Moving On...

Well, okay. I guess it's time to update this blog. The last time I wrote we were checking out colleges for Alec. So...we've gone through the application process, and of the three universities to which Alec applied, he was accepted to two. I don't know if he has heard from San Francisco State, come to think of it...Hmm. Anyway, he was accepted to San Jose State and Cal State Polytechnic in Pomona. yay! He has chosen to enroll at San Jose, which has an amazing program in Computer Science, his chosen major. 

I am very excited about this next step for Alec and am focusing on that, not the fact that he is moving out in just a couple of months. Yikes! I'm very happy that SJSU is minutes away from my sister and her family, and also our former Youth Director, Elizabeth, one of our family's closest friends! Alec will be surrounded by love and support, which makes me feel very comfortable about this move. Plus, he's more than ready for this challenge :)

As he is finishing up his Senior Year, he has taken on a Senior Project: building his own computer. I would list some of the specifics, but I really haven't a clue about them. I do know this--it's a gaming computer that is super fast and crazy amazing. He purchased each component individually, and assembled the computer himself in a couple of evenings. It's the kind of thing that will be nice to be able to bring up in conversation with his professors as he starts getting into his computer classes. That kind of experience will be helpful and put him above others down the line. Yeah, I'm kind of proud of him about it!

As for the rest of us, we continue on. Michael is busy at work--really busy. He's also finishing his last in-class semester at school. The next couple of years will be in the field doing practicums and internships and behind a desk writing his dissertation. I am working on getting my business going and hoping I'm busy once Alec has moved out! Our oldest kitty, Maddy, just turned 17, so we are treating her gently and always grateful for her companionship. Our middle kitty, Sophie (7), tries to mind her own business until the baby, Horatio (2 1/2), wreaks havoc and disrupts all of our lives! Never a quiet moment with him around! 

And that sums up the goings on around here. I'd like to say I'll write more frequently, but there's really no guarantee....so....until next time!