updates

By the way, we have a new website, WiegandFamily.com, which has both Kris' and my websites. I've posted some pictures I had lying around. So.... sent out the address change cards a few days ago, started getting some contacts from people I hadn't heard from in awhile, though not everyone yet. The weather was nice yesterday, the high was 57 F. Sadly, winter must leave, and it will get hot. Man do I wish Colorado had a real ocean coastline, then the weather wouldn't be as bad, and we'd get some rain even.... (and no, I will *not* move to California!).

I should get my raise this summer, really it's a pay adjustment, from $41K a year to ~$55K a year. Dmitriy makes $57K a year, and I told them that I was worth to them just as much as he is, we do similar work, so I should get similar pay. They agreed. I don't know if I'll get his pay scale or not, but definitely a Real Pay Raise. I won't see it until July, but still, it's nice to look forward to.

I'm starting to look at possible places to vacation this year. Especially since I'll have that raise, I should be able to save up to take a late-summer vacation. I don't know where, yet, though. Kristin wants someday to go out of the country (we'd go to Canada, the water's safe there). I wouldn't mind visiting Germany again, but my german is rustier than it was back in high school, and it would be EXPENSIVE to go overseas. I think we'll stay on this side of the world. Places I've thought about: Florida (Kris wants to go to Sea World and all), New York (I love NYC, and upstate NY is supposed to be beautiful when the leaves change), Texas (father's family), Wyoming (friend), Washington state (mother's distant family). We visited South Dakota last year, so I think maybe this year we'll go somewhere else (sorry guys!).

Oh, and I emailed the rabbi here to see if this year I could get in on a seder, and still haven't heard back. I'll probably email the office email addy Monday if there's no response... Last year I didn't go to one because Micah's seder was too blasted expensive. Previously I've always gone to Micah's. Oh well.