2010 Christmas Hello!

This is our 2010 Christmas letter. 2010 has been a whirlwind for our little family. We started out in North Salt Lake, Utah. Laura graduated from her physician assistant program in New York City, and we moved to Utah so I could finish my my last semesters at Brigham Young University. Laura got a job at a primary care clinic in Kaysville, Utah. June Beth Ransom was also born on December 13, 2009. It was a crazy run up to start 2010.

I continued to work on finishing up my degree in Political Science and Spanish from Brigham Young University as well as working for a small mountaineering shop in Orem, Utah. Early 2010 I found a job with JetBlue Airlines working as a bilingual reservation agent. I was also fully engaged in sending out law school applications. I ended up applying to twenty or so schools across the US. In late May I began to hear back and was accepted to American University Washington College of Law in Washington, DC. After deciding to attend WCL we began preparations to move out to DC. We moved out in August and I started law school right after we moved out. I finished my first year with decent grades, and, surprisingly, with a love for studying the law. I am also planning on getting a masters in International Affairs concurrently with my JD. We now live in Bethesda, Maryland and love the Washington DC area.

Laura has really enjoyed practicing as a physician assistant. Her first job in Utah involved long term patient care, physicals, methadone treatment, as well as urgent care. She was often time the only clinician in the office and enjoyed the challenge. After moving to Washington DC she took a few weeks off to get the house ready, play with the little one, and prep for finding a job. However a job fell in to her lap via a friend from church. She is now employed in a internal medicine clinic in Silver Spring, Maryland. Her work is similar to that in Utah, however the new clinic is old school. It does not have a computer system, everything is done on paper. The patient load is also much higher. It has been a challenge for Laura to adapt, but she loves the work.

June is a pistol. She just turned one on the 13th of this month and has enjoyed life to the fullest. Her most recent developments include walking and saying Dog, Duck, Ducken, and hi. She is as sharp as a tack and knows her heard, mouth, nose, how to give a kiss, and how to scream like a banshee. She has been the light of our lives this last year and is a pure joy.

With all the moves, new beginnings, and getting used-to-things we are excited to be in one place for more than a year. We love where we live and have been blessed beyond measure. We would like to wish our family, friends, and acquaintances a wonderful Christmas and a relaxing break before the new year starts. We have been blessed more than we deserve, and we would ask your forgiveness for not sending you each a personal letter. Thank you for your help support and friendship, it really means the world to us. God bless everyone of you this Christmas season and as we all prepare for a new year.

Much love,
Laura, Jesse, and June