New home!!

After a year and a half of living in the hotel, Andy and I have packed our bags and found a new place to live. We are in the process (when I say we I mean Andy because I am in MI) of moving our belongings down valley about 10 miles or so to a town named Avon. Avon has more of a small town feel then Vail does and we will be living in a subdivision of sorts with other people from work and church. We are excited to expand a bit. In fact, we will not know what do do with all of the extra space! After living in a little studio for so long, we are going to get lost in our three bedroom townhouse!! We are so thankful for this wonderful opportunity and felt really special when friends from church offered their place to us. So, come January our physical address will change and a new chapter in our life will begin.


Our old living room, dining room, and bedroom...














Our new living room














and dining room!!!














Our old kitchen...
















Our new kitchen!!!



























Andy's favorite part of the new place...the two car garage!!

Long time no post...

Dear friends and family,
Life is flying by. I can't believe I have been back in Colorado for 2 weeks already and that I am returning to Michigan in 1 week! We finally have snow on the mountain, hooray!! The town is absolutely beautiful! Sadly, we have both been extremely busy lately and have not had a chance to enjoy the mountain yet. We do have our skis out of storage finally so we are working in the right direction. Andy has been working long hours in preparation for the Christmas rush. His major project right now is lighting. He has been shopping for new lamps for all of the rooms in order to create a more warm, homey feel. Also, apparently it was a bit difficult to read in bed before in some of the rooms. The project is definitely coming along but he still has a long way to go. School is in full swing again. We are hitting the books hardcore between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Right after Thanksgiving, one of my 7th grade classes transitioned from the traditional 7th grade PreAlgebra curriculum to the 8th grade Algebra curriculum. We are attempting to work through all of the material in a matter of only 2 trimesters. The kids are doing really well and are holding on as we blast through 2-3 sections a day. I am so proud of them! In other news, I have joined a Math cohort as a part of a grant program the district obtained this year. The program is 2 fold. The focus of the first few days is mathematical content. We are taking a math class! The focus of the second part of the program is on teaching the mathematics. I am excited to see where this program will lead.
There is so much to tell but my break is over now so I have to go. See you again soon!
Christine :)