"To love would be an awfully big adventure."— J.M. Barrie

Saturday, September 26, 2009

An Update

I know it has been a REALLY long time since I posted anything. I figured I would give a little update about our lives here in Iowa.

Eric and I had a very busy summer. Eric did research and actually won an award for the best neuroscience research. He is just so smart :). I taught at my mom's Go For It dance camps and had a total blast. I really forgot how amazing it feels to dance, it had been almost a year since I danced.

The biggest task over the summer was our 2 moves. We had a mix up about our lease and it turned out that we had a gap between leases. This meant that we had to sublet an apartment for 1 month and then move a 2nd time into our new duplex. The first move was a huge hassle but thanks to Ray we did it. Eric and Ray moved ALL of our stuff on their own. Thanks Ray!!! The second move was much smoother. We had tons of help and got everything moved in just a few hours.

We thought once we got to our new place everything would be perfect. We were WRONG! Our new place was really dirty and needed a lot of work. We decided we wanted to do the work to make it nice so we don't need to move again while Eric is in school. We painted the entire place (3 bedroom 2 bath duplex), replaced carpet in the basement, and Eric took on the project of laying tiles in the laundry area. Of course he did an awesome job! Thankfully, all of our hard work paid off and we LOVE our place now.

Eric just started his 2nd year of medical school. To me this year seems way busier than last. He is very dedicated and doing well. As you saw in my previous post he just joined the Army National Guard. The process has been long and intense but hopefully we will all done with paperwork soon.

I got a new job as a research assistant for a Psychiatrist. I am very happy in this new position. I feel like I get to use my brain and my degree and it feels really good. I also started working towards my master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. I have always wanted to do this but I finally had the motivation to get started. Honestly, school is not my favorite activity but it is my only path to becoming a therapist.

4 comments:

Allie, Tony, A.J., Adeline Wiseman said...

So glad that you are blogging again. It makes me want to start again...love ya, Allie

said...

Thanks for the update. I am so happy for you, gettin back in school. Sounds like you are keepin as busy as Eric these days.

Miss you. Luvs

Heather-joy said...

I am sorry you had such a hassle moving but I'm glad your current place is nicer now! I wish I could come see you guys!

Carson said...

I am so glad to see you blogging its the only way I know what you are up to. I would love to see pictures of your new place! I am so glad everything is going so well for the two of you. I miss you and the next time you are here please call and lets do lunch!