Allright, E is having too much fun with her spreadsheets to want to go home yet, so I decided to contribute another post.

Well, I no longer have pins in my right wrist. I went in for my "hardware removal" on Wednesday. Although it was a bit more involved than I anticipated (I was knocked out and groggy for quite some time), things went well (at least we think so, E wasn't in the room when the surgeon came in after the surgery and I only know he was there because the nurse told me so. I met with a physical therapist (or physical terrorist as a friend calls them) who nearly made me cry by doing all this crazy stuff (e.g., trying to bend my wrist) and then told me to do likewise 5-6 times a day. Its weird, but after 8 weeks in a brace my wrist is no longer sure its supposed to be a joint.

So, if you've been following things you'll know we've been leaving some hints these last days about our future employment...here's today's clue. This is actually the "mascot" of our future job.

Corvallis has been sunny and happy these past few days. In a rematch of last year, our baseball team played North Carolina in the finals of the College World Series. Unlike last year where the Beavs repeatedly survived elimination game after elimination game, this year they sailed through the tournament. They only trailed one inning and won a record 4 games by 6 runs or more. Not bad for a bunch of boys from a small NW school. Here's a few photos to highlight the run...

I was able to go to the second super regional game we hosted versus Michigan. The Beavs performed quite admirably and dispatched the Wolverines fairly easily. This was all the more satisfying since I am now contractually obligated to despise Michigan (this is another hint about the job offer E alluded to below...).


2006 dog pile

2007 version

Our Mayor...can't you see why he won in a landslide?

Team with trophy

Lastly, I return to the doc tomorrow to get the pins removed from my wrist. So, here's a robo-arm thumbs up in what I hope is the final day with my full brace. After 2 months in this thing, I think I get a slimmed down version tomorrow and will actually be able to use my elbow again. Three chears for elbows!

Go Beavs!

I've never been a huge baseball fan, but I am really impressed with our little Beaver team. They won the college world series (why is it called that when only US teams are involved?) last year and are trying to do it again. They are back in Omaha and won their first game against Cal State Fullerton on Saturday. They play Arizona State this afternoon. Good Luck Beavs!

Much Excitement

Our lives have been very exciting the past little bit. I'm finishing a PhD and Eric and I have been trying to figure out what we are going to do now. We have been so blessed to have many possible opportunities. Although that has meant a lot of travel and stressful interviews. This week the perfect job offer came our way. While I don't want to make any official announcements yet, I'll give you a little hint.