Here we go...

The decision has been made.  Michigan here we come!  I found a job working in Muskegon at Timberland Charter Academy, a K-8 school.  I'll be teaching middle-school inclusion to students with special needs.  I'm excited about changing grades and getting some different experiences under my belt.  Sarah has started looking for positions and there are some prospects...we're praying that she finds something she loves...it'll come:)  She has patience. 

We are excited to be very close to Sarah's family and much closer to my family.  While Colorado is still far, driving could be an option and flights are definitely cheaper.  We are looking to live on the northwestern side of Grand Rapids so that I can jump on the interstate and get to work.  We haven't found a place yet, but we are looking.  We think we will rent an apartment for at least the first year...just to get our stuff unpacked and ready in time for me to start work.  Anyway....we'll keep people updated, but we just wanted to put it out there: The Draegers are coming to Michigan!

Red Sox 2012

Baseball baby!  Well..since the epic Red Sox collapse of 2012, tickets were very cheap and we decided to squeeze a game into our busy schedule.  Little did we know our view would be obstructed by a massive beam.  As you will see, the organization has taken steps to ensure that we didn't miss anything in the game.  However, the Red Sox are celebrating their 100 year anniversary of Fenway Park, so Sarah got nostalgic.  AND, the previous two games we went to were rained out...we needed this one to be great...it was ok, but the food was GREAT. Shout out to Kettle Korn:)

If you ever buy tickets in the Grand Stands...look out for Section 4.  In the picture you can see that they put in a tv so that you can see home plate and first base, but it's just not the same.  From my seat I could see home plate, but not first base.  From Sarah's seat you could see first base, but not home plate.  Between the two of us, we could watch all the action.  The tv had a 5 second or so delay...so it was weird to be 5 seconds behind the rest of the crowd..who was watching it live. 

Watch out!

There they are: Youk at 3rd and Pedroia at 2nd.  They are our favorite members of the team. 

After the game we walked from Fenway to Downtown Crossing.  We took pictures along the way and this last one is part of Boston's skyline.  Sometimes we like living in this city.  This was one of those times.  It was almost 11:30pm and relatively quiet.  Everyone was out of town because most of the schools had graduated and it was Memorial Day weekend, so the working crowd wasn't there either. 

Boston Cantata Singers

 This semester, I got to sing with the Boston Cantata Singers.  They are a semi-professional chorus in the Boston area.  We rehearsed for 7 weeks, for 3 hours every Wednesday night.  The week of the performance we had rehearsal on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and then the performance on Saturday night.  It was a big time commitment, but it was a good time.  

We realized that this was the first time Sarah had "seen" me sing.  Even though it wasn't solo, it was still a performance.  PLUS, I had to wear a tux...and she was excited about that.  I had bought a new suit for our wedding...so this was a first.  

 

Jordan Hall at NEC

The pictures are blurry because Sarah couldn't use flash.  I'm the "bald headed beauty" in the back row...as Sarah put it.