Happy Easter

What a treat it was to have Lona and Luiz come for the long holiday weekend!  Jer and I needed the down time and the girls needed some undivided attention.  We did it all - went to the zoo, decorated easter eggs, ate great food, and still found time to relax and hang out.  Thanks for making the trip Meme and Giichan, and for bringing the easter bunny with you!  We love you!

FUN! Easter Baskets!

On a mission to find some easter eggs...

After finding all her hidden easter eggs, Moriah insisted on peeling the shells off ALL of them.

At the Zoo...












Meme and Giichan bring the girls new spring clothes...time to play dress up!

Luiz teaching Jeremy a thing or two on the guitar

Buds.

Okay, Okay, enough waiting already!

Our Big news I spoke of in our last post??? We are moving! (Again, *sigh*) Where, you ask? Boone, North Carolina. Why, you ask? Because moving is what we do best. No, not really. Jeremy has scored an AWESOME job with Mountain Lumber Company, one we couldn't refuse. FINALLY, we can see ourselves committing long term to a company and a town (*sigh*). Since breaking the news to friends and family I've heard nothing but good about the area - beautiful, very outdoorsy (skiing, hiking, white water rafting, fishing), great schools (second in the state), a great company to work for (received the Employer of the Year award from the chamber of commerce), a lot offered through Appalachian State University (for you football fans, they were the no-name school who beat Michigan in the season opener this past year), etc...

When will this be taking place, you ask? It already is! Jeremy started working last week. The girls and I are making a slow transition over the course of the next few months. We will be temporarily renting a 2 bedroom basement-apartment that the manager of the Mountain Lumber so kindly offered at a great price. Since housing is completely UNaffordable out there (the locals first question is "Are you looking for a first home or a second?), we are considering the option of building, which would be a dream come true for us.

And that, my friends, sums up the most recent excitement in our lives. I realize it is hard to keep up with us (literally) as we've moved one too many times. In the coming weeks our address and phone number will change - I will send a mass email out with our new contact info. You can still reach us at jmbollman@yahoo.com.