Celebrating an Engagement

Tonight we celebrate Tiffany and Adrian's engagement with a party. My whole family is really looking forward to it. It's time for us to start this wedding season off in style. :)

Tiffany and Adrian are really special to our family and we are so happy they're getting married in July. It's a perfect time for them and I hope they can enjoy every second of this time.

So cheers to a great couple!

It’s Been Too Long

So sorry, readers. I have been slacking and I truly appologize.

Nothing new has really been going on. But I’ll give all of you a rundown just in case…

Work has been crazy and fun. I love my job so much! It’s kept me very busy and I’m really getting into a groove. Last week was my first week to travel and do a screening out “in the field”. I loved it and think I’m really cut out for this. So that’s a nice feeling. It’s all coming together and I feel like I’m really making a difference in kids’ lives.

My whole family is going to Cabo in July too! We made it work and we are too excited. A huge family vacation to see Tiffany and Adrian get married. How could we possibly have a better trip planned!?

Phillip is considering graduate school again. He’s thought of it before but he’s thinking about it again. Between working at CVS, thinking about his school options, and job hunting, he’s been pretty busy too. Basically we’re busy all the time.

Well until next time (which is hopefully sooner rather than later). Bye!

Quick Update

Sorry I haven't updated in a whole. Work has really taken off and I'm loving it! So much to learn and so much to think about. Great things on the horizon.

We're getting ready to put money down on the Cabo trip (yay)!! Looks like the whole family will be able to go. :)

Phillip is still job hunting like crazy. I'm hoping he at least gets an interview in the coming weeks. Knowing he is happy employed full time would be nice - oh and also knowing where to rental house hunt would be beneficial for my forward-thinking mind.

That's the quick rundown. Everything else is relatively the same. Hopefully I'll get to give you a lengthy update soon.

Good night!

First Day

Today was the first day at my new job! How exciting!! I knew I'd be starting sometime this week, but when the phone rang this morning, I was so pleased to have a boss as excited to have me on board as I am to be a part of the team. It was a great first day!

Kind of monotonous with video tutorials online and trying to navigate their sales website, but I think I'll get the hang of it soon. So many school districts and so many contacts. I feel like the state is at my fingertips and I just need to get in there and make them want these screenings.

Piece of cake, right? Well. I'll let you know when I start establishing connections of the next several weeks and months.

But all-in-all a great first day. :)

Happy New Year!

Well besides the events of today with Murphy, we had a pretty good new year.

Last night for dinner, we went to "Next" which is a wood fired bistro and wine bar. We had been once before and were pretty impressed so we couldn't pass it up when we saw how reasonably priced their four-course meals for the holiday were.

I had crab cakes for the first course (plus Phillip's since he didn't care for them), lobster bisque for the second course (plus some of Phillip's cranberry pecan salad because, again, he didn't care for it), baked atlantic salmon with a burr blanc sauce served with masked potatoes and cooked shredded carrots (Phillip had a New York strip steak in a peppercorn wine syrup and topped with fontina cheese, garlic, and breadcrumbs - also served with the potatoes and carrots), and creme brule for the fourth and final course. All of this was shared with a bottle of wine between the two of us. It was a wonderful meal!

The night concluded with ringing in the new year with Phillip's parents and some family friends. Of course, the traditional New Year's ball made its annual appearance.

What a great first New Year's Eve celebration as a wife. I can't believe we're embarking on a new year. 2011 was so busy and it'll be fun to see how 2012 compares.

HAPPY NEW YEAR BLOGGERS!