*Yawn and stretch* We've finally woken from our winter hibernation, just in time for spring :) Instead of doing a "wrap up" I'll give you the "where are they now?" update:
Evan is just finishing up his last semester of classes in his Master's program, here at OSU (go Pokes!). He is still working on his thesis, Geo-Chemical Properties of Atokan Rocks of Kansas and Oklahoma. Hopefully he'll be defending this summer or into early fall. From there? Take that question mark away because we have made a decision! He'll stay on for a Phd in Geology, of course. The department is amazing, our ward and friends are incredible, and Lacey's job is picking up speed. Speaking of ward, he's the Elder's Quorum President. They just put on the annual talent show and it was a huge success! He really feels like he's finally found his footing and is starting to really enjoy the calling :)
Lacey is rockin it in the free world :) My job is amazing! The day to day stuff had stayed the same, I'm just learning so much about banking! Fascinating stuff I tell you. I was suggested to be a director in the SNB Club and definitely took the opportunity; I'm having a lot of fun with it. We spread the love by working with the charity groups in the area. I'm on the Big Brother Big Sisters Bowl for Kids' Sake and the United Way committees. I'm also supporting the Relay for Life group by joining their team. I've been using my graphic design knowledge to design the t-shirts for these events and the Special Olympics group. It's crazy to think that I wanted to get my sociology degree to work with non-profits and though my job at a bank, I get too! I'm still in the YW Presidency as the second counselor. We're prepping for camp, wahoo! I can say that because we have an awesome camp director this year that is helping us out so much! We had our annual bake sale (in conjunction with the Elder's Quorum talent show) last night and raised over $500! With 7 girls going to camp this year, that puts us well over the half way mark.
We have decided that since we are staying in Stillwater, we'd like to settle in to a duplex. We've got our eye on one and are just waiting for a call back from the owner, I'm terrible at being patient about these things... Our lease is up at the end of next month, so we really need to hear something from him soon or we'll have to go hunting again :(
We love and miss you all so much. We look forward to seeing your smiling faces soon as we're planning a trip to Washington sometime this summer!
Peace be the journey -
