Anyways..so I decided to write about what's been going on in our lives..obviously...this is our blog.... Most of you know, we had a beautiful baby girl on January 28th! She weighed 6 l bs 1 oz and was 21 inches. Oh we are so in love with her! She is so freakin cute. And it's a good thing too, because if she wasn't so wonderful then I would be thinking the process that brought her here was not worth it....because it's a sucky process!!! But she is so so so worth it! The first week after she was born I was so exhausted. I always thought I knew the definition of exhaustion...no, not until that week. I seriously thought the world was going to end. I told Justin (and I meant it with all my heart) that we were never having any more kids! Thankfully he was very understanding and didn't try to disagree with me. Now (to Justin's relief) I am thinking it's okay if we have one more kid in, like, five years. And then maybe (MAYBE) one more five years after that...but we'll just cross that bridge when we come to it. But I just love my baby so much! I have the best job in the world, I hang out with her all day long! But as cute as she is, watching her sleep can get old...and there's only so much cleaning you can do in an itty bitty apartment. I've watched almost every movie we own, including all the special features (I'm pretty sure I'm a professional at this point and could easily make a major motion picture), and I've also gotten incredibly good at MarioKart.
So that is the baby stuff. Now onto the Grad School stuff.
So the decision has been made! We have decided where Justin will be attending Grad school to get his MSW! And the winner is...(drumroll please)...the University of Pennsylvania!!!!! Yes. Justin got in (he actuallly got in and got very generous scholarship offers to every place he applied to). The program at Penn is very exclusive (they only accept 25 students) so I am so proud of him for getting in! He has worked so so hard and we feel like his hard work is paying off. We are also really really hoping he will be accepted to their Ph.D program!! They only accept 3-5 students so it will be tough...but that would be so great. Justin really really wants to become a Professor and going to an Ivy League school is really going to help him get ahead of the competition. Plus he loves their program, it focuses more on macro-level stuff which is what he is really interested in. He already has an incredible resume for an undergrad and I just know he would make an incredible teacher! I am so so so very proud of him. He's worked harder than anyone I know, but he still finds time to spend with his family. Hadi and I are his number one priorities and we are so thankful for that!
So we will be moving to Philadelphia in June, and let me tell you how nervous I am!!! Very. Very very. I don't know a living soul out there. I am nervous about finding a place to live, I'm nervous about being so far away from family, I'm nervous about not knowing anyone, I'm nervous about driving there, I'm nervous about being so close to DC and New York City (because ever since I studied terrorism I have developed a phobia of it...and I feel like DC and New York City are two prime terrorist attack locations...yes I know it's completely irrational, that's what makes it a phobia, I'm even afraid of terrorist attacks in Logan!); I'm just all-around nervous. But I am also really excited! There's a broadway show in NY with Daniel Radcliffe that I really want to see! And it is a possibility now that we will be so close! (I will even risk a terrorist attack to go see it) And visiting DC will be totally awesome too! I just have to keep telling myself statistically I'm pretty safe from terrorists...But I'm also excited to just have this adventure with Justin and Hadi...and Oli (oh yes, we are bringing the dog). And if anyone is ever in the area please come visit!
So there it is. This is the longest blog I've ever written...and I'm getting really sick of writing. And I still have no idea how to post pictures in between paragraphs and stuff so, again, they are all jumbled together.
