The last few months have been really busy with all the exciting changes we have been experiencing. I really like my new job in medical sales. Learning all the foot anatomy, surgical procedures, and products has been a little overwhelming, but it is starting to sink in. It is a fun job where no two days are the same. I love being out and about and building relationships with the doctors. I also like the challenge of going out and finding business. Leaving corporate America was an awesome decision and it would be hard to go back.
(This is what our products look like in a patient)
We closed on our house and moved in on September 30th. It has been so fun making the house a home and trying to figure out how the heck to decorate it. Since moving in I’ve been busy building the fence and gate to keep the dogs from running the neighborhood. I guess I did a good job, because they haven’t got out yet. After a couple coats of stain and the fence looks awesome. Buying and hanging blinds was the most enjoyable of all the projects [insert sarcasm here]! I’ve also installed some overhead shelving in the garage and made easy access to all of our camping and surfing stuff. Lesley and I painted two bedrooms and my office. We are still in the process of filling the dead space on our walls. We need more cool pictures on the walls.
We have learned that buying and filling a first home is stinkin’ expensive. Everywhere you turn there are more things to buy to barely be functional. I have also learned that you can’t have everything all at once. It comes over time and as the budget permits. Luckily we had enough $$$ to fill the house with new furniture, or we would still be sitting indian style on the floor to watch TV.
Our new ward is awesome. We have been called as ward missionaries and are excited to be apart of the work again.
To change gears, Lesley and I have an announcement to make. Lesley is PREGNANT!!! All of our family and friends all said “It’s about time!” We are so excited to expand our family and raise children. Lesley is 22 or 23 weeks pregnant, so a little over half way. We found out a few weeks ago that she is having………….drum roll………..a boy!!! Yes, a little Parker to run around and stir up trouble. Lesley is excited to have a boy first because she wasn’t quite sure how she’d raise a little girl. We don’t have a name picked out yet, but Lesley has some in the works. I have limited veto power if the names get too funky. Anyway, she is due on April 4th.
Well, the only other exciting thing is I finished school. I finished my last class for my MBA on October 11th. What an awesome feeling to be done and no longer have homework. Boredom has hit me pretty hard and my pacing the floor is driving Lesley nuts. I have been thinking about what hobbies I can pick up to fill my time. I know I need to continue to read books and scholarly material to keep fresh. It is the wrong time of the year to find an outdoor hobby because it is always rainy and pitch black at 5pm. So we’ll see what I’m inspired to do. Let me know if you have some good suggestions. One thing’s for sure, I have more time to keep up on the blog. (We’ll see if that happens ☺)
Last but not least, my little bro Chanse returned home from his mission in Argentina. We're excited to have him back!
