now what?

Graduation weekend has come and gone. Bloomington-Normal is a lot quieter minus 20,000 ISU students.

Ben's new job is looking for a job. Our first choice is to stay in the area while Ben gets started in the finance world. It'd be hard to move right now considering the economy. Plus, my job is going well. And we have our lovely house. It'll be hard to give all that up.

We do, however, really miss Chicago. I don't know if we'll end up back there sometime in the next 5 years or even 10. We'll see. We've never been the kind of couple to make and stick to major life plans. That works well for us. We try to embrace the unknown and enjoy adventures. We also like financial security and stability. Hopefully we'll be able to balance the two. C'est la vie!

graduation

It's Mother's Day weekend in Bloomington-Normal which can only mean one thing: ISU graduation. Thousands of parents will descend on the town, celebrate, and then depart (with a kid who probably doesn't have a job, a car-load of crap and loans out the ying-yang).

It's a weekend full of bittersweet endings and the start of new adventures.

Ben wrapped his last class yesterday so he's officially done. We now have three Redbirds in the family (including Ben's mom) which is fun.

Our next adventure: a job. Stay tuned (and say a prayer).

bobby in bloom

Have you heard about 31-year-old Bobby Scales getting called up by the Cubs? It's my feel good story for the week. Bonus: he's a Michigan guy. Go Blue Bobby! Make us proud.