Breathing...

We're on the move again. Sorry to you faithful readers who have been sticking with us thru this hiatus. We've moved to another state, another job (for Mike), another stage in life (Meg, to exclusive mommy-time), and a new and updated blog. Going to try and keep this one going a little more diligently as I have more time, and more things of note to write about. Milo will probably be the star, as he is the most interesting right now :), so hang on, and here's a whirlwind update of who we are to date:

Mike graduated from pharmacy school with all kinds of accolades and top honors. (After his name in the graduation program, they didn't have enough room to list all the symbols to go with all the honors :) After not matching for a clinical pharmacy residency program (don't ask us, we still don't know why, but I will say he was one of a great number of students who did not match; the pharmacy residency programs are looking at the process to alleviate this problem in the very near future), he was actively wooed by several nuclear pharmacy companies before choosing one in Toledo. Mike started the last week in May, and he'll be training for the next few months, studying for his certification, and starting his life as a real-life pharmacist.

Milo is almost a year old, who knows how that happened?! He's refusing to crawl, happy to have us carry him around, but he's rolling, scooting, pulling himself to a sit, and with a couple of hands, standing and toddling around. Currently we're in Myrtle Beach with Mike's family, and Milo is loving the toddler pool. In a little floatie, he walks all over the pool, splashes, flirts with all the ladies, and tries not to fry his little tow-head :) He's doing lots of chatting, a few words, not always on purpose, and some periodic screeches. Overall, he is a great baby, lots of fun, personality growing all the time, and far too easy to a first baby...

I gave not quite 4 weeks notice at my store in Edina, worked on the Saturday that we loaded the moving truck (my mom says that was the best way to save my marriage ;), and we drove to OH the following day. I guess I don't really know how to do anything gradually, just everything all at the same time. And now, I'm a stay-at-home mom. I'll probably keep working at a Gap nearby, mostly for social implications and connections, some adult conversation, but my job will be to take care of my kid, my husband, and my home. I've never not worked, so this will be an interesting transition for me...

We moved into a great little place downtown, a converted warehouse, exposed brick, high, unfinished ceilings, a right down the road from the river, the children's science museum, and the art museum, and a block from the farmer's market. My little slice of heaven until we find a home to buy.

So as the chaos subsides, packing, unpacking, driving, vacation, driving some more, Mike starting to work overnights, setting up our home, moving furniture, moving furniture back, trying one more time, hanging pictures, moving pictures, walking to the market, learning to be a house elf, and everything else I can't think of or know of right now, I'm just breathing...