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Playing Catch-Up!

I’ve been back in the U.S. for over a week now, but haven’t spent any time updating the blog. So, here’s a quick post and some pictures to get you up to speed: Wedding We started out a crazy few weeks with a drive to central Illinois for the wedding of our friends Brandy and …

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Here and there…

Washington D.C. to Doha, Qatar! Here are some photo updates from the last week or so… Erin sent me some photos of a park she discovered when exploring our neighborhood last week. Again, you’ll notice she failed to send me any photos of her pretty face – so, if you want to actually see Erin …

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The Weekend that Wasn’t

Well, last weekend was Labor Day. Not that it was noticed around our house at all. Erin works on Sundays and Mondays usually – and I worked 20 hours of overtime during the course of the weekend on a project deadline that has come and past more than a week ago at this point. Working …

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An update, and a ramble…

For those of you who have followed my job search this year, you know that it has not been without it’s stumbling blocks. It has been drought or monsoon with the opportunities – and it appears to be back to monsoon season. Not something I should complain about given the current economic state. TOBB University: …

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Save the Post Office!

Last Thursday Erin and I headed into San Francisco to attend a post office rally with her parents – Jeff and Sylvia – who are both letter carriers. We went to protest a move to 5 day mail delivery. While most of us would survive if we didn’t get mail on Saturday – this contraversial  measure  would …

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Rachel’s New Job!

As you know, I am currently working in Ankara, Turkey for the summer. I am instructing English 101 and English 201 at TOBB University of Economics and Technology. Starting in two weeks I  will be instructing summer school courses for those unlucky students who don’t pass this semester! I am currently sitting in my room …