Is it March already?

Most of the people who we love and care about will not hear anything new during this "catch-up", but here is what Ashley and I have been doing since we came back from New Zealand at the beginning of September last year.

We re-roofed my dad's house with shingles that I gave him...that were given to me. Also put some new gutters on it.
Attended my brother and sister-in-law's wedding
Went to stay in Texas with my grandmother, who we call Mimi, who has Alzheimer's
Came back to Atlanta and then to Charlotte in the week before Christmas when Ashley's aunt Joy died
Left Texas after our birthdays and headed back to NC, stopping in Charlotte and then heading up to West Jefferson
Moved into a cabin owned by some friends

West Jefferson is about twenty-five minutes from Boone, where Ashley has applied as a transfer student to complete her undergraduate studies-focusing on Nutrition.

I am negotiating a deal with a chiropractor to practice massage out of her office, as well as working in the evenings at a local college burrito bar. Ashley is going to work as a server at the other restaurant that the owner of the burrito bar is about to open, a combination theater/live music venue with a kitchen and bar called the Reel House. I am also looking for employment with one of the rafting/adventure companies in the area, which would be just for the warm season.

Our dates for pilgrimage fall during Ridvan, near the end of the month of April, and we have done a lot of back and forth on whether or not we should go. At the moment, we feel like we will be leaving mid-April for the Middle East.

Our cabin has multiple beds, and we would love some visitors. So send us an email. Our phone numbers have changed, because our previous service doesn't work up here.

One last thing...thank you SO MUCH to all of our family and friends who have supported us with places to stay, food to eat, and just generally opening up their homes and lives to us as we have "wandered" from place to place since November of 2008 when we got married. We are very excited to finally have a place we can call our own, with the knowledge that we (at least plan to!) will be staying put for a minimum of two years.