Category: Grateful

  • Sister Visits!

    One of the perks of moving to the west is that we’re a whole lot closer to family.  Originally we thought we were going to be moving to Utah- minutes from Brigette and an hour from Sabina. Being so far from them was the hardest part of moving to Seattle. You can only imagine my…

  • Announcement, Announcement!

    We’d like to publicly announce that we’re expecting another baby! Baby Foutz #2 will arrive around the end of January. We couldn’t be more pleased with the new addition, and only wish the due date was tomorrow!  Profile at 14 weeks Our little peanut Any of you who have followed my blog for a while…

  • Brain dump

    We knew subletting would be hard. Well, it is. It’s hard to not have a “place” for things. It’s hard to feel constantly on edge that your increasingly rebellious and active two year old is going to do irreversible damage to someone else’s furniture/hardwood floors/walls. I feel constantly confused, out of place, stressed, and uncomfortable.…

  • Soaking up Cleveland

    My emotions have been strange these past weeks. I tend to be quick to cry- be I happy, sad, or angry. I just have over-active tear ducts. That being said, they’ve been particularly refined these past weeks. I had my final student voice recital Friday- no tears. I cried my eyes out a few years…

  • Thank you, thank you, thank you

    My girlfriend Claire told me about a book she read where the author says: “I have two prayers.” One of them was “Thank you, thank you, thank you.” I’ve been saying that over and over the past few days. There’s a swing on the front porch! A few nights ago we found housing in Seattle.…