Baby Announcement

Meet Paisley!

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Born September 15, 2010 in Joplin, Missouri

Lovingly welcomed into Petersen Family on November 10, 2010 in Bella Vista, Arkansas

Soon to be a Northerner (shhh...don't mention the S word!)

Notice the tag ... already a Packers fan. :)

Homeward Bound

It is official. The Petersen's are moving back to Minneapolis!

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Just last week, my promotion was announced ... I will be the new Logistics Manager for our Research and Development facilities in Minneapolis. Our ticket home.

In some ways, I can't believe we have lived in Arkansas for 2 years already ... in other ways, it feels like we've been trying to get back to Minneapolis forever. It is with mixed emotions that we will soon close this chapter of our lives and settle back into life in the frozen tundra.


5 Things We Will Miss Most About Living in Arkansas:

1. Our beautiful (and cheap) house that has everything we need and more.


2. The complete absence of traffic


3. Friday nights at our favorite little pizzeria, Gusano's


4. The delicious BBQ


5. The great friends we have made ... although, many of them should be following us to Minneapolis eventually

5 Things We Will NOT Miss About Living In Arkansas:

1. Having to do ALL of our grocery shopping at Walmart


2. The corny local commercials that play repeatedly on every channel


3. The constant work travel that has kept us apart for so many days ... weeks ... months ...


4. The 100 degree humid summers that seem to last forever


5. The ginormous spiders, slimy snakes and other scary creatures that call the South home

We have thoroughly enjoyed our time in Arkansas and are thankful that we made the leap 2 years ago. We'd like to think we took full advantage of this experience - exploring a new part of the country, meeting new people, trying new foods - and thank everyone who made our time here so meaningful.

In terms of timing, I will be back in Minneapolis for a week in November for training and house-hunting. My new gig starts December 1st, with a week back in Arkansas to wrap things up and celebrate my big 3-0. Kyle (and the new pup) will hang back in Arkansas into January ... hopefully giving us enough time to find a new house and move directly from one house to the next, avoiding temporary living and storing all of our things. Let's also hope that Kyle has enough time to house break the new pup before she meets the Minnesota winters.

It's good to (almost) be home. :)