Too Much Grey's?

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Tim bought me Season 1 & 2 of Grey's Anatomy because he knows what a fan I am. Well, over the past five weeks or so, it has become a ritual that my mom, Tim, and I sit down in the evening (not every evening, but most!) and watch an episode or two. I can't remember exactly when I started watching the show on tv, but I do know that I missed the first season when it originally aired. It has been great knowing how everything started and also watching episodes that I haven't seen in a long time. Tim and my mom are watching these seasons for the first time and it's great watching them get hooked even more!

Well, lately the show has been invading our lives more than we thought possible. Just this week, we have all had a dream that we were a part of the characters' lives!! How crazy is this?! Even more crazy is that we finished watching the last episode less than 10 minutes ago and my mom and I BAWLED...not just shed a tear, but we were practically sobbing (and I've seen it before!)!! What is wrong with me to get so emotionally involved? Is it just good acting? I hope so!

In other news...this month has been quite a month. I caught strep right before Tim's birthday and was the sickest I have ever been. It lasted for a good 5 days and I was still weak when I went back to work. Not fun! Poor Tim had to put up with a sick wife over his birthday. Luckily, he was able to spend some time with friends and we celebrated later.

This has been my Spring Break week and I have thoroughly enjoyed being off work. It just sucks to have an unpaid vacation! Hopefully, it won't be like this much longer. Tim and I spent last weekend vacationing in San Antonio. I had never been there before and it was great to have a weekend away just the two of us (the first since our honeymoon). The Riverwalk was nice and the best part was getting to see our good friends, Matt and Cynthia, who we met when we lived in Virginia. It has been almost two years since we've seen them!

I had an interview scheduled two weeks ago, but it got cancelled due to the big snowstorm we got here (a whole two inches even though they predicted six!). I am still waiting on the principal to reschedule, but I have a good feeling about this one. It is for a teaching position at a brand new school in the district, which just happens to be located in our new subdivision! Wouldn't that be awesome?! Keep me in your prayers. I have had a great time this week planning for the move into our new home. In fact, I have been so excited that I've had trouble relaxing enough to fall asleep at night. All I can think of is furniture and paint colors! I think Tim will be happy when I go back to work so I quit "window shopping" for our house! Well, that's my big update since I haven't blogged in a while. Hope all is well with you, friends!

House Hunt is Over!

Tim and I could not be more excited about our new home! We went out looking with our realtor last Saturday and while we were in one neighborhood where they are still building, she suggested that we just take a look at any spec homes they might have. We looked at two and just fell in love with one of them. I didn't want to get my hopes up, because it was WAY out of our price range, but our realtor told us there was a good chance we could get them to come down. We made an offer on Monday and found out Tuesday that they accepted it!! Last night we signed the contract and we will be closing no later than the 27th of this month. An extra bonus is that the house is in the same neighborhood as the school where I'm interviewing. It would be so incredibly awesome to work just down the street! More about the interview later...Our house was just finished in February and has 4 bedrooms with 2.5 bathrooms. It is just over 2500 square feet and those of you in VA would just have a heart attack if you knew what a bargain it is...much less than our 2 bedroom apartment in Herndon! Here are some pictures so you can get an idea.

Rollercoaster

I feel like I've been on a rollercoaster all week and can't get off! Tim and I put a bid on a house last week and were supposed to find out on Monday if we got it. I could hardly sleep Sunday night because I was so excited and thinking of paint colors, etc. We didn't hear anything all day and finally around 6:30 or so, our realtor called to let us know that it was ours! I was screaming and jumping up and down!! Within an hour, however, our realtor called us back to tell us that the site was now showing that it had been awarded to someone else. She didn't know what was happening, but said she would check into it and call the next day. We weren't sure whether to celebrate or not. We were just sure their was a glitch in our favor. Turns out that it did go to someone else. Needless to say, I was a bit down in the dumps on Tuesday evening. Tomorrow morning we are going to look at 9 more properties, so I guess we are back in this game. I cannot wait until it is over and I can quit looking!

In other news...last weekend I attended a job fair for the district and it was crazy! There were so many teachers there looking for a job. I stood in heels waiting in lines for 3.5 hours! My back was killing me and I was starving by the end of it. The district hasn't had a job fair in about 3 years, so I'm lucky that I get to attend one. One of the lines that I stood in for a new school opening next year was about an hour long. Ludicrous! I have to say, though, that I think it will pay off. With my principal's recommendation and the experience I've gotten, I feel certain that something good will come along. This leads me to my next bit of news...I have an interview this coming Thursday for one of the new schools!!! I wasn't expecting to even hear from a principal until April because the teachers have until mid-March to complete transfer requests. Anyway, as Tim said, "Don't ask any questions...just go with it!" That's what I'm going to do. Please keep all of this in your prayers and I will let you all know what happens!