In the meantime there has been a lot going on! Let's see if I can recap our last two months with the most important events that occured!
* November 14th- Sim and his unit returned home! It was so amazing to stand at the Houston Air Station and watch the plane land with our loved ones on it! As you would expect it has been absolutely wonderful having him home! It only took about a week or so for us to settle back into a routine and now it honestly feels like he never left, which is the way I like it.
* December 18th- I graduated with my MBA! There were around 600 people in our graduation ceremony (The College of Business and the College of Education). Not too shabby for a December graduation! There was a big crowd of family and friends in attendance and while we really missed having friends and family there to celebrate with us, Sim made up for being the only one there and when they called my name he yelled so loud, I could hear him all the way up on the platform! I have to thank everyone for being so supportive to me on this long journey over the past 2.5 years. I really could not have done it without you as my cheerleaders and especially Sim who always supported me and helped me to remain motivated.
* Christmas 2010- We broke tradition this year and instead of heading up to VA we drove (yes DROVE) to Nashville Tenessee, to spend the holiday with Joel, Allie and the kids. It was so nice to enjoy a week together of seeing Hendersonville & Nashville, meeting their friends, playing games, cooking, and enjoying my first Zumba experience with Allie! We can't wait to get back up there. Maybe next time in the summer when it's a little warmer though! ;)
* January 2011- This month I am leaving my current position at The University of Texas Medical Branch and moving into a great new opportunity at the same institution. I have been in my current role for over three years and while I am SO excited at the opportunity to advance and use those wonderful degrees I worked so hard for.....I will miss my office, my coworkers and the clients where I have been for the past few years. It has certainly been a learning and growing experience for me to apply for jobs, to finally secure one, and to have to leave my position for a new one. I have been looking for a new opportunity for about a year but it so wonderfully coincided with my graduation that I am just so grateful to be able to officially close one chapter of my life and open another one all at once. It is a wonderful feeling that I truly appreciate.
*Lastly another January event is that we FINALLY leave on our cruise!! We have been counting down to this vacation since we booked it in June and unofficially looking forward to a cruise for years! Next week this time we'll be sailing in the Caribbean and we just can not wait! When our alarm off this morning at 5:45am I reminded Sim that in one week...we won't have an alarm to wake us up!
