A Shout from the Rooftops!

http://news.byu.edu/archive06-Oct-hike.aspx

 

We're thrilled to announce that Steven just accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at 

Brigham Young University in Provo, UT! 

The department is an ideal fit for Steven and his research and teaching interests, with the added bonus that Cristie grew up in Provo and has lots of family and friends in the area, including her mom and stepdad who teach at BYU in the English department. We loved our experiences as students there and feel strongly about the mission of the university. 

Like us, our boys are are overjoyed at the prospect of living near grandparents, great-grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins on both sides, and old friends, but sad to leave our friends and family in the East. If you ask Ben, he'll say, "What's that word that means good and bad at the same time? Oh yeah--bittersweet."

Therefore, we're counting on you to COME VISIT us and

• hike the ruggedly-beautiful Rocky Mountains 
• explore southern Utah's red-rock country
• visit the sites of the 2002 Winter Olympics
• tour the LDS (Mormon) Temple Square in Salt Lake City
• ski the greatest snow on earth

Our door is always open to you. Thank you to all who have been hoping and praying for us! We feel very blessed.

Averaged Bliss

I'm grateful for:

1) 13 blissful years with Steven (you know, averaged out through the ups and downs). He's as perfect as they come. (And thanks for Jen for babysitting for our rare date out!)

2) My mom. She's also as perfect as they come. Not only did she carry me around for 9 months, change all those cloth diapers, and put up with all my teenage angst, she still listens to my adult angst and loves and supports my family brilliantly--even from afar.

3) My kids. When I came home today after a great visiting teaching visit, Sam and Ben had posted notes and arrows for me to follow to find a treasure of cards and drawings they had made for me--all on their own while Steven and the younger boys napped!

4) Another wonderful visit with 93-year-old Dorothy. She's as sweet as they come. And thanks to Gerri who knew just the right gifts to bring Dorothy for Mother's Day.

5) Flannery O'Connor who went really well with my scripture study yesterday and reawakened my dormant literary sensibilities.