Five Backpacks

Friday, November 20, 2009

Good Friends, Good Times (part 1)


So in a belated attempt to document our last couple of months I am going to do a series of posts, starting with this... in my defense, I did try and upload pictures to do this blog several times over the last few weeks...it kept kicking me out for some reason though. I was to lazy to try to figure it out until now! We were able to spend a super fun time with some of our favorite peeps in September when we returned to MI for a little visit and a wedding. We actually spent most of our time up in Traverse City (another post to follow) which was an amazing and much needed vacation for all... but did get in a little good quality time in East Lansing before we headed up north. For those of you in the know...yes, we did hit the Twist (several times) and notice the NEW TABLES! So fancy huh! So here's a couple of pics of us enjoying our favorite ice cream, and Noah with his "jimmies". We were also able to squeeze in a trip to the MSU Children's Garden as well, one of our other favorite spots! This time we actually had children with us who were old enough to actually enjoy it! So fun, the kiddos had a great time...but still are working on posing for a picture all together! Such best buddies! The train was the biggest hit along with the stomping chime thing...(don't really know what it would be called). We had such a great time, wished we could have seen even more people and things... but we'll be back again sometime soon to visit again I promise! We LOVED our time in MI and has so many great memories for us. Loves and misses to all you out there who know the feeling:)







Sunday, November 15, 2009

Diplomat

Well as many of you may be aware Noah has been working towards becoming a Foreign Service Officer for almost a year now. He has passed all the tests and completed all the paperwork and as of Friday he received his official offer to attend Junior Officer training. We will be moving to Washington D.C. in early January and we will be spending anywhere from 3 to 12 months there while he learns the in and outs of what his job will be. We are super excited and can't wait for all of the wonderful experiences that will come from being an FSO. I will post more details in the days to come and keep you all up to date on our adventures. I am so proud of my future "Diplomat".