I’m still here…
So I haven’t blogged in what seems like forever. Life has just been too busy lately I guess! I’ll try to highlight some fun things that have been happening in the last few weeks.
1. Family Cookout…lots of fun and great weather! The majority of our immediate family made the annual trek down to Greenville to eat hot dogs and burgers with us. It was so nice to have everyone down for a big visit…and a big reminder as to how much we miss being away from them all. We’re only 2 hours away…but that’s a big drive when you think about it.
2. Went to Chicago for a conference on advising and my mom got to come along. 4 fun days in the windy city was just what I needed! We ate lots of yummy food…walked all over downtown Chicago…saw Dirty Dancing, the Musical (which was so cute!)…shoppped at IKEA…took the El to Wrigleyville (even though the Cub’s were loosing)…and just had a great time catching up and spending time together. Oh yeah…and the conference was great too! I learned a lot of great new tactics to bring back to the office with me…it was a great motivator!
3. Went back to Chicago this past weekend (like 2 days ago) and cheered on Jared as he ran his 2nd Chicago Marathon! Yay Jared!!! We stayed down on the loop and his sister was able to join us. (Which I greatly appreciated!) The weather was warm…and despite a lot of pain in his kneee…Jared pushed through and finished the race. I’m so proud of him! The following days have been spent giving him ice baths and helping him around the house. He’s such a trooper!
Aside from that…I’ve been busy with work. We’re pushing to start recruiting students for next Fall…and that means college fairs and lots of days calling prospective students. It’s been busy…but I’m still so very thankful that I love my job as much as I do. Speaking of work…I better get back to my e-mails and phone messages! Adios!