Updates, etc

So, a few quick updates to bring people up to speed.

First of all, we just paid off our last credit card at the beginning of this month. That means we're officially down to the mortgage and one car payment. We're going to start putting a lot of money towards that car now and, by my calculations, will have it paid off around this time next year. We could have it paid off sooner, but instead we're going to start building our savings to make sure that we can survive many rainy days. As it is, we're in a much better position now than we were in when I was laid off almost a year ago. I don't think we're at the level we should be at yet, but we're getting there and it feels good.

Second, we're heading out at the end of the month to attend the adoption of Cyndi's soon-to-be brother, Ki. He's a cute little boy and we already love him like he's one of the family. When the adoption's done and Cyndi's mom can legally give us permission to post pictures/videos of him, we'll do so.

Third, I've been doing well getting into better shape. Believe it or not, I've been unable to keep my girlish physique from high school. I've cut down on what I've eaten, joined an exercise group at work that requires us to work out 3 hours a week or we pay $10, started playing basketball at lunch for about 1.5 hours every day the weather's good enough, and started keeping a food journal. I feel better, I look better (at least to myself), and I've had to punch a new hole in my belt. It's awesome.

Finally, Cyndi and I will be going on a cruise early next year to celebrate our two year anniversary. We love spending time together in tiny rooms and going to restaurants together, so this seemed the perfect thing for us. It's looks like we'll be doing the western caribbean and driving to Texas to catch the boat. We're both really excited to spend so much time together.

That's all I can think of for now. As can be seen, Cyndi and I are doing really well. Our marriage is still going strong, our financial situation is very good, and we're just generally happy with life right now. We love both of our families very much and don't spend nearly enough time with either (and when it comes to my family, there's absolutely no excuse). We love you all and hope your lives are going just as well if not better.