the holiday shuffle!

WHEW! this holiday season has whizzed by like a flash!

I closed on and moved (mostly) into my new home just before the Thanksgiving trip. Finished the moving right after we returned, and am still unpacking, liquidating, realizing THIS IS MY HOUSE! WOO HOO. I was happy with the home, but too stressed with work, and a little gift from the universe came floating to me in the form of a new job. I'll be starting there Jan 7th and am looking forward to it with great immensity. The first week of the new year I have OFF, and it's great. Though I'm sad that the other women I've worked with are still in the hellish environment I have somehow crawled out of. Not to mention I will miss the kids and families I've worked with. I reconcile with myself that I did what I could, and will do better elsewhere.


(my scraggly little Christmas tree snuggled into the living room)



(this is me with two of the most wonderful boys I've ever worked with. Their kind family invited me to their Christmas play and Chris and Caleb humored me with a kodak moment! They are so cute! I wish all the best to the Caballero family)

Thanks-giving

Turkey-day eve found us boarding a plane to Maryland. We loaded up in the rental Durango and headed to Ocean Pines where we stayed for three days with Dad and Judy. That VERY freezing and blustery Friday John took us to Asseteague National Seashore where I had a surprise nuzzle from a curious wild pony and we played daily with Kevin's BEAUTIFUL neice Mya. Saturday we drove up to Westminster where Kevin spent his early years. There we went Christmas-tree fetching with Kev's sister Kim, her husband Rajen (thanks for the tour of your fancy store!~) and their two handsome boys. Visited with Kevins surrogate parents Mr and Mrs Meerdter and then said adios to the northern sector and took the long flight home. I missed my own family's Thanksgiving celebrations, but I'm glad I was able to enjoy my time with such a great bunch of folks. Most of Judy's family is from my fav city Savannah, so I fit right in! And no one really minded my heavy southern accent either :)


(the crew. Jim, Kev, Kristen, John & Mya at Asseteague)


(here's your sign!)


(Kev and his Dad at their Ocean Pines resort!)


(Kevin and me at the Christmas tree farm in Westminster)


(thank you Maria for coming up and hanging out! I had a great time! and am in midst of a LONG email to ya)


(the oh-so-cute Mya! Compliments of Kevin's sweet sister Kristen and her hubby Jim)