happy new year! this year looks to be a good one for jamison and i. he is still working as an electrician, but due to some new laws, it will be required that he goes to school as well. when he moved down here he wanted to get into an apprenticeship program, but none were available. now, it is required that all electricians that do not have their journeyman card are enrolled in an apprenticeship program. his program hasn't started yet, but soon he will be going to school and on his way to becoming a journeyman electrician, which is his career goal. i have started another semester of classes here at apu. it looks like this semester is going to be more challenging that past semesters, but i am enjoying most of my classes. i am still working in the theater and looking forward to some wonderful shows this semester including the sound of music, the importance of being earnest and joseph and the amazing technicolor dream coat. for the summer, i am looking into being an intern with world vision, which would give me some experience that will be helpful if i end up working for a mission organization in the future. it is not a paid internship, so i am still looking for a summer job. overall, this year looks to be a promising and joyful one.