it's magnificent to be a mobley!: it's been a while...

i knew it would be a while before we were able to make a post since our first one - graduate school sure has both of us extremely busy right now. paul finished up one quarter of school at the end of march, and while it was an extremely tough course load, he finished with straight A's! who's surprised?! for his spring break, he went on a camping trip with a few other students from stanford in order to become a leader for other wilderness trips. he had a great time, but came back covered in poison oak despite his many efforts to stear clear of it. almost a month later, he is still itching and stratching. he is just starting a new course schedule, and is spending a lot of time researching for his PhD.

on april 4th, paul and i arrived on the east coast to surprise my mom for her 50th birthday and to attend the wedding of our friends, alex and jen. it was such a wonderful time! it was a huge blessing to get to spend a weekend with family and friends! while we were only home for a short bit, we were lucky enough to spend some time with nanny, my grandmother, who underwent an emergency triple bypass surgery less than 2 weeks earlier. she is doing so fabulously, so we very much appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers during this scary time. nanny is at home now and doing SO well! i couldn't be more proud of her!

at the end of the weekend, we flew back to our little place in palo alto, and paul's sister and brother-in-law (diane & jason) flew out alongside of us (different planes, same destination). paul, diane, and jason left the next day to fly to new zealand. why? big fun! sarah, paul's sister, was getting married in new zealand!!! sadly, i was unable to go - due to school - but SARAH & CHARLES SCHROEDER were married on april 12th, 2008 at ahu-ahu in new zealand! paul's parents have been living and working in new zealand for the past few months (they come back in may), so it has all worked out so well that sarah got to have her dream wedding on the other side of the world! she was such a beautiful bride!

i could have mentioned this earlier, but the mobley family has another piece of great news... DIANE & JASON ARE EXPECTING A BABY on september 27th (my birthday!)!!! we are SO very excited, and diane is just the most beautiful pregnant woman (she now has a little bump where the "nugget" is - that's what jason is calling the baby)! i can't wait to become an aunt and, needless to say, paul is beyond thrilled! hopefully, they will find out the gender of the baby once they get back from new zealand... i can't wait to start looking for cute little baby items to spoil my future niece or nephew with!

other than that, we don't have too much going on. i just finished finals yesterday, and am enjoying the start to my 1.5 week break (i start back on may 5th)! diane & jason and sarah & charles will be making their way back to the states starting tomorrow, so paul & i will get to spend some time with them when they make a pit-stop here for a few days before they all head back to their homes! i am looking forward to making a trip back home on saturday for a week!!! i will definitely miss my husband, but i'm sure he will enjoy the quiet and plenty of quality time spent with the wii. plus, he has little tjuta here to keep him busy...

... have we told you about tjuta? kata tjuta is our adorable teenage kitten that we got back in february! he is absolutely precious and is the perfect little companion (especially during study days... he loves to curl up in our laps and cuddle for hours at a time). he has done a great job making my time at our apartment seem not so lonely when paul has been gone on his trips, and i'm sure he'll do the same for paul. as many of you know, i've never been a "cat-person," but this little guy is just irresistable (he acts a lot like a little puppy - he loves a good tummy-rub and playtime).

well i think that's all i have for now. just trying to catch you all up with what's going on in the life of paul & megan (i'm sure you've been on the edge of your seats wanting to know :-)). i'll try to not go so long between posts next time!

much love to all!