Happy Holidays!

It's December...15 days until Christmas! I hope everyone has their shopping done. The fall semester is almost over. Finals week is upon us. Jim and I are looking forward to a much needed winter break. We can feel the holiday cheer in the air. Our Christmas tree is up, the house is decorated, and we are looking forward to our first Christmas as husband and wife! We are going to see The Nutcracker next week (one of my personal favorites!) at the performing arts center on campus. We will be spending Christmas with Jim's parents in North Carolina and are hoping for snow. From our family to yours: Merry Christmas!

Puerto Rico

We just returned from a fun-filled, energetic, adventurous 4 day trip to Puerto Rico. It was nothing short of amazing!!! There was electricity in the air mixed with the calm, slow-going attitude found in the carribean. The coffee and food was terrific. We got a chance to practice some spanish and relax on the beach. We started our trip in Old San Juan where we walked around downdown on the cobblestone streets and made our way over to San Cristobal Fort. It has a wonderfully rich history and is one heck of a site to see. The following day we drove to the middle of the island to visit the El Yunque Rain Forrest. Wow! It was unbelieveable! That afternoon we hopped on a ferry to Vieques, a small island off of the mainland that is home to the world's brighest bioluminesient bay, called Mosquito Bay. We kayaked out to the middle of the bay and swam. Every movement caused a flash of blueish-green light that was totally breath-taking! The light is caused by aggitating dinoflagellates (plankton-like organisims) who use the flash as defense against predation. After our bio-bay tour we slept on the beach at one of Vieques most beautiful, hidden bays. We heard the popular Reggaeton music and the famous call of the Coqui frog all over the island. The following day we spent some time at the beach, and did some snorkling off of the shore, and saw an amazing coral reef. Jim even made friends with an octopus and jellyfish! We took the ferry back to the mainland and hit a street festival in San Juan. We tasted some food and had a few pina coladas and took in the local culture. That night we stayed at the Windchime Inn in San Juan. It was a neat little place that was full of character! On our last day we traveled to Arecibo Observatory. There we saw the world's largest radio telescope. It was huge! Later that day we returned to San Juan and wandered the streets of old San Juan one last time to picked up some souvineers before reluctantly heading to the airport. It really was amazing and we can't wait to have more island adventures soon.

Updates

Well, it's been awhile since our last blog and we have some news to share. I am leaving my current job with ASC next week. I have accepted a job on campus working for the Mechanical & Aerospace Department. I made this decision after agonizing for days over the pros and cons. I think that I will be happier there and it will afford me more time for studying, etc.. We will also be traveling to Puerto Rico at the end of this month with a small group of friends. We are looking forward to it :o) Other than that, it's business as normal.

Professional Wedding Pictures

The wedding pictures are finally online and available for viewing. Go to the following website: http://www.collages.net. The username is: Misti and Jim and the password is : 21901. Take a look at them and let us know what you think.

Finally!

I went out to check on the chickens (Guddie and Jo) this afternoon and found a nice suprise. They had laid their first eggs!!!! Three of them! We thought they would never lay. After changing their food and givng them some new nesting materials, we finally have eggs. This might not seem blog worthy, but we are so excited! No more buying eggs at the grocery store. YAY!

The life and times...

Welcome family and friends! Thanks for taking the time to check out our site. We thought that this would be the best way to share stories, pictures, and plans with all of you at one time. I am going to try to keep this site updated, but life can get pretty hectic at times. I am also still trying to get the hang of this site programing thing, but check back soon to see what is going on with the Keiths!