Everything's rolling right along. Finn's birthday, and my 5 year anniversary as a parent, is on Monday. Jacob started his new job with the Forest Service as a "Steward of the Land" this last Monday and he is loving it. Penny is apparently 11 inches and weighs about a pound. She kicks all the time, way more than I remember Finn kicking. Also, we have officially started our hunt for a house that doesn't suck in Utah.
We have a realtor, the brother in law of a friend of mine. You can't swing a dead mormon cat around Salt Lake without hitting at least 15 people related to a realtor, which for us right now is cool. My goal is to be in a house before Penny is born. We'll see. So far, not so great. And I am trying my hardest, now that I know we will be here for a little while, to embrace it. It's not easy. If anybody has any pointers on making the best of a bad situation please pass them along. You people out there who like living here, what's the secret? What am I missing?? Please post below.
Jacob as a "Steward of the Land": basically, combine the job responsibilities of an archaeologist with the cool stuff from Boy Scouts. He gets to roam all the mountain ranges in Utah, protect the historical sites, document and care for artifacts, and he will get to ride a horse, camp, etc. Plus he will get to work on continuing his education as he goes. He is living his dream, and may be the happiest man on planet earth. I was just talking to him and said "The only thing that would make you happier is if you could earn badges." To which he smiled and said "Oh, I can." LIVING HIS DREAM. Imagine if you could walk around a museum with your kid and tell them: "I do that", "I've found those", or "remember that time you visited daddy at work and got to touch one of those arrow heads, spear points..." blah blah blah. Living the dream folks. And if you want your child to have the opportunity to touch a giant ground sloth patella, just give me a call and we'll get you hooked up. He spent the whole day yesterday hiking up Provo Canyon setting up motion sensor cameras around the petroglyphs to catch vandals. So let that be a heads up to those of you who wanted to carve your initials next to that engraving of the goat.
Thank you guys for checking up on us. And if you know of a cute house for sale let me know!
Congratulations Carissa! House hunting is a stressful and long process, especially in such a time crunch. We moved into our house three days before Adelaide was born and there was a miscommunication and we ended up not having running water the first two days! Fun times! You could always build a house out by us in Herriman! We love it out here! Good luck with everything!
ReplyDeleteYour girls have the best names! I bet you handled those three days without running water like a champ. One thing about living here I haven't minded is all the cool people I know and love who live here. I am so happy you guys are enjoying your new place. I was actually reading your blog before I posted, way to go with that Bobcat! Finn would have loved it!
ReplyDeleteAwesome about Jacob's new job! It sounds like a match made in heaven. House hunting is fun, but don't feel like you have to rush into it and get the first house you see. You'll know a good one and it will feel right when you see it. Having said this, a while after you move in, you will feel like you made the wrong choice or you will see other homes go up for sale that you will wish you had waited for. Don't worry, it will all be fine. Good luck. Paul gets out of school this Friday and my life will be a whole lot less busy this summer!! Let's try to skype. I need to see your preg-belly.
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