Happy President's Day!

Well, as you can see, I have been slacking. But nothing really exciting has been happening. Our camera broke, so we are in the process of either fixing it (which would be around $100 and take about 2 weeks...) or getting a new and better one. I think we have finally decided on the latter, but we're not sure which one to get...I know some of you out there have taken some really good pictures, any suggestions on a new camera? We've been looking at Nikon...Anyway, Raulito is pretty much obsessed (in a good way) with it so the sooner we decide the better, then he can get back to other things... As far as other things go, Raulito is going on a trip the first week of March with his fellow Industrial Design students to Texas (I'm pretty sure it's Austin) to tour some companies and hopefully pass out a few portfolios. Yes, we are looking for a job. We are really excited to be moving on to "Life after School", but at the same time we know it's not the best time to look for a job. So if anyone hears anything about anyone needing an Industrial Designer, please let us know. Some really good news is that Raulito's mom has her interview at the US Embassy in Colombia at the end of this month!!! The last obstacle before she can come live with us! (Yes, after all the money and papers and months of waiting, they could still tell her no at the interview, but it is not very likely..) We're really excited for her to come, although it probably wouldn't be until the middle of summer or something. We need to figure out where we'll be first...And because she wants to stay as long as possible in Colombia to support Carlos (Raulito's brother) because he will most likely be going on his mission around the end of the year! I'm so proud of him. He has come a long way in getting himself ready. I wish we could be there when he goes through the temple or leaves for the MTC...We'll see. Speaking of the temple, we went the other day and did sealings, and I fainted...NO, I'm not pregnant...The sealer mentioned that he had had a few people pass out on him lately, so he warned us against it...So I think my mind was so focused on not passing out that I did...Yeah, a bit embarassing, but the sealing session was nice while it lasted... And then there was VALENTINE'S DAY! We actually went out on Friday the 13th because both of us had to work on Saturday. We went bowling at the BYU Games Center and then played some pool. It's been a REALLY LONG time since we've done either. I ended up winning the bowling game, but losing at pool (which was actually not fair, because 2 of the 3 games that I lost were because I accidentally knocked the 8 ball in when I only had 1 other ball left...) yeah, it took us over 5 minutes on the first game to get one ball in...It was pretty funny. (By the way, all of it was free!!! The games center gives students a free game every year, and the pool tables are free for students, too!) Well, that's enough talking, I'm sure you all have better things to do. I think there's some pictures that I haven't posted yet, ENJOY!!! They always have the most fun with the boxes! We went to our Friends Brent and Shanda's for their Superbowl party, and Raulito and Abby loved playing ping-pong with their Daddy... Rakel likes to play dress-up with Raulito sometimes, and he lets her!!! Rakel wanted to make a cake, and she was really excited about eating it, too. You can tell because we didn't even get a picture before part of the wing was eaten... I made a shower cake for Alycia's baby shower a couple of weeks ago.