I was trying to wait until we had everything sorted out and we could let everyone know where we were settling, what kind of jobs we had, where school was going to be, etc... but little by little the weeks passed (and turned into months) while we were getting everything all figured out. Our plans are still not completely settled, but things are getting there, so here's the update:
We're settling in the Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania area, which is a decent-sized college town in a fairly rural part of the east-central part of the state, located just off of I-80. We'll be located between both of our parents' homes and within reasonable driving distance of the rest of our immediate families. I'll do another blog soon extolling the virtues of Bloomsburg and the surrounding area. Both of us have some solid job prospects, but I'll refrain from elaborating on that until things are more definite. I'll eventually be attending Bloomsburg University, which is part of the state system, and which has a solid education department. Finally, we are becoming more focused in our housing search, and will have more on that down the road as well. For now, we have a new permanent mailing address of PO Box 703, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, for those who wish to update their lists.
Now that I've let you all know that we're still alive, I'll wrap up this time with some photos from the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA, which is about an hour from us. To those who enjoy watching this tournament on TV, it really is even more impressive in person:
The day we went, we saw Mexico beat Chinese-Taipei, and the Southwest team of San Antonio beat the West team from Chula Vista. As it happens, both of those games will be replayed with the same teams in the International and US championship games on Saturday.
Orel and Brent were doing the ESPN commentary for the West-Southwest game:
Big crowds. The estimated attendance at the West-Southwest game was 22,250.
You'll notice all the chairs on the hill have had their back legs cut off so they sit level on the slope. These are known as "Williamsport chairs."
Anyone who's seen these games knows about the sliding hill, which is usually busiest during rain delays, though this year's been a bit short on the lawn lubricant, AKA H2O. Which is interesting, considering all the rain we've had this summer. Ironically, the first significant rain of the tournament is here today (Friday, which was the designated as the make-up day for any rain outs).
Gravity alone not good enough for you?
OK, so there's no IQ test prior to admission to the hill:
This was Mexico's first home run of the game, and it went about 300 feet...
The LLWS mascot "Dugout" had a good time with everyone on the field...
Although I think the officials were having a little TOO much fun:
ESPN cameras are kid magnets:
Some of these kids are pretty good (Ok ALL these kids are good):
...and he made the catch...
Until next time... (which I promise will not be months)
