This past weekend my Aunt Jenny came into town from Michigan. On Saturday my mom had a brunch/tea party for all of her sisters (all 5 of them), my grandma and a few of my cousins so we could get together and catch up. We had lots of "girl food" quiche, fruit pizza, spinach salad, french toast and muffins. It was nice to talk with everyone and see what's been going on in their lives and with the rest of the family. My mom, her sisters and my grandma started reminiscing about when they were growing up. It was funny to hear the stories and how each of them remembered things differently (or didn't remember it at all!). It was a great day filled with good food, good company and lots of laughs!

Good News!

Yesterday I had an interview with Warren County and I was offered a job on the spot! She told me to take a night and think about it and let her know today. Well, Aaron and I talked about it and decided to take the job. I'm really, really excited because it's a position I'm actually interested in. I have had a few other interviews for positions to be a speech therapist in the schools, but none of them were what I wanted and I felt like I'd be settling, but then this came along and it seems like a perfect fit. The caseload hasn't been 100% decided but it looks like I'll be working in 3 classes across Warren county: one preschool class, a classroom that serves emotionally disturbed kids, and a social communication classroom which works with autistic kids. This seems to be the job I have been waiting for!!
Aaron had an interview today for a summer internship at Nationwide in Columbus. Aaron said he thought the interview went really well and they hope to have everything finalized by the end of April.
So it seems as though things are coming together nicely for us and there's a HUUUGE weight lifted off my shoulders. :-)

Today was a long, long day and I was not in the best mood. So as I was driving home I realized how excited I was to get home and see Zoe (I knew Aaron would be in class, otherwise I'd be excited to see him too). As soon as you open the door she comes running, full speed, with her whole body wiggling to say hello. Then she starts doing this super cute heavy breathing through her nose as she tries her best to sit and wait patiently for me to take off my coat and shoes and set my bags down. She's just so darn cute and makes you feel so welcome and loved after a long, rough day (or even after a great day). Now if only I could train my husband to greet me the same way, I would feel like the most loved person ever!

We're growing up

First off, I would like to apologize. The background of the blog has been winter themed until several minutes ago. I fear that all of this snow and cold weather is due to my blog background so I have changed it to something spring-y, therefore warm weather should be coming soon (as I sit here writing this, it is snowing.. booooo!)
Now that I only have 8 weeks (eek!!) until graduation, I have begun the job search. I had an interview last week that I should find out about later this week and I'm in the process of setting up several more interviews. It's scary going out and getting a real job in a profession I will be doing the rest of my life!
Aaron's also been looking into internships for over the summer. We'd really like something that's paid and will lead to a job offer after he graduates in December.
We've also started looking into buying a house. Our lease is up at the end of July and I desperately want to be moving into a house we OWN and not into something rented. We've been looking at houses online and next weekend will be going with my aunt, who is a realtor, to look at houses. Since neither of us have any real income right now we can't buy anything but it'll be good to see what we like and what we don't like. Hopefully I'll have a job contract on paper soon so we can start looking into getting a loan!

Snow Storm

After two days straight of snow, the weather is finally letting up!
We woke up Tuesday morning to a ton of snow and no school for me. Aaron's night class was canceled due to snow. Tuesday night I found out we would already have a two-hour delay this morning and when I woke up I discovered school was closed again!
But now I'm starting to go a little stir crazy after being indoors for pretty much the past 48 hours.
Zoe's enjoying all the time I'm at home because this way she doesn't have to be locked up in her crate. We take her to a nearby field so she can run and she is loving all of this snow. It comes up to her chest so she can't really run very well, she just hops around. It's super cute!
Hope everyone else is staying warm!! Looks like I'm actually going to have to go back to school tomorrow...

On a side note, the opening ceremony for the Olympics is Friday. I love watching the Olympics! :-)

Zoe and her Chicken

My mom got Zoe this little toy chicken for Christmas. It is her favorite toy and she loves to squeak it. Sometimes, when we need a good laugh we do this, and she goes nuts....

New Year

Yeah, I know I'm a little late posting this, but we've been busy! My parents took us on a cruise the first week of January as our Christmas present. We had a great time and had beautiful weather!
Aaron started classes last Monday. He is settling into his classes and I think he's really going to enjoy this semester because he's taking a lot of classes related to his major. I started student teaching last Tuesday and am really liking it a lot more than I thought I would. And I actually get home at a reasonable hour so I get to see Aaron waaay more than last semester, which is nice!
We've had a wonderful start to 2010 and we're excited to see what the rest of the year holds for us. I graduate in May (FINALLY!!!!) and have already started looking for a job. Hopefully I'll find something I love! We hope to buy a house early this year (so we can take advantage of the tax credit!!) and Aaron graduates in December. Plus, we have a few weddings sprinkled throughout the year that we're looking forward to.
We hope everyone has a happy and healthy 2010!! :-)