First Post!

Well, I am entering the world of blogging. It seems to be a good way to stay connected to the people you are close to, without having to share information with everyone you know (like Facebook). I have never been much for journal writing or scrap booking, but hopefully this will be a good alternative. At first the blog script attempted to translate everything I wrote into "Hindi" so if that weird scribble that looks like Arabic does not disappear, I have not found out how to remove it yet. If it has, we can count that as my first blog success. Spell checker is nice too-I don't type as well as I write.
My hopes are that this blog will record some of the fun experiences Nate and I have together, as well as to share some of those experiences with our friends and family. Even if I am the only reader and publisher, it is kind of neat to create something like this! So here it goes.
July 26, 2011
Nate is preparing to take the GRE next weekend. We are so excited about taking the next step towards Grad school, (one of Nate's long held dreams), but a little bummed that the only test date available for the next 2 months in our region is next weekend. Next weekend is also the Helm Family Reunion, which we have been anticipating for a while. We will be going to Lake Isabella to enjoy jet skis, boating, wake boarding, and intertubing. Some of the men in our family like to go fishing , but I prefer not to-fish are friends, not food right? I am the only one in my family who believes that, but I don't feel that I am missing out on anything. We will only be able to stay for one day, then have to leave for the test that evening. But the GRE is extremely important, so we have to make some sacrifices to ensure Nate has the chance to take it.
Nate is interested in biomedical engineering-a branch of engineering that specializes in designing new medical equipment and tools. He has so many cool ideas! We started an idea board for him at home to record some of the cool things he comes up with so he can refer back to them. Love it! After the GRE we will be on to college applications. Hopefully by Christmas we will be through the application process and just waiting to hear back. That will probably be the hardest part.
The other hard part of this process is the debt limit debate going on right now-if for some reason an agreement is not reached in time, going back to school could suddenly become a much more expensive venture for us. Would we still go if that situation occurred? Of course! But it would be harder, and we would have to scrape more pennies together now. I believe everything will work out so that we can go, even if it is in a way we did not expect. Every twist in the plot of life is an adventure! Can't wait to see what the future holds for us.