The return of the blog

I've been thinking a lot about returning to the blog lately, so I decided it would be fitting to do so from the place where it all began- Clearwater Lodge. For the first time since we worked here, I am back for a visit. Will and I tried to get up here all summer, but the weather and our busy summer schedules did not cooperate. So I came up this weekend to get a bunch of reading done for my prelim (the big comprehensive paper I have to write on my specialty areas). You may be wondering why I am writing on the blog if I am supposed to be working, but I promise I have been productive:)

I have really been struck by the beauty and calming nature of, well....nature. This is not new news to many of you or even to me, but Will and I really spent our summer enjoying the city, so we haven't been camping AT ALL this summer (gasp!), and I didn't realize how badly I have missed it. The fall colors are just starting to emerge, the air is fresh, and the smell of pine is now mixed with that of dried leaves. Reading is a lot more fun when this is your surroundings rather than an office!

I suppose I should get everyone up to speed on our family lives a bit here since a lot has happened since the last post:) Will got his Master's in counseling psychology from Bethel in May and is starting his new job tomorrow! He will be traveling around the Cities, providing counseling for kids and families. Sadly, it will go in to the evenings, so me and Mosby will have to somehow keep ourselves entertained until he gets home (i.e. go for lots of runs and play fetch). We have gophers football season tickets again, and this year they are playing in their brand-new outdoor stadium. We've been looking forward to this season for a long time, and it has been worth the wait. So, most Saturdays we will be occupied with that this fall. What else? I was able to teach my very first class this summer and I loved it- I cannot wait to be doing it full time! Until then, it's back to the old grind of reading, writing, and TAing, but we are going to Atlanta for a conference at the end of next month that I am presenting at, so that'll be fun.

Well, I will try to post again before another 5 months go by (maybe even with pictures..oooo),

Kirsten