sleep in thin tents, caked with dirt...

- We've been busy. I've not posted. Oops.
- I graduated this past Saturday. It was a nice ceremony, a bit boring but not as boring as it was hyped up to be. It was quite warm, I sweat a lot which turned out to be the story of the weekend. My parents, great Aunt Bobbie, and Miriam's parents all came for the ceremony which was really great. We grilled Saturday afternoon before the ceremony and had an overall good time.
- We left right after my graduation to drive up to my parent's house because Jane was graduating Sunday morning at 10am. Her ceremony was nice as well though a number of people were incredibly rude. Once they started announcing names people decided to get up whenever they wanted and talk as though they were the only people in the room. It's one thing to shout for your graduate, as I did for Jane, it's another to act as though your graduate is the only one who matters. I sweat through my shirt there something fierce, it was a bit gross. It was good for Miriam to see Hamilton as well.
- I found myself a bit nostalgic for Jane as she was leaving Hamilton given that I've had some good times there when she's been there. One of my favorite times was skipping half a week of class last year to go to a show at Hamilton and hang out for five days.
- We're planning on heading down to the Pine Barrens today for a hike which should be fun.
- I've been a bit hush-hush on the blog as we try to figure out what comes next. I can't say anything right now about where we're going to be but big news should be coming out soon, so get ready, check the blog frequently.

little bit of gold and pager...

So it has been quite some time since I've posted here. Severe lack of motivation combined with a busy April meant no posting. But here's what's happened/is happening
- I finished seminary. Blam. Done. All I need to do now is graduate. It feels good but has yet to sink in really. I think the fact that Miriam is the one looking for jobs right now and I'm waiting until she gets one to look makes it feel like I'm not graduating.
- April was an incredibly busy month. We went to the Smokies for a week, were back in Princeton a week, Miriam went to Michigan for a week, then Texas two days later for an interview, then back here, then it was May.
- We cooked last night for the first time since before we left for the Smokies. When I say cooked I mean more than a meal that we could open some cans and put together in 5 minutes. We were a little rusty but the food turned out good.
- I was finally able to attend the Youth Ministry Forum that the seminary puts on each year. The past two years it has been during finals which made it difficult to have any interest in it. It was refreshing to attend some seminars that dealt with real practical issues.
- My time at Westfield Presbyterian Church is coming to an end soon which is sad. I have been there all 3 years of seminary and have really grown into myself there and developed a lot of really great relationships which I will be sad to say goodbye to, but life moves on forward and I suppose it's the nature of the beast.