A quick, yet major update...

I realized, that with all the festivities of Easter, I had not yet posted our news. A few weeks ago, I mentioned that the Seattle Opera Young Artist Director had asked Bray to come and sing for them. We combined this with our Spring Break-Portland trip, and things went very well. We hadn't heard anything, and we didn't really know what to expect. On Good Friday, Bray received a call from the Dean of the SO (Seattle Opera), offering him a position in their program next year. We have accepted, and will thus be heading to Seattle after our summer in Santa Barbara!
This is a huge blessing-we had been talking about auditioning for Seattle after grad school, but to have them seek us out, is extremely good, to put it mildly.
For those of you who do not know what this type of program entails, I will try to briefly explain. Most opera companies have a young artist program attached to them. These programs are the equivalent of a really good internship with a law firm, or residency for medical school,etc.. They are the grooming process, the finishing touches on the singer's overall package. And, most companies won't take you if you haven't done one of these programs.
They will be performing full operas, as well as 1 act operas, taking languages, coachings, networking, auditioning, and working with reknowned professionals. Basically, he will be performing and singing full time-which, for Bray, is like breathing fresh air.
I am thrilled, and somewhat nervous (this means 2 moves this summer! I think we should just live at The Container Store) but very happy and thankful that it is still close to family, there's a good church and school, and of course, good shopping!
Please pray and thank God for this opportunity with us!