He is fascinated with all things that are not designed to be toys, which I suppose is typical of a little one. This morning he spent 20 minutes playing with my deodorant. I think he thought the twisting knob at the bottom was pretty awesome. He loves Rossi, which includes watching her roam, yanking her fur, and playing tug of war with her rope toy. Rossi is completely tolerant of the not-so-fun playing and already knows to play extra gentle with the kind of playing she loves. I think they'll be the best of friends.
We are packing and gearing up to move here in about 2-3 weeks, and we've been taking car loads of boxes every time we visit up north. My good friend Shannon, her 14-month old daughter Hayden, and their dog Rogue will be living with us while Shannon's husband, Zac is serving overseas in Afghanistan. During out last visit, Hayden and Wyatt traded pacifiers within about 5 minutes of us being there (gross!), and they are already learning to share. We hope they will get along great and be able to play together through the next several months.
Packing and moving, to me, means graduation. I couldn't be more excited! I still have my cap sitting above where I work, so I always have a little extra motivation to finish out these last 2 weeks strong. Yes, 2 weeks from tomorrow, I will be done done done! I have some pretty hefty assignments lying between me and that finish line, but I can see the finish line tape, and that's the best incentive ever!
I also have a job lined up at PacificSource Health Plans up in Tigard. The position is a temp job running through October, after which we'll see if they have a place for me! I'll be working as a Wellness Specialist, organizing wellness events and programs, serving on the wellness committee, evaluating existing programs, developing a "Wellness Challenge" for employees and members, and doing other various office work and networking. My work with Public Health Club and Public Health Week played a huge role in my getting this position, and I will be doing a lot of the same types of things, so I am excited to get started. I plan to kick booty and make it so they can't live without me by October's end!
Stuart has eagerly and excitedly put in his 2 weeks notice at Togo's and TJMaxx, and he applied for a transfer to the Sherwood Target. Much to my surprise, he actually likes the Target job! He says that although he hates waking up at 3am, he likes that he gets to have work out of the way by 9am, and he gets paid pretty well. Personally, I think he also likes that he doesn't have to socialize or interact with customers because no one is awake at 3am! Either way, we are so proud of him for all his hard work and his willingness to provide for our little family. He has already gotten another jot to replace his Target work and the other places he's leaving, but he's currently waiting for one of the positions to open up that offers full time and benefits. We are told it won't be long!
He'll be returning to school in the fall, heading to PCC to brush up on math and physics before he heads to PSU to finish out his engineering degree. He is anxious to go back to school, and I can see the ambition flowing from him! He selflessly offered to stop going to school and provide for us while I finish school, so it is my turn to do the same while he finishes up! I think he's also thrilled to spend more time with Wyatt. (Especially time that he's not completely sleep deprived!)
Just a few side notes before I close out this posting and get back to that paper (which I'm 85% done with, by the way!)--
1. If anyone is coming down for graduation and has a truck, I would love for you to bring it! We are trying to make our whole move in one trip without renting a U-haul. We'll have everything packed and in a pile waiting for the move, so it will just be loading, driving, and unloading. We'd really appreciate the help! Trailers are great too. We just have couches, dressers, tvs, and beds that require space!
2. My graduation party is officially scheduled for Sunday, June 19th. It's mostly just family, but if any friends want to join us, you're welcome to. It will be in the afternoon, I think I wrote 2-5 on the invites. Yes, I realize that's Father's Day, and we will probably celebrate that too! It's potluck style, so bring a dish! We'll have burgers, but all the sides are up to you guys.
3. Wyatt's birthday is also officially scheduled and will be on Sunday, July 10th from 2:00-5:00pm. Invitations will go out to family via snail mail sometime next month, but friends and social-networking-savvy family members can also RSVP to our Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=hp#!/event.php?eid=211246302243451. It looks like it will be a full house, so if you have lawn chairs, please bring them! We'll probably be spending most of our time outside. We'll have desserts and small snacks, so eat lunch before you head over!
Love you all and can't wait to live a bit closer to our friends and family.
Wyatt's zillions of videos just take too long to upload to this blog, so I managed to uncover an old YouTube account, and I'll be uploading them there from now on and just posting the links!
Until next time...
VIDEOS -
Walking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHr8m-Hugd8
High Fiving: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AQ4F7kjSuA
Knockover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEcht51GSSk
Playing catch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8eBtezqIBA
Riding his new bike: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFOEkGqCL20
Loving cantaloupe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwnwhdRiTW8
PICTURES -
(most of these are from the first week of May. I haven't been able to upload more recently than that!)
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| He loved playing in the big box. |
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| Just being the cutest baby alive. No biggie! |
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| Lunch with Great Grandma and Grandpa, Mom (me) and Wyatt. |
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| He loved Great Grandpa's rocking chair from when He was little! |
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| He also couldn't get enough of Great Grandpas cars! |
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| CHEESE! |
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| Mama and Wyatt on Mother's Day |
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