Baby Hungry?

Heidi,

   I'm fine,thank you .Are you OK?

  I am very happy ,you can reply my letter.I think you can't replyme.But I am wrong.We can keep touch each other , I am very happy.

  Are you love baby? Are you have baby? I hope you have , hahaha. Don't shy.

   I love children ,I went to a place ,which have mang children .But they haven't  mother and father.I look after them all day .I love them.

   Good luck with you !!! ha ha ha........I want I can see your and your child 's  picture.

   I love you my friend.

   OH !!Heidi ,I must go my class ,now.Bay-bay.Happy everyday.

    best  wishes!!!!!!!!

                                                                         Yours,

                                                                             Fir.

Yes, this is today's e-mail from one of my Chinese students (formatting and all). Yes, I allowed her to name herself "Fir" (pretty comparable to some of my other students' names: Cherry, Forget, Beer, Kobe, Rondo, Shock, Arenas, Tree, Spring, Orange, Banana, Gentle, Candy, Bluscy, Wande) and yes... it is HER (along with several of my other students) who are baby hungry for me and Curtis (I mean... come on... even her "bye-bye" looks like "bay-bay", coincidence? I think not.)

Me with Fir in her dorm room:

Us with Fir and her lovely roommates:

Front Row: Fir, Ema, Back Row: Anne (pronounced Annie), Lilly, Curt, Me, May May

Towards the end of our Chinese journey I heard many times "you will have beautiful baby," "many, many children," and  "when you have baby?" Well, my dear students, I'm sorry to tell you it's not in the plans for the immediate future, but soon enough. Soon enough. For now I have this little one to satiate my baby appetite :)

I know I'm biased; I find her incredibly beautiful.

The Mighty Quinn

My favorite, youngest brother, Spencer Quinn.

He's been through a lot. Last week he had his second surgery to remove the remainder of his colon and he left the hospital today. He is such a strong kid and in the past 7-8 years that he's been battling his ulcerative colitis I have rarely if ever heard him complain about his pain. 

Nine years my junior, he is someone I have great admiration and extreme respect for. I am proud of him for being brave, courageous, and persevering through it all. His outstanding character helps me put things into perspective and reminds me that complaining is a road to nowhere.

"Never, never, never give up."

~Winston Churchill

Thanks for being a wonderful example to me. I sure love you!

The Mighty Quinn

Entering the blogging world...

After MUCH deliberation I've finally decided to start a blog. While this is "curtisandheidi" I'm sure I'll be doing 99-100% of the postings and thus Curtis is in no way responsible for the information seen here. I've deliberated because I don't want my blog to become super cliche or something I post on once and then completely abandon (can we say commitment issues?) However, after a request yesterday I've decided it's finally time (this is for you Ali Snarr-Wright).

So, I'll start with an update on us. Curtis and I were married nearly 8 months ago. Ten days after the wedding we flew to China and spent 4 months teaching there. We had an amazing experience and continue to cherish the time we had there. Even though we recently returned we love reminiscing about China and what it did for us as a couple. I hope to use this blog as I remember funny things about China and what my experience there has taught me/us.

We are currently living in Provo, Utah. Curt is studying advertising at BYU and just got a job with the FHSS (Family, Home and Social Sciences) Advisement Center as their Media Assistant. Upon returning from China, I was blessed with a great job that treated me well, but unfortunately was shut down by the FTC after 1 1/2 months of working there. After what seemed like an eternity  of a job search (really only a month... but a long time when you don't have an income), I've fortunately been hired by a company called REIC (Real Estate Investor's Club). It's an awesome company that helps people rollover monies from their IRAs and 401Ks into self-directed IRA accounts and then use that money to invest in real estate (usually through an IRA LLC). They refer to me as the "IRA expert"... which is hilarious seeing as I only vaguely remember what I learned about IRAs and 401Ks in my business classes at BYU. However, being immersed in something you "should" be an expert on definitely challenges for a quick learning curve! I'm loving it so far and enthusiastic to keep learning.

I'll try to post pictures often and refrain from making this my "personal" journal :) and just stick to updates and the musings of life. However, I'm not familiar with blog etiquette so feel free to keep me in check if you feel like I'm getting out of hand ;) haha.