the mom salute

Well we've had a few complaints that this blog hasn't been updated in about 10 months, but as a very weak defense, I have to say we have been a little busy.  And how much can happen in 10 months anyway?  Well here's an update and we'll see how we do at adding to this a little more regularly in the future.  

Byron's still enjoying his job at Caterpillar and we're expecting to receive a new assignment and to be moving out of the state in June.  We just sent in our top five choices and should be finding out where we'll be moving by March 18th.  Our top choice is San Diego, followed by North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.  You may think we have some sort of affinity for the coasts (which seems natural since we grew up in the far west and the far east respectively) but the real rationale for our list of choices was the fact that we're sick of freezing our tushies off and we want to go somewhere warm.  Unfortunately, Cat doesn't have any plants in Hawaii or the Caribbean.

I've been busy taking paralegal classes and working as a bank teller since the fall.  I'm going to the local community college to get a paralegal certificate, which I'll finish this May.  This semester I've added an internship with a legal aid services organization to my schedule.  Prairie State provides free legal services to low income and elderly people.  It's great to work for an organization with so many good-hearted people who sincerely want to help those who are less fortunate.

In other big news, we're also working on growing a baby.  Well, I'm doing most of the work actually.  We're expecting a little guy or gal to arrive somewhere around August 21st, another reason why it would be so nice to move to San Diego and be near my family.  Anyone have any crazy old wives tales that predict the sex of a baby that we could try out?  I've heard about the ring on a chain, but I'd love to try some others.  I'm so excited to be a mom and I can't wait until this baby really starts growing.

Well that's just a brief overview of the time that's passed since we were engaged and I created this blog.  I guess a lot can happen in 10 months!  Thanks to all you who do keep up your blogs better than we do; we love reading 'em!