January Ramblings

Alright, time to get my Blog on.  

BABY STUFF

First off, As blogged by Shannon we are expecting a boy in May sometime.  I'd prefer this boy come a little earlier rather than later cuz Shannon was hating life the last month or so with James.  However, she is doing awesome this pregnancy so it might not be so bad this time. 

We have a name pretty much picked out but don't want to publish it for a few reasons, the most important being we will need to see the kid before we are set on what we should call him.  For example, if he comes out with red hair his name is going to be Chet. If he comes out with brown or blonde hair we'll most likely go with the name we have picked out.  So yeah, you'll just have to wait.  However, it is the name of an American college if you'd care to narrow it down with that info.  And no, it's not Drake. 

JOB STUFF

I started with Lockheed Martin as an Engineering Planner on Dec 1, and it's been pretty great.  The 10 minute commute, the increased salary, the lack of office drama (everyone at my last work was sleeping around with each other and getting divorces), the career growth opportunities, and every other friday off are all AWESOME.  In fact, hear this now, I will NEVER work for another company unless they have this schedule.  It's like having 26 extra days off a year in addition to your holiday days and 3 weeks of PTO.  So yeah, I might switch to four 10's, but I like to work to live and not vice versa, and thus me likey the off fridays.  Also, during this time of recession, Lockheed is killing it and adding new business all the time. So yeah. 

JAMES STUFF

I would be amiss if I didn't mention what James is now calling the following.

Pig - Nose 

Monsters Inc movie - Roar's 

Cars movie - Brrrr's

Elephants -  Brrrr's 

Outside - Side

I really enjoy taking James outside "side" when I get home from work.  He runs and gets his coat and snow boots.  

BYU BASKETBALL

This team is bringing me a lot of happiness.  They are playing awesome.  I had the opportunity to watch them play Wake Forest in the Marriott Center on Jan 3rd. It was the 2nd largest home crowd in history and missed being first by 10 people.  The place was electric and like nothing I'd ever experienced in the Marriott Center before.  It was really cool despite Wake beating us in the final 2 minutes.  Wake is the best team in the country and proved it by mopping up the Tarheals last Sunday. 

This is the year we win a tourney game.  Promised!  Expect lots of running diaries on this blog in the weeks to come.