Moving On

With great anticipation, Nick applied for the Medical Dosimetry program at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA back in October. We were told that he would find out after December 15, 2008 if he'd been accepted. So we waited. Then we got a letter from the school saying that they wouldn't send out acceptance letters until after January 15, 2009. So we waited some more. Finally, the week of the 15th came. I checked the mail religiously every day just to see if the letter would come. It came exactly on January 15th. I immediately called Nick at work so that I could open it with him. Of course he didn't answer. He called back and I opened that little piece of paper. With "regret" Nick was not selected for the program. He was pretty disappointed. But, he said that he's ready to move on with things.

Moving on with things means that we will be searching for a place of our own. My parents, ever so graciously, have been letting us live with them for the past two years while Nick finished school. Now that he's not going to go to anymore school outside of the state, we've decided it's time to move out on our own and start making our way in life. We're both nervous and scared, but we look forward with hope and faith. We've decided to rent a place for now because we're not entirely sure where our path will lead us. That and the houses we can afford to buy here are not exactly liveable.

My mom and dad will be completely disappointed when we leave because it's become part of life for them to have all four of us here at their house. My dad will miss having his grandkids in the house all the time. But, we're not going far. Just a car ride away - a short one mind you.

So we look forward to the events that will be taking place with us these coming months. I also told Nick that I'm ready to have another baby. I absolutely love being pregnant, and I'm ready to have another one! Spencer is crawling and climbing steps now, and has been for about a month. So he's pretty independent now. I'm ready to have another little one to hold and love on. I love my kids!

This is going to be a fantastic year!