Happy Birthday, Maurika!

April 1st is Rika's birthday. We're not counting the years, but they've been 38 good ones. I have so many memories of Maurika, but one of may favorites is carrying the month-old infant around the Austrian woods and explaining the names of things in German. I thought it would give her a good start on learning the language later in life. I don't remember how well she did in high-school German class. Hmm. Love you, Mo! I'll always be your April Fool.

Hey everyone! The big news from Chicago is that Desiree has left the firm where we met and has started her own business. It's called Greenhorn Legal, LLC and Des will be training law students and recent law school graduates how to be successful lawyers once they enter private practice. You can check out her very sharp website here. She has been hard at work and the results so far have been fantastic. Wish us luck!

Happy Birthday, Connie!

Well another one has rolled around for Connie!  We celebrated Sunday with Connie, Bill, Mary, Jim, Madison, Sam, Mom, Marc and me with dinner at Borries.  That was really a fun time!  Then yesterday, Mom, Mary, Connie and I went to lunch at Fudruckers so again, a mini celebration.  Tonight she and Bill are going to Cattlemans out in Vaughn which is a nice place.  She will certainly have celebrated plenty for being 64!  There are LOTS of memories of CJ, but one of my favorites is on her 21st bday we were in a bar in Missoula (I used her ID to get in), I said to her in the bathroom - "Wow, 21, you are really getting old!" and she promptly slapped me across the face.  Oh to see that age now - right CJ?  Anyway, happy birthday sis and hope you have an awesome day!  By the by, Connie has dropped a considerable amount of weight with Game On and looks fantastic!

Life Update

First things first, I want to see Molly's DVD. Everyone's raving and I want to see this show. Secondly, I just wanted to let everyone know that I was just offered the Administrative Manager position in New York Life's Billings, MT office and I accepted it. I will be moving back to Billings in April and will start my job on April 18th. I'm insanely excited about coming home. Being around all of the family we have in Montana and all of my friends will be awesome. I just wanted to let you all know and for anyone in Montana, I will probably be seeing you soon.

The Many Faces Of Miss Molly!

We are so proud of this production that we are busting out!  Molly wrote, self directed, created costumes and props, and performed a one woman show - Movers and Shakers!  It was something else!  She pretty much "wowed" people!!  I am posting a few of the pictures of the various people portrayed.  The theatre director at HHS is burning a DVD of the play and we will "check them out" to anyone who might want to see it.  Way to go kiddo!!!

Happy 30th Anniversary

Today marks the 30th Anniversary for two amazing people. All the way back in 1981 these two tied the knot and I'm pretty happy they chose to do that. Shannon and I are extremely blessed to have these two as our parents. So much of where we are at today is due to them. They will be celebrating this milestone with a trip to Chicago in May. Shannon and I are going to fly in to enjoy the weekend celebration with them. So, Happy Anniversary to my mom and dad. Here's to 30 more!

Life Update

Hello my awesome family. Yesterday was kind of a big day for MB and me. We found out where we will be doing our residencies and spending the next 4 years. And the answer is.....

AUSTIN, TX

We will be heading there in early June and will be starting work on June 25. We are both really excited for the move and think this will be a great thing for us.

We will also be traveling with an extra passenger on our way down. We got a new puppy this week. He is an 8 week old pit bull named Rocco. He is pretty darn cute.

Hope everyone is doing awesome. Love ya'all.

Happy 1st Birthday, Charlie Girl!

I am early with this but gosh, I don't know how early I would have to get up to put this on before work!  Charlie is one on March 15th and I want to be the first to say happy birthday to the sweetest little girl ever!  She definitely has a mind of her own - she is her mother's daughter and I am loving it!!  We wish you the best, Charlotte Ann Marie!

Tripster

Hello, great family. I just got back from some travels and I thought I'd drop everyone a line and let you know what I was up to. Last Thursday, I went to St. Louis for the 3rd Annual Mardi Gras Extravaganza with Ben, Jake, and MB. It was a blast and it's also most likely our last as Jake and MB will be relocating soon. Everyone had a great time and we came out of it relatively unscathed.

From St. Louis, I flew down to St. Pete Beach, Florida on Sunday. I spent 5 days in an amazing resort called the Don Cesar that was literally right on St. Pete Beach and the Gulf of Mexico. I was lucky enough to have a view from my room of the beach. I was there for a meeting with New York Life managers and it was an awesome experience. The coolest thing that happened to me was meeting two former Montana office managers (who are now Assistant VP and Corporate VP respectively) that worked with Grandpa John. Both of them RAVED about how much they loved working with him and they both remembered Grandma as well. It made me super proud. We had some great conversation and both loved that I had joined the Company.

I hope this post finds everyone well. I hope to see you all very soon. Attached are two pictures: one of some Mardi Gras revelry and one of the resort I stayed in. Love you all.

Family Picnic

I know it's a little early to be thinking about the family picnic but plans need to be finalized in order to reserve the Bracket Inn. For those that may not have heard, the picnic is planned for August 12, 13, and 14th. The Bracket Inn is 25 miles north of Bozeman in Bridger canyon. The facility is perfect for our needs and the surroundings are beautiful. Click on the link to find out more. They need to have you call in and make your reservation. Right now they are only reserving half of their facility, which accomodates 30 people, unless they receive more response. So please call to confirm if you are able to attend, which I hope everyone is.

http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p340299#section-avail

When you call refer to the Moore Family Picnic