hybrid, anyone?

Interested in a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid? View details here.

moving cars

Say hello to our new car, a lovely 2000 Honda CR-V SE. Sleek, nice interior space, good mileage for the year, hardly a scratch on the exterior or interior (black leather), and a great deal (paid off my Xterra that we traded in, and paid a fair price for the vehicle)!

Though it may not have been our first choice (a 2007 CR-V would be really nice) it is definitely one that fits our tight soon-to-be-student budget, and should work well for the time we need it (but considering Hondas can last up to and past 300,000 miles, we may be able to use it for quite a while).

We're selling Esmeralda's Civic Hybrid ourselves, and we'll post up a link to an ad I made soon.

and away we go

So, does this university campus aerial shot look familiar? Here's a hint -- it's not in Texas, they actually get snow here!

For all of you who don't know your university campuses very well, this is the great Purdue University, home of the Boilermakers, and soon to be home of Esmeralda and myself! That's right, our decision is made on grad school and we'll be making our pilgrimage to W. Lafayette, Indiana in mid-August. Though we are a bit bewildered at having to move 1000 miles away from the place we've called home for most our lives (Esmeralda was in FL for a couple of years), we're certain that God has led us in this new direction. Having been at Wilcrest Baptist Church for 10+ years myself, I knew it was only a matter of time before God called us out to be missionaries (not missionaries in the sense of a job, but in the sense of being God's children in this world) in a place we do not know.

While there, I will be working towards a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, hopefully doing some research here in developing new semiconductor devices or microwave circuits -- I'm a little unsure of the exact research I want to do, but I'll let you know once I figure that out! I've also tossed around the idea of pursuing a PhD while I'm there, but I won't need to decide that until after the first semester or two.

In the meantime, we're working on finding Esmeralda a job up there and selling as much stuff as we can, since we might be staying the family housing, which is just a tad bit smaller than what we have now (or should I say about 200 sq ft smaller). Also, if you're interested in buying a 2003 Nissan Xterra (5-speed manual) or 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid, let me know, since ours are for sale (we need only 1 car when we go, and something cheaper than what we have now, but not with a manual transmission)!