Frankly, I'm not being too good about this blogging thing lately. Suffice it say, life in the New Year has been pretty good so far. There always continues to be things to do and errands to run, but the dawning of springtime is always a very hopeful time of year. We got off easy this winter. It was fairly mild. Now, spring seems upon us. I see bulbs budding, birds chirping constantly, squirrels out and about, sunnier days, warmer days.

The most exciting thing I can report at this time is that Keith and I are definitely going to Sweden in June 07! YAhOOOO! We booked our tickets this past weekend. We depart June 26th at 9:30 am, arrive early morning in Iceland and continue onto Stockholm. On the way back, we will stop for 3 days and 2 nights in Reykjavik. So psyched!!! It'll be pricy and is probably not our most financially solvent decision living in expensive ol Boston following a unemployment bout late last year on my part, but, I need to go. Its been five years and Keith and I barely had a honeymoon. We need a trip that's less about the people we see in the US and more about people and things I've not experienced in a long time. I feel like this is the last piece of the puzzle I am giving my husband, since the year abroad and semester abroad really shaped the person I am today.

We'll stay in my old stomping grounds (Eskilstuna, Sodermanland) for a week, make excursions around hopefully, and then, Stockholm for 5 days and 4 nights, hopefully with "host relations" in the area, then Iceland. It's going to be friggin awesome!

Also positively, I feel is my job. Things are going very well and I feel more comfortable and confident day-to-day. I feel like if I do not know something, I know where I can get a starting point of info. I like the culture. I like my faculty--I have a great desk. I feel like I'm in a good place for the first time since leaving college, and that's awesome too.

Keith is doing well. Unfortunately, March was not the healthiest of months. I had the common cold of hell and he got it, then he gave it back to me, etc. You probably see where this is going. I had a general malaise and some extended sick time, not fun. But I'm better now except for a little post nasal drip. Keith is better too.

Easter is coming up and we are flying to Pittsburgh, which I love, because I love flying for the most part and hate driving. This means Keith's parents aren't going to see us, which is not great, since they haven't seen us since the Christmas holidays. However, I'm confident we'll make a trek down there some long weekend. Probably it'll have to be Memorial Day weekend because I can't ask any more time off before the big two week trip, and we need at least 3 days.

All in all, things are good here in Gibbs-land. Please check in and let me know how things are!