Changes

So, you know the feeling you get off of a merry go round or some crazy roller coaster? Your hair is all crazy, you're a bit disheveled, and you don't know exactly where you've been dropped off, but it's exciting none the less? Yeah, well, that's been my life. In about a little over a month's time I thought I was moving across the country and I was pretty dang sure I had closed the chapter of teaching in my life and that i would be a stay at home mom. Well, things don't always happen like you plan them to, do they?

First, Taylor got accepted to podiatry school (hurray!) in the middle of July!! We were thrilled and excited and sad to leave family and friends. But we were going to do it. Philadelphia, here we come!

BUT!!
We couldn't find a home and we were getting no love from financial aide (that was a headache!).

Still....we packed and prepared to leave. Telling everyone goodbye and notifying our landlord. We got rid of stuff (a nice positive side to all this) by donating it and having a garage sale.

Then, still nothing from financial aide lady! Frustrating! We even got a hitch put onto our car to haul a little trailer. Although, we won't be using it very soon it's very useful to have I'm sure.

On Monday (we were supposed to leave Friday!), we found out financially we wouldn't be able to go. Our heart breaks a little.

Crazy things happen...

****rewind***
My work calls me last week because they were not able to fill my position...I don't close the door on the opportunity (call it woman's intuition).
****end flashback****

I called them Monday morning and by Monday afternoon I was signing a contract to be a 6th grade teacher again!! Ahhhh!!

I'm excited and I'm overwhelmed and I'm a bit sad. I thought I would be able to stay home with Hugo, but duty calls....Back to warrior work/mother mode!

However, I love my coworkers and my old school seems to be starting fresh in a lot of new ways. So, I'm excited to come back and give my best to the kids and the school and improve myself as a professional. I love teaching and I hope to have an awesome year!

Aaaand Hugo, will be with is buelo' and I am happy about that. Dad loves my baby Hugo and you couldn't ask for more than that, right?

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!!!! The best news of all is...Taylor has a secure spot for the fall of 2013!! yay! So, he will be working this year too and we can save money and find a place in Philly by actually flying up there ourselves (without having to rely on google street view to see if it's a nice neighborhood). It's almost nicer this way. Taylor plans to find scholarships and grants to help us pay for next year.


We still live at the same place (that was a close one too!)!


The Lord works in mysterious ways! I'm not sure why but we were meant to be here one more year and Taylor and I are ready to discover why that is.


I am so happy to have a little more time with my awesome FTW friends and my wonderful family (both Ayerdis and Seibolds!!)!!!

So, sorry, but you're stuck with us silly Seibolds a little longer!


Aaaaand, now to unpack...EW(any Jimmy Fallon fans?)!!








PS If you got through this whole, long post congratulations!!