The latter portion of our semester...

Rosann and I have been doing well. I get my diploma for my Bachelors degree in a week! I am working as a Commodities Trading Analyst at Flying J Inc. full-time (they own many retail truck stops/gas stations.) It's been a great learning experience and pays well. I just got my bonus and was pretty excited about that! To tell you what I do exactly... I "hedge" the company's oil inventories. The company holds a lot of oil and that oil can change in value rapidly... it is my job to use financial instruments, kind of like stocks...but called derivatives... to protect the value of their inventory. The company also has me do financial analysis on various projects they are thinking about implementing.

Rosann is amazing; I love her a ton! She will graduate in May 09! She and I will actually "walk" together for graduation (even though I am getting my diploma next week). Right now she is taking a bowling class, nutrition class, and music classes of course. She loves her bowling class because it provides a break from her stressful schedule. She will also have her final recital, a requirement for her bachelors degree, sometime next semester. Another cool thing, which has happened for Rosann, is that her school piano club was selected to present at a national conference. This national conference is for the Music Teachers National Association... so it is quite an honor! I am really proud of her! Lastly, she is still teaching piano at the Terrace School of Music, a piano studio nearby. She teaches 20-30 students on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

Other than that, we've been keeping busy with family events and church callings. I have a new church calling, but can't let you know what it is yet. I let you know once I have been officially set apart.