Saturday the 20th Mark and I celebrated our eleven year anniversary. Truly doesn't seem possible that eleven years has passed since we said our "I do's". We decided that time flies when you're having fun! We spent the day together, as Jace headed over to Grandma and Papa's on Saturday. We hit Goodwood (of course) for a nice dinner and had the best of intentions to go see a movie, but decided we didn't think we could stay awake that long. LOL! I guess with more years, comes old fogie syndrome!
It's hard to believe that summer is over. Not sure where it went, but the leaves are definitely changing and it's getting darker earlier each night. Jace saw the sled in the garage last night and wanted to get it out and go for a ride...Mark informed him we needed snow first! I'm sure it won't be long.....
In my last post I eluded to the fact that some things would be changing in the Bateman household. I have made the decision to go part-time and spend more time on "life" and less on "work". It was a difficult decision, but in the end one I know that I will not regret. This past week was my first part-time week, and was a bit of an adjustment. I am doing a job share with a great HP co-worker, and it will take a bit to get all the kinks worked out. I can already tell my biggest obstacle is going to be getting over the work guilt. I feel like I should be checking my email every hour and completing everything on my own. Old habits die hard I guess.
Along with the decision to go part-time, comes the even bigger decision to move back to Eastern Oregon. The opportunity to be closer to family, simplify and slow things down a bit is one we can't pass up. Lots of things have to fall into place before we head that direction. Please think positive thoughts for us, as this real estate market is a bit scary!
I haven't been taking many pics the last couple of weeks, but here are a couple that wrap up our summer. A couple of pool pics from the grandparents (water fights - of course!), swimming in our backyard in the froggy pool, and then a picture from a fun day at the Porter's with our friend Paige.
