Catching up

I'm starting to think that blog time is like reverse dog years or something, because to me it doesn't seem that long ago that I posted and yet here it is almost three weeks later. I don't want this blog to turn into one of those things that feels like a chore or an obligation, but to be honest, not that much is going on over here that's worth talking about. It snowed for the first time of the season a couple of days ago. I'm in the midst of preparing exam questions. We had a lovely Thanksgiving at Dan and Mette's. Mette spent a year in Battle Creek, MI, back in high school, so she's started celebrating the holiday in lieu of the more traditional Christmas parties they give here starting mid-November.

Some people have been wondering what Sara and I have planned for next year during my research sabbatical, so here's the skinny: we're moving back to Seattle for a few months so I can do book research and attend some conferences (SCMS,GDC). Sara will go back in January to look for work and a temporary furnished apartment (if any of you think you might have leads, let us know), and then I will come in February after having tied up loose ends here. We were wondering what to do with our apartment here, but as it turns out, our landlord is terminating our lease in February anyway for reasons related to his finances. This is a good thing in that it is one less thing for us to worry about, but it is a bad thing in that it means we'll have to find a new place when we get back to DK in September/October. You might recall how much fun we had with that the first time around.

We're also going to be picking up my car. Or rather, my Mom will be driving it up from Utah after using for a few months upon returning from Morocco. Things have had a funny way of coming full circle since we moved to Denmark. The car has been sitting in Geoff's driveway for longer than I can admit without cringing, and I was wondering whether I ever might figure out what to do with it. But now that we're coming back to the States over a full year later, it's suddenly convenient that we held onto the car this long. I miss my car.

There are other things afoot, both private and professional, that are better left undiscussed in a semi-public space like this, but it's safe to say that the coming months will be full of opportunities and decisions for Sara and me. It's a little daunting to have so much potential uncertainty in our lives, but we've been handling it so far, so hopefully it will all turn out okay.