I really hope to reach out to some friends and family that perhaps I haven't spoken to in awhile and so I thought the best place to start would be to tell you about how each of us are doing and what is going on in our lives.

Family

Jennifer and I have been married now for seven and a half years which seems unbelievable. We have our own little condo here in Reno and Jennifer really enjoys doing home improvement projects, I whine about them a little less now. We have adopted the most perfect little girl this past April, her name is Bailey and she completely owns both of us.

Matthew

I currently am employed at The Men's Wearhouse, where I have worked for the past five years. They have been really good to me and in answer to the question that everyone always asks, yes, I have seen George, just a few weeks ago in fact. I am also currently going to college, my major is secondary education and I have a lot longer left than I would care to admit.

I finally arrived at education as a major as the result of my current assignment at church. I teach an early morning seminary class for about fifteen students ranging in age from 14 to 18. There are a lot of days when I want to quit and never look back but then something happens to let you know that at least someone at some point in time appreciates you. Just last week a student approached me after class and thanked me for my teaching, even saying he had contemplated quitting seminary after last year with a different teacher. Teenagers are not always the most tactful but they mean what they say, to receive a spontaneous compliment from one is such a great feeling. I know that public schools have their problems but I feel that is all the more reason for me to go, they need teachers that care.

I have taught seminary for three years now, it requires me to wake up about four o' clock in the morning every weekday so I am pretty groggy most of the time, I wouldn't trade it though for anything.

Jennifer

Jennifer recieved her accounting degree from UNR back in 2006. She is working at Ferrari-Lund, a local real estate office. She does bookkeeping for them as well as just about anything else they need. They have been really good to her, even allowing her to bring Bailey with her to work everyday. Far from being inconvenienced they love her there.

Jennifer not only works and takes care of Bailey but she is also volunteering at church as a counselor in the Relief Society, our women's organization. What's more she is also my cheerleader, frequently offering pick me ups to help me stay focused and successful in school, I could not do it with out her.

Bailey

Bailey as I said earlier is trying out her first words, she also has a fatal attraction to stairs, she loves them. Unfortunately she is still a little unsteady climbing them so we need to keep a sharp lookout for her and spot her whenever she tries to scale the staircase.