Life's A Dance

Oh my it has been a really long time since I have blogged! Well, let's recap shall we? I started my new job on August 12th, Karl's Birthday. Karl started his job on the 18th, I believe. We both love our jobs! We have a contract on a NEW HOUSE which we close on the 16th of September. Karl's SURPRISE birthday party was great and he had no idea that anything was going on at all. Little Payton entered into the world last last Friday and she is absolutely adorable, to say the least. We haven't went and seen them since last weekend, but once we move into our house we will only be a few blocks away so I'm pretty pumped about that. Oh, and so is Karl! :) I just finished my first week of First Grade and it was really great! We both started Grad School recently and have been trying our best to stay on top of that and life, as well. It's been fun but a little crazy. We are starting to get into a routine, so once that happens, we'll move and then all will be great. Even...

So, since my last post (sorry they've been a little irregular) a lot has happened. I will try to give the abridged version for the sake of time out of my hectic schedule. Karl did finally get a hold of the jail and he interviewed on Thursday. Can I just say that they loved him???? So we had a really good feeling about it from the very day of the interview, even though we felt that way when we applied, too. And then Friday happened! Hallelujah! Christine from TLC called me and offered me a 4th grade teaching job which I accepted on the spot. I will be teaching Health, Art, Character Education, Social Skills, and Etiquette. It will be a fun challenge that I am soooo excited about. I picked up Amanda at the airport on Saturday after attending a beautiful wedding where I was able to see a lot of my school friends and talk to Candice. After eating with some friends I went to go pick up the late arriving Amanda (they missed their connection in Chicago due to customs) and then once she ca...