Yesterday Genia and I hosted the annual KJT Christmas Party at our apartment. We had a great time, and as you can see below, everyone was there! View our photos.

Well, we had to do it. Genia and I went with Travis to see The Two Towers last night -- it was a last minute decision to go, but I was able to find a theater in midtown with tickets available for an 8:40 showing (which let out around midnight). Needless to say, getting up at 6:30 for work was less than pleasant, but it was worth it. The movie was excellent, as expected. It was more briskly paced than Fellowship but somehow seemed a little less dark. There were more lighthearted moments spread throughout the film, and the return of Gandalf was amazing. Go see this movie!

We finally put up our Christmas tree and decorated the rest of the apartment Monday night. We had a good time, and I even kept some of my anal perfectionist tendencies in check. (This was accomplished by asking Genia to do a couple things that I normally do, and not bugging her during the process.) Anyway, here's a photo of our tree and the living room wall.

Genia and I spent last weekend in Chattanooga. We job hunted and apartment hunted, having more success with the latter. We'll keep you updated as things progress, of course. The first thing we did in Chattanooga was attend Covenant College's annual Madrigal Dinner. It is an olde English Christmas feast and concert, and it was amazing. The food was as heavenly as the voices serenading us throughout the evening. We even have a few pictures of us all dressed up. View our photos.

There is a fascinating post at LocustEater that discusses thoughts on the marketing of Todd Beamer ("Let's Roll!") and Cassie Bernall ("Yes, I believe in God!"). The post discusses how these two have been manipulated for consumeristic purposes but also how the image of them being sold to Evangelical Christians is one that is in conflict with the true concept of grace. It's definitely worth a read.

Exciting news in our quest to move to Chattanooga! I have worked diligently to get Genia's resume out and get in contact with recruiters in the area, and it has paid off. Genia has two meetings set up for Friday! Her first meeting is with a recruiting manager at Robert Half Finance & Accounting, and her second is with a recruiter at Randstad. There seem to be a number of jobs open in her field, but she needs to find just the right one that is hopefully a step up from her current position of two years and pays a salary equivalent or better than her current salary. Maybe we'll have a bidding war erupt over Genia's talents!

As for me, it looks like I will be keeping my job and working from home whenever we move. This is exciting because I'm already trained and know the job well, I make better money than I'd probably make at a similar job in Chattanooga, and I love the idea of working in my pajamas. And finally on the Chattanooga theme, I have a meeting on Friday with the financial aid department at Covenant.

If you're the praying kind, turn this post into a prayer!

We got back from our long weekend in Anniston today and I have posted 18 photos from our trip, including this stunning photo of Genia seen below. View our photos.