Almost a year in CT...

Well, its been a crazy year...new jobs for Holly and Mark, a new daycare for Leah and Marcus, living with the in-laws, adjusting to the East Coast, etc...Full of ups and downs, but mostly ups! We finally bought a house in Bristol, CT, in May, about 4 miles from Mark's parents' house and less than a mile from Mark's sister's house. We have not moved in yet, as we are working on re-doing the main bathroom and cleaning it up before moving in. The bathroom is about 90% complete, so we're hoping to be moving in in the next month. Once we have all of our stuff in the house, I will post some picture so everyone can see.

In the meantime, I have finished probably my toughest school year yet, as well as 6 credits that I was missing for my Health CT teacher certification. I am now planning on enjoying the rest of my summer until the school year will start again. I have not been able to find a job closer to Bristol yet (my current commute is an hour each way) but I have applied in many districts and keep hoping that I will find a perfect job that will cut down my commute.

Mark is very happy with the small, family-run electrical company that he has started working for, and just received a 10% raise, which comes at the perfect time as we are starting with mortgage payments again. He is very happy with the company...less stress and less hours than his 8 years at McBride. I am so happy that he was able to find a company that was a better fit for him finally.

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful summer and look forward to visits out East from family and friends (Julie, hint hint!).