It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

A lot of time has passed since my last entry, so let me give you a quick rundown of what has been going on in our lives.  Towards the end of November, we traveled back to Indy and had a great time staying with our friends Brian and Raendra.  On that Saturday, Brian and I headed up to South Bend to see Notre Dame play UConn.  The Irish ended up losing, but it was a very entertaining game and was the first time either of us had been to a football game there.  While we were at the game, Raendra had a very successful baby shower for Martha.  Quite impressive for only a couple of weeks notice.  Thank God for good friends!  It's hard to believe it has been over a year since we moved to Illinois.

Also, over the past couple of weeks I have been broadening my resume.  I have tried my hand at becoming a handyman while replacing our well pressure tank and installing a water softener.  I really felt like I channeled by inner Bob Vila (which is code for turning a 1 hour job into 8 hours or so).  My good friend, and Illinois State Trooper, Jeff let me try my hand at police work when I spent a Saturday riding along with him on patrol.  I learned a lot of things I think I can use to avoid speeding tickets or domestic disturbances at trailer parks.  Likewise, I was able to show Jeff than you can, in fact, measure the speed of a flying bird with his LIDAR.  You're welcome, my friend.

We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Quinn over the coming weeks and that inevitable life change.  We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!