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I have a load of studying to do, so, naturally, I am taking this time to update the blog.

• Amazingly enough, we will live here beyond a year. Stephen accepted a position as a float manager, acting as a district-manager-in-training. It's a step in the right direction, and I am beaming with pride for all he has accomplished thus far in his career. He will help out in a circuit of stores. It involves lots of driving, and because of that we...
• ... retired our newlywed '04 Ford Focus, which was pretty far gone for its age, unfortunately. We will always remember rotten potatoes, the way trash seemed to grow out of the floorboards, toating my young boys, and our many, many a road trips. Its replacement is an '07 Honda Accord. This newer car is dynomite, and perfect for Mr. Stephen's transportation needs.

BTW, what color is this car?

• We have a consultation with a Reproductive Endocrinologist Nov. 3. Depending on the state of my ovaries, we might be doing a round of Clomid this month with my OBGYN as we wait. We didn't expect to be at this point until sometime after 2010, but an interesting series of events occurred that led us to start now. We are hopeful and excited, but our fervor is tempered with years of no success. That's a good thing, I think. We are certainly not assuming anything. All we can do is wait and see what the future holds, and try to take good care of ourselves in the meantime.
• School is good- not much to report. I am definitely more involved in my Med. Terminology course than the other two. Classtime is well-structured, and the homework we receive are excellent learning tools. I can't say the same for the other two classes.
• The kitties are good. Howie is still fat and Zoe is still a tweet-tart.

HMMM, that's about it! Onto homework. Which means, a bathroom break, grabbing a snack, stepping outside to take a few more pictures of our wintry weather, maybe putting in a movie, and THEN considering cracking open my books. By then, I'll be really tired though...

Can we just skip Halloween?

Fall is a brief visitor in Nebraska. :-)

End of One Era, Beginning of Another

Well, I have to say, it's been a fun ride over the last two and a half years learning how to be a successful leader in our business. I've relocated my family three times in this time period and I have to say, it's paid off big time. Financially to an extent, but more so as an opportunity to grow. I've learned how to be away from family (both mine and Meghan's) and create our own life. I've learned how to (fairly successfully) lead people and how to run a business. I've learned about networking and the importance of it. I've seen a lot of good people come and go, and learned that life moves on. I've learned that I'm a capable worker and appreciated. I've learned that businesses move quickly and in order to not get thrown off, you have to brace yourself and react quickly. I've learned that this ISN'T for everyone, and that doesn't have to make me upset. I've learned LOTS---probably more than I care to take the time to mention. Additionally, I feel as though my marriage has actually strengthened since we've moved. Meghan and I's relationship is amazing--I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Now it's time to start a new venture. No, I don't have to leave this organization to do so, I'm able to keep my benefits and simply change my role. I'm very excited to see what I'll be in 12 months. I'm hopeful that I'll learn have learned a lot more and changed for the better. Change truly does energize me (even if it does stress out my wife)!

Stephen