Scrapbooks

This spring/summer I've been able to finish two scrapbooks.

I finally completed the 36-page book from our vacation to Hawaii in 2006.

This one had gotten put aside several times to complete other shorter books. We had a ton of pictures from this trip and I didn't even put all of them in! This has to be one of my favorite pages (although I have lots) - this was at the top of Haleakala in Maui. We had some very cool pictures and it was awesome to be there in person.

I also completed the 19-page book from our vacation to Jamaica this past September - our first big vacation that we took by ourselves.

This book was much easier because everything was fresh in mind when I was working on it. This is one of my favorite pages of when we went on the "canopy tour" (ziplines through the hills). It was one of the most exciting and adventurous things we did while in Jamaica. I'm glad Chris decided he could do it even though he is weary of heights.

Now I'm starting on a couple of things. One of them is a book of Maggie. I thought it was time I did a book about her since we have a fair number of pictures. In fact I'll probably have to add some more pages behind the "E" to fit all of the ones I printed off. It was fun to look at the pictures of her as a puppy - she was so tiny! I'm sure there will also be more pictures from when we go to the lake in a few weeks!

The Search Continues

I had a job interview last Monday at a consulting firm in town. It seemed to have gone well. I had actually interviewed with them when we were first coming to Lafayette. But I found out today that they can't hire me right now. Instead of hiring a new person for the West Lafayette office, they have to utilize their current employees in the Indianapolis office that have minimal work right now.

So it's back to looking again. That's ok. It would have been bittersweet to get a job right now as we have a vacation planned to Lake of the Ozarks in July. (I probably would not have been going to the lake if I had a job offer.) Don't get me wrong, I would have been ecstatic to have a job, but I also love going to the lake. I'm now looking forward to spending time with Chris' family and probably my family too, seeing Maggie wear her lifevest again, waterskiing, riding the waverunner, soaking up the sun, and just enjoying being in such a beautiful and relaxing place. Wow...just writing this is getting me excited!