So Valentine's Day 2009 for us may not have put ol' St. Valentine to shame (unless your idea of a romantic evening for two consists of shampooing your condo's carpeting...no really...this is what we did)...but then again St. Valentine was in reality just an unknown martyr, so not really sure what this holiday is all about anyway. That is, unless your first name happens to be Tiffany, and your last name is Schoen...A congrats to both you and Nick on your engagement, we're really excited for you both!
As for us, we've just been taking care of "life-business" lately, (which if your first name is Bruce, and your last name is Dumser, means talking about getting pregnant), but for us means preparing for the next move in our lives, which as of right now is still undecided, but will either be in Gig Harbor, WA. (pretty exciting), or possibly staying in Iowa City (not as exciting).
Part of this transition process means trying to market our condo and our home for the past 5 years (minus our time Dallas) to sell. This seems to be a fairly challenging task to complete, possibly because condos such as ours are a bit overbuilt in the area (an understatement really), and also possibly due to the worst economy in extended memory. As a result we've decided to hire a realtor to help us out...thus the carpet cleaning and staging effects that come along with such an effort.
So, while we realize that we've pretty much neglected our once cool and eclectic blog, we want to assure everyone that we're still alive and kicking, and looking forward to some decisions being made very soon, and of which, we'll announce on this page. But for now, we're looking forward to an upcoming weekend in Chicago with our good friends Nate and Steph, and then heading to warmer pastures in San Diego at the AO Meeting, followed by Arizona for some much needed time away from work. We'll be sure to share our experience with everyone upon returning.
We hope everyone is doing well!
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