Hello friends. I apologize for the lack of posts. I guess I just haven't taken any pictures lately, so I don't think of posting. But I suppose I could just write from time to time.
So what's been going on in the Ippel household? Honestly, not a whole lot...but life is good and things are moving along.
Jon had his big 30th birthday in January. Woo hoo! Man...that makes ME feel old. I'm still in school and have no kids and I'm almost 30. Jon doesn't seem to be bothered by this (especially the no-kids thing). I guess the most important thing is to be young at heart, right?
Jon's job has been going really well, although he is swamped. He kindof did it to himself though -- he initiated a bunch of stuff and now has to follow through on it. It's good though because he is challenged and feels as though he is making a difference.
Jon's brother Nick has about 2 more weeks with us before he moves on to the next step in his life (which is still a bit unknown).
I am happy with the way my schooling is going - I've been working hard at my classes and plugging away at my thesis. I recently got hired to be an on-call birth assistant at a local birth center. My first on-call weekend is at the end of the month and I'm super excited. The center is called Heart 2 Heart - you can learn more about it at http://www.h2hbirthcenter.com/
Also, I'll be taking the neonatal resuscitation program in March. I'm thrilled to be getting back into the whole "birth scene".
This weekend I'm running my second 1/2 marathon - up in Jacksonville. My good friend from Michigan is coming down and running it with me, so it should be fun. We are not going for speed - just for distance and good conversation.
Oh, my other BIG news is that I FINALLY got my birthday bike and it's AWESOME!!! I have gone on one long bike ride so far and I loved it. I have a few friends who like to bike on the weekends, so I hope to join them. I'm also supposed to start taking swimming lessons from a friend of mine. So ya...the running, the biking, the swimming...all adds up to....you guessed it! A triathalon! Nothing major - just sprints. The swimming kills me - so a sprint triathalon is all I'll ever be able to do.
Well, I wish I could ask Jon if he had anything to add...but he's busy at work. He might want me to tell you all that he won at dominos again last night. He always wins.
That's all for now. Stay tuned..... (but not at the edge of your seat)
