Catching Up Before We Head Out of Town

Sorry it's been a while between blog posts.  Perhaps, now that I am a bit more active on Facebook, I forget to update my blog quite as often.  Or it could just be that Sarah and I are insanely busy right now.  We are leaving Post in 15 days!  Back in November, when I realized we only had five months remaining at Post, I predicted that November and December would go by quickly because of all of our holiday travel, but that January, February, and March would really draaaag.  I was very wrong.  If anything, I feel like time is speeding up!  We have movers coming to pack up all of our stuff this Thursday, and I still have a lot of logistical stuff to finish up at work.

Thankfully, Sarah always knows how to plan ahead, so we've got pre-made dinners waiting for us in the freezer, dropped off ten bags of stuff at Goodwill, sold a bunch of stuff to other folks at the Consulate, and prepped most of the house for packing.

So, let's briefly sum up what the Petersons have been up to in for the first quarter of 2015.

• We spent early January scheduling out how to prepare for our move, since we did most of the work on Saturdays. 

• We took a road trip to Roswell, NM.  Here we are at the International UFO Museum.  El Señor was not impressed (neither was I). 

• On that same trip, we also made the trek through Carlsbad Caverns, which was awesome!  I definitely recommend it if you're ever in the area. 

• El Señor has developed a love affair with magnets.  Seriously, for a few weeks in January, the only words he could say were "mama," "dada," and "magnet."  

• We celebrated Sarah's birthday with a surprise party at work!  Happy belated birthday, babe!

• We finally (sort-of, maybe) got our housing assignment!  It's not 100% certain, as the London housing board still needs to vote to approve it, but we are hoping to move into a very nice three-bedroom flat about two miles from the Embassy.  Fingers crossed!

• Sarah's mom came for a visit.  We had a great time with her, and managed to take our little guy to the El Paso Zoo, which he really enjoyed (except for the elephants).  

• Liftoff!  Right around 18 months, El Señor finally learned to walk.  There's no stopping him now.  He just loves to run (drunkenly) all over the house, and he is also picking up new words all the time.  We have officially entered the toddler stage, I suppose. 

So that's the brief summation of our activities here in the Borderland for the last few months.  I'll try to post a few more times before we leave.  Hopefully, once we have all of our stuff packed out, things will be a bit quieter.  Talk to you soon!