Wowowow

So, I don't think I even need to point out that it's been almost one year since I even posted anything. There are a lot of updates that have gone on here in the last year, so I'll just give a few of the major ones...so, here goes!

• We traveled to the Outer Banks last August with the dogs -- amazing. We stayed in Duck in a great house that my parents rented. It was so nice to relax with them and have the dogs with us on vacation. Lola loved the beach and water. Muppet loved being with people, but not so much the water. I totally picture a future family trip there with a baby in tow because of the relaxing atmosphere and dog friendly location.

• Last September, I started graduate school at NYU, where I work. While I initially only applied to get a Masters in Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), we were encouraged to do the dual certification for Childhood and Special Education. I jumped right in on that because there was only a difference of 5 credits or so and from what I hear, you can get a job anywhere with a Masters in Special Education. I have loved my classes right from the start and as of July 2nd, I'll have completed 22 credits of a 46 credit program in one year while working full time. This fall, I hope to be able to continue to work full time while student teaching and working adjusted hours. We'll see what ends up happening!
• That brings me to the next big happening -- even better than me going back to school...wait for it...ok, let me build it up. Though I probably never made it public knowledge on the Sloane-Spot, we've been trying to move back down to Virginia just about since we moved to New York. While New York has been good to us for the most part, we came here for a job, that was it. We didn't come here because we had hopes and desires to be here. We came to New York because it was going to pay the bills. That being said, we started to take the necessary steps to get ourselves back to VA. The first being me getting my Masters, the second being Brandon taking the Virginia Bar. While he could have waived into VA in 2017, we just weren't willing to wait that long. So, last fall, we made some moves, spent a pretty penny and signed him up for the Virginia Bar this past February. Now, from what I know of Brandon, he's really, really smart. (i.e. I always tell the kids I hope they have his brains and my athleticism.) So, he took the bar in February and passed! Of course he did!
• So, that leads me to our final big happening! Over a 12 day span in mid-May, Brandon got a request for an updated resume, interviewed on a Monday, got called back on a Friday and got an offer the following Tuesday for a job in Virginia. As we had said all along, no matter where I was in my schooling, B would take the job. We would make it work. And so, he did! We cannot be more excited about it, despite the fact that we'll be living apart for a little under a year. He is so excited about his job and I haven't seen him as happy as he is about this job in a really long time. It is great to see. So, he starts on June 23rd. We'll keep our lease here through the end of July, when I'll move out to my parents place and commute from there. It will be a much longer commute but I'll have a lot of help with the dogs and it avoids us paying two rents!, So, that is that!

Phew! That was a lot of info. Now that classes are slowing down for the summer, I'm going to try to get posted here more often. This fall, I'll be attempting to work full time and school full time (13 credits), so we'll see what ends up going on. I would guess that I fall off the face of the earth around September, but we'll see what happens!

So long, for now!

L