The New Blog!

Well, I finally caved in and created a blog for our little family. I know most people have Facebook and everything but this allows for more in depth updates than the brief posts on FB.
As usual, things are pretty busy in our little world.

We went to Seattle over Christmas to see my family and while we were there we started talking about how nice it was being in a house and all of  the extra space there was at my parent's. We had started feeling super cramped in the apartment. Especially when trying to do homework etc. So for fun we started looking at houses in the Boise area on different websites. We found one we fell in love with but didn't think too much of it. When we got back to Boise and walked into our apartment it hit us how cramped we were. So we called the realtor that had posted the house online to see if it was still open. It was the perfect size and price in a little town outside of Boise called Star. Everything fell into place right away so we  packed everything up and moved.

I had so much fun decorating and buying new furniture. We were not sure at first how we would feel living out in the country but now we are so glad that we are. It is a quieter area with less traffic, lots of open land, and very few stores. (Which means I am shopping way less!)

We have more than double the space now then when we were in an apartment. We are renting an 1800 sq foot house. 3 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms and  a spacious garage with tons of built in shelving. Finally we have room for all of our stuff and for Keegan to run around and play. It is also so nice not having to worry about disrupting neighbors below us or behind us or anything.

Even Gilbert the cat took the the house right away. Lots more room for him to hide from Keegan! :)

We are also both back at Boise State University full time. Craig is still pursuing a degree in Exercise Science and Fitness Evaluation. He hopes to be a strength and conditioning coach after graduation working with a NCAA or pro team, preferably in basketball. He is currently working as an intern for the BSU men's basketball team with their S&C coach. He absolutely loves it and is learning a lot. He hopes to get a paying position with the team in the future, possible as a Graduate Assistant. He is also busy managing a shipping store in Boise 30 hours a week.

As for me, I am still working on a degree in History with a minor in Canadian Studies. I have been loving all of the research opportunities I have been given. I just finished a big writing project that is going to be part of a book that BSU is publishing called "Growing Closer: Density and Sprawl in the Boise Valley". I spent 8 months doing research, writing, and interviewing city and county officials in order to do a chapter on the history and growth of Kuna, Idaho. It was a lot of fun and I am so excited to have been a part of publishing and writing a book. It will actually be up on Amazon by the spring! :) In other good news, BSU will be flying me out to Seattle next month so I can present a research paper I did last year on Victoria Woodhull. I will be there for three days representing the BSU chapter of Pi Theta Alpha, the History Honors Society. They chose two students to go to the regional conference of PAT. The national conference will be at Disney World next year. I definitely want to go to that one!

As many of you know the last month has been very challenging for me health wise. After four ER trips and a 3 day hospitalization culminating in last minute surgery, I am finally on the mend and feeling more like myself. It was a difficult and stressful time for us but we are so grateful for all of the friends and family who supported us and offered to help. It seemed for the best that I focus on school, my health, and Keegan so for the next few months I am going to try out being a Stay at Home Mom again. I may start working at the University in late summer but for now will be enjoying some more time at home and watching Keegan grow up.

He is an absolute joy and has us rolling on the floor laughing hysterically on a daily basis. I can't believe my baby is almost 2 years old! He is talking like crazy and is very opinionated and bright. He is a little sports fanatic already. How could he not be

since he is a Lane after all! He has his own mini basketball hoop and balls and he and Craig are constantly playing and practicing slam dunks and assists. Amazingly Keegan knows what that all means and when his Daddy tells him to do something like dribble or shoot he does it right away. He is our little Steve Nash! He had an absolute blast when we went to Utah last month and saw the Suns play the Jazz. He was jumping up and down shouting "Yay!" and "Gooo!" the entire time. My Mom says he is totally indoctrinated and I guess she is right. He has been working on learning his colors and shapes and one of his new favorite things is drawing. He loves going to Nursery and playing with his friends. He is getting so good at praying.

Well, this is a lot of info for a post. I am sure you are all now caught up with our lives! I will try to keep up with this as best I can. I will probably be better at this than journaling so I hope the Blog counts!