Holy crap Dan having a baby?! Not the actual process, but being a parent? I have little confidence in that family. However, when I first heard Abe was beginning his family, I was quite surprised and obviously he is a wonderful and capable parent now. So who knows - kids raising kids is crappy, but I know a quite immature adult who is like 40 and has managed to raise at least 1 of his 3 children pretty well, a little earlier to tell with the 3rd, but who knows!

And Siggie poo if you don't believe in God, or at least in his importance, why should it matter what he thinks? We all love you : )

Hannah - Jacob's little sister - had surgery today. She had part of her nose (the inside) shaved off (I forgot the technical term and it's not the adnoids, if I heard it I'd know it - starts with a t I think - trodent maybe, who knows, anyways) and she also had tubes put in her ears. Apparently there was lots of bleeding so the surgery took longer, and whenever she sits up blood poors out of her nose, and she'll probably start puking the blood that has poured down her throat eventually! I feel bad for her! We bought her an Ernest movie (I despise knowing we used out money for that crap, but Jacob loves those movies), and a card.

Laura Kuehl is getting married, I am sure everyone knows already. But if anyone is going to be around Rapids area this weekend and bored I am going to be in town. Laura's bridal shower and bachelorette party is Saturday. The shower is during the day and then we're going to the community center (I didn't even know Rapids had one) and doing 'pottery' things (we've been invited to bring alcohol as well). Not sure how alcohol and making pottery things will go together but what the hell, sounds like fun to me : )

Also I am going to be having a PartyLite thingy over here at the apartment in December sometime - probably either the 9th or 16th and it'd be cool if any of you would like to come to it! We have room to crash over night, and we could have our own little party afterwards if you'd like! I'll be sending invites, so if I don't already have your updated address email me it at LaGraf@Charter.net : )

So that was huge and a well needed break from all my dumb homework! I registered for next semester and I am only taking 13 credits : ) The least amount of credits I've ever taken! I get to graduate with my class in May, however my diploma majors will be for Educational Studies and History, but not much I can do with an Ed. Studies degree alone, but I am planning on coming back to student teach in the fall of 04 and I will be certified in December : )

Also Jacob and I have been talking lots about not moving out to Denver and settling down somewhere in WI. Not in Rapids nor Ripon and probably a larger area, at least over 60,000 we're aiming for. And where ever we can both get decent jobs! We figure the cost of living is huge in Denver (our friends pay close to 1500 a month for rent in an apartment similar to ours here). Although I'd be teaching and he'd have some business management position (that degree is pretty flexible), that still would probably be 'getting us by' and we'd be spending what we didn't need on entertainment with friends, rather than savings and stuff! Housing costs are so low right now and we'd like to start a family like 3 or 4 years from now, and moving half way across the country and back between then might not be worth it. We love visiting our friends in Denver and it'll always be our 2nd home, but we wanna make our own home soon : ) Apartment life isn't all it's cracked up to be, and it's worthless to keep paying rent. Considering the cost of homes; in the next 2 years (the time we have to rent) we could have bought a decent house.

So that is my life lately and everything! : ) Hope everyone is doing well in whatever you are doing! I miss you girls so much and looking forward to getting together soon! : ) Does anyone have plans for the day after Thanksgiving? Like morning/afternoon? I propose we get together then - I'll send an email out, too, but you are all invited to my parents' house for like a lunch or whatever and just to hang out! Bring pictures from recently or whenever! I'll be sure to remember all the 1000 of our wedding pictures : ) Looking forward to seeing you guys! Love you all!