Unofficial Plans

The end of the summer is nigh, and my time and effort have proved rewarding. Difficult and stressful, yet worthwhile. Melanie and I are moving back to Cedar for the fall to attend school, then to northern Utah in December to be closer to her OB/GYN. We will live there for a while (maybe a year or two) while we figure out our next step. That next step might be a move to Washington or Oregon, or we may decide to stay close to the Salt Lake valley. We are pretty much done with school after the fall semester, me graduating with a GE degree and Melanie with a degree in PE. We spend a lot of time together making family plans, discussing financial challenges, and making sketches and designs for our dream home. (We're young and realize it may be decades before that dream is realized, but it's our way of having fun together: building it first on paper.)
This is a humbling experience, being an un-insured young-and-broke married couple with a baby on the way who may not have a place to stay by the end of the month, but this is also a very fun time to be alive. We've been blessed with so much, and we've had so many good experiences so far. We're so thankful to have friends like you guys, and be able to be a part of all that we are. Being uncomfortable while stretching to achieve difficult goals has been bringing us happiness and helped us grow. ...that's an intersting thought: If character had appearence, whould it have stretch-marks? Anyway, that's the up and up with Melanie and I for the next while. Have a good week everyone!