all kinds of tricks and stayed out in the freezing cold water for awhile. I just went once and that was enough for me.

We also showed Geoff around Boise and visited Ben's Grandpa in the Veteran's Home that he just moved into. On the 4th we went to the parade in Melba. Grandpa was the Grand Marshall in the parade, and he did an excellent job.

That night, we went to the famous firework show in Melba. Ben dressed up for the occasion.



Today's a pretty exciting day for us, Ben had a 3rd interview with KPMG. We should hear from them by next week (though how definite the response will be, we're not really sure). It's also my brother Josh's 18th birthday. And most importantly, it is finally the day of the ultrasound! Today at 4 we find out if we're having a boy or a girl (or one of each).