friends

I just read my friend Cristina Cherry's blog about making it to Oregon...and then it hit me, they really did move. I've been so busy and like a robot lately to let it sink in. We are going to miss them so much. So, Cristina, if you're reading this...I am sad and finally able to realize that it all happened so fast. I am so thankful for our time together before you guys took off and looking forward to planning our annual vacation, which is nameless at the moment. For everyone else, I got through my comprehensive final to graduate and honestly have no idea how I did. I left shaking my head and arguing with myself on how I did. It was hard and intense....and I'm bracing for the realilty that I may not have passed. I'm not just saying that, I truly may not have passed but I have the opportunity to take it again in the spring if I didn't. It's like the bar exam...people do fail, and that certainly could be me. Either way, I have 3 days of internship left, and three weeks of classes left until I'm home free...except, maybe this test :) I am glad it is over and I'll find out the results in a few weeks. On the brighter side, Jon's sister Jerica and brother-in-law and two nephews are flying in for Thanksgiving on Thursday and we are really excited to have them here. It will be fun for the cousins to play again and to catch up and Jerica hasn't seen her extended family since she left college over 5 years ago. We are looking forward to it! I'll update with pics of the cousins after Thanksgiving. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday week!

home stretch

Sorry for the neglegence for updates from our family. We are in the final leg as a family to my internship and completion of my Master's Degree....it's hard to believe! I have 2 weeks of internship left at the high school and my comprehensive final is next Friday! I am so excited to be done and have really enjoyed the experience...I really have learned tons and am really thankful for the opportunity to be in this school district. My final class for this semester is on December 13th and then I will be graduated! Rayna will be done in her daycare the week of Thanksgiving and then we have Jon's sister and brother-in-law and family coming for Thanksgiving. They have never been here in Minnesota and it will be great to see them again and for Rayna to play with her cousins because she had so much fun with them on our vacation in August. Please be in prayer for the next few weeks for us, it's the home stretch but it is an uphill climb! Can't wait to finally climb that last hill and thank the Lord for his ongoing strength to complete this season of life.