Home Owners

In helping with Kevin's New Year Resolution, I thought I could help catch the blog up. We bought a house in South Bend and are really enjoying being home owners. The yard needs a lot of work, but the house itself is in great shape. We love being able to turn up the music and watch movies late at night without worrying about the neighbors upstairs. It's a cozy three bedroom house which gives us plenty of room for guests!

Notre Dame is going well--it has been a bit of an adjustment, but I'm liking it. The GLOBES program is progressing but still has a long ways to go. I'm currently rotating through Dr. Ferdig's lab which studies drug-resistance in malaria. I love it there. My next rotation will be through Dr. McDowell's lab studying leishmania. I have a feeling that the next semester is going to keep me really busy. I officially graduated with my master's from BYU this December. Doesn't feel like much of an accomplishment since I'm still in school.

We got season tickets to the Fightin' Irish home games. It was a totally new way to experience college football for us. We're still learning all the traditions and are planning to get tickets again next season. Hopefully the football team will live up to expectations next Fall.

Kevin is working as a computer technician at an accounting firm downtown. He's really good at it and is doing well there. He has to work weekends but we're making the necessary adjustments. We'll see how it goes with tax season ahead.

Thanksgiving was spent here in South Bend with friends. We bought a fresh organic turkey from the local farmer's market and cooked it ourselves. I was nervous about messing up the turkey and ruining Thanksgiving, but everything turned out delicious. It was a great Thanksgiving, and we were glad to spend it with friends.

We flew back to Utah for Christmas and bounced between families and different activities. It was hectic but a lot of fun. We really enjoyed seeing everybody again although it didn't feel like we had ever left. We ate out a lot. Next time we'll come up with another way to socialize.

Hope everyone is doing well! Happy New Year!