I have never felt more like a pioneer than I did over the past two weeks!  Between packing all our belongings and traveling over the snowy passes, I couldn't help feeling a little like we might die of dysentery or have to hire an indian guide.  As a funny sidenote, when we crossed Donner Pass, there was one of those blue food signs with a knife and fork that simply read "Donner Pass" and had no restaurants listed below...

After 3 days of snowy, icy travel, we finally made it home, thanks to Jesse's tenacious driving capabilities.  Jesse and our sweetie pie friend Annie endured my white-knuckled back-seat driving, and we made it to Medford!  We spent a few days at home, then headed to Spokane, Washington for Christmas.  That turned into a 2 day trek, as Portland had somehow been covered in a polar ice cap!  It was complete madness.  Apparently, they had to call in the National Guard to clean things up.  When we did get there, we had a nice Christmas, though Jesse's mom's absence was definitely felt.  It was really nice to be all together.  Then it was back to Medford yesterday, and man does it feel good to be able to stay put for a little while.  Yay for Jesse completing his degree!!!  Now the job-hunting begins for both of us.  If anyone hears of anything, let us know!  Merry late Christmas to all!

Moving, Thanksgiving, and Sweater Party...

Well, I thought I'd post a couple pictures of Thanksgiving and some other recent happenings.  I'm trying to remember all the upsides of moving right now.  I think the most practical benefit of moving often is that you clean out a lot of crap you usually would have kept around for no apparent reason... Other upsides include spending long days of packing in pajamas, finding old important documents long forgotten, and playing with bubble wrap.  Jesse is in his final week of school, and is pretty stressed out right now.  This weekend he's got his last Comic Frenzy shows (his improv comedy troupe), which have been/will be fun.  Last night was their Cheesy Christmas Sweater Party, which was great.  The Riches (the family I babysit for) also came, which made things extra special.  

Well, one more week until the job hunt begins.  Jesse's interviews with the Ashland P.D. didn't lead to an immediate job, so we'll have to jump right in and see what we can find in Medford.  If anyone has any leads, please let us know!  That's all for today--hope everyone has a great weekend!