Time for a little celebration...

I just got my grade for my Economics class that had me frazzled all semester...drum roll...I got an A!!! I can't believe it. I have been working on that class since August. It feels so good to have it behind me. Of course, I would not have been able to do it without awesome editing from Becca and Jason. Becca really worked extra hard on this one, as I had a tendency just to quote and as she says...just not enough of me in it. Well, she has once again helped me. I am going to have to do something extra special for her. She is even helping me on my last paper for the semester while tending to a teething child and being pregnant. I swear she's super woman!

Jason has a few more weeks on mid-shift and switches. I am not sure which shift he is going to. It will either be days or swings. He also just finished his semester with at least B's - but we are waiting for the final results. All depends on the finals he took yesterday. I am sure he did fine. He is smart. I am just glad he is continuing his pursuit of a degree.

I have been blessed to keep in touch with our friends we made in Ireland and had a nice lunch with some of them when I was in Wiesbaden. Sad news...they all will be gone by April. But I hope to get to see them again before they leave.

Also, please pray for my job opportunity. I am hoping to know something by the end of the year. I am still in the running which is fantastic and I heard about it through another friend we made in Ireland. The job will be in Kaiserslautern, so just a quick 15 minute drive. If I can just get in the door I know I can land it.

Other than that, I am preparing for my cousin's visit and totally stoked she is coming. It will be non-stop laughter the entire time she is here, especially since she is bringing Michael. Michael has been her friend for as long as I can remember and she is just a doll. I haven't seen her since Jennifer's wedding and I absolutely love her!

Everyone has been asking when we are going to make an appearance state-side. No tickets have been booked, but it is looking like May or July. More likely July. I promise to tell everyone as soon as something is confirmed.

I love hearing from all of you and hope you will post a comment or shoot me an e-mail.

Swimming Adventure

So Becca deserves the best friend of the year award! She has been awesome with her wonderful morale boosts and support. Friday night, Blake watched Cara so Becca and I could go out for our monthly Bingo. Which we skipped and opted for a little shopping at one of my favorite stores, Mobil Martin. This is a three-story furniture and decorations store. It had not donned on me the store would have its' christmas decorations out. It was magical!!

Saturday was extra fun...I finally checked out the new indoor pool at Ramstein. It was fantastic and only cost $3! It looked to be Olympic size and there was a separate kid pool area with about the same size pool and with a crazy slide that winded all around. Becca was kind enough to go with me and take Cara for a try at a public pool. She did wondeful and had so much fun. Kicking her little legs. It felt so good to swim a few laps and watch Cara having fun. We are going back tomorrow with another friend and her son. I am hoping I am not sore tomorrow.

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving I had more than plenty to be thankful for, but the most important was I didn't have to cook a full meal :) !

We were fortunate enough to be invited to friends house to celebrate Thanksgiving. There was about 16 of us and it was a nice relaxing evening.

Cara, also had a good time eating all the delicious food

The rest of the weekend was filled with me working non-stop on a paper for my Economics class. This was the most difficult paper I've ever written. Econ in undergrad was study and test there was no paper writing, so while I understand what is going on - putting it into words for a paper was an overwhelming tast. Thankfully, my wonderful editor did an awesome job giving me the energy and thoughts needed to get it finished.

To thank Becca and her smart brain, I took her to dinner at the Wooden Spoon tonight. She could have picked anywhere, but Canneloni was what she craved. Cara came along for the ride and had a fabulous time showing Aunt Kimmy how to eat spaghetti.

I only have one more paper, that is due on the 14th, and then I am finished for the semester.

I am hoping to start getting the tree up soon. It will be up for when Jennifer and Michael come to visit. I am so excited to see both of them and feel blessed they are coming all the way over here to spend some time with me during the most magic time of the year.

I hope everyone is doing well and having a fantastic holiday season!

Welcome little one

We are pleased to announce Jess, Becca's sister, had her baby Sunday.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Thanksgiving is just a few short days away and I am no where near ready for Christmas.

Last week I had a Career Development class in Wiesbaden. This time I stayed in the entire week there instead of driving back and forth. I learned last time that I waste too much time on the road. Unfortunately, I didn't get a good night's sleep the entire week. My room was underneath offices and the lady up there loved to walk as loudly as possible in her high heels. One morning there was even a fire alarm. I have to admit. I didn't take it very seriously since I was still lounging in my PJs. I called down to the front desk to inquire if it was real. It was not. I guess if no one had answered the phone I would have gotten out of there. I always wondered if they did fire alarm tests in hotels, now I have my answer.

I have until the 30th to write and send my econ paper. This one is proving to be a bear. Mostly due to time constraints, but where there is a will there is a way.

Jason had some nice alone time with me away. He was able to work on his school work and continue the bonding process with the cat.

Facebook is proving to be detrimental to getting things accomplished around here. Monday night I spent an hour chatting with an old friend from college instead of working on my take home final. However, reconnecting with an old friend was good food for my soul.

Thursday we have been blessed to attend a Thanksgiving feast at a friend's house. I am so glad I do not have to cook this year. To be honest, I don't think I would have the time and it would be just a tv dinner. Jason is happy he gets real food.

I only have a total of two papers to write and I am finished for the semester. Please keep my sanity in your prayers.

I wish everyone a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Getting ready for the season!

We have been extremely busy this past week. Jason has been working and I've been studying. I leave Tuesday for Wiesbaden. I learned from my last trip that it's easier to stay the whole week up there then drive back and forth. Unfortunately, because I am not on orders, I have to play it day by day. But I was able to reserve the weekend no problem. Please pray that they aren't over-booked and I can stay the whole week.

We have started cleaning up the house so we can start decorating for Christmas. Jason is getting anxious to put the tree up and has even offered to shampoo the carpets to help get the house ready. Personally, I really can't imagine having the tree up before Thanksgiving, but it's not too far away, so it will be fine.

We have been invited to attend our friend's Thanksgiving Meal. This is perfect for us. With Jason on mids and me in school I was dreading all the cooking, but now we can both sit back and enjoy.

We are wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving and hope you have many things to be thankful for!

We're a sickly crew....

This week was not our best week. First Jason got extremely sick and even had to miss a day of work. He was so upset. He has not missed a day of work in 10 years. But, it was best that he wasn't getting everyone else at work sick.

However, he did finally learn to share, by sharing his virus with me. So then I had my round of it and now I'm left with just a runny nose and a cough which is normal for me this time of year. I am just grateful that it didn't hold me back from class this week.

This week was my ECON class. All that's left is a paper and it will finally be behind me. I will be so glad when it's all over. I've been studying it since August and I'm about all Econ out.

I have this week off to prepare for my next class, the following week. This time I head back to Wiesbaden. Unfortunately, Jason will have four days off during that time. So he will at least go and spend one day with me up there and then spend the rest back at the house working on his school work. We just seem to stay two ships passing in the night. Luckily all will get better in December. YAY FOR DECEMBER!!!

Jason seems to be plugging right along and is not nearly as stressed out as I am. I don't know how he goes to work and school without being a basket case.

Other than that we are still alive and doing well.