Thursday, March 18, 2010

I'm so proud of my husband!


First off....That mustache my husband is sporting is NOT a permanent fixture. He grew it for the medical residency match day. Its is his "Match-stache". Supposedly, all of his classmates were doing it, so I let him join in on the festivities. Turned out...only he and his good friend Mark seemed to have them...Oh and Bryce's peach fuzz. ANYWAY....Match day is a huge deal in your medical career. It is when you find out where you are going for your residency. Everyone gets an envelope with ONE place where you go. So today was the day that determined our future for the next three years...or at least where we will spending our future for that time. And drum-roll please...I'd like you to all feel an ounce of suspense that we all felt today....

Clint matched at Ohio State. So we will be staying here in Columbus for another three years. Ohio State has been a great program and Clint will get excellent training. I know that he will be a very very very good Doctor because of it. I am very proud of Clint and all his hard work. I don't know anyone who works harder then he does. I got a little chocked up just thinking of how happy for him I was, for all of his hard efforts paying off. I am a very luck girl to have such a intelligent, and hardworking husband.

While we are both a little sad that we will be away from home for a few more years we are happy that we can have:

our nice garden this year
not have to deal with the hassle of moving
get to eat at Jeni's ice cream for 3 more years. My favorite thing ever!
get to see our cute little backyard bunny Felix & the lovely cardinals flying around.
live in an amazingly beautiful community
be around our dear friends we have made out here
among other reasons...

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

All in a days work

i've been a bit of a slacker at this blogging thing lately...In part because now I am a working girl...

Here I am all packed up to go to work at Marathon Petroleum. (And no, I don't actually have to wear that fire resistant jumpsuit everyday) Who would have thought that after getting my MFA I would be doing temp work at a oil terminal. Well the crippling economy and six months of unemployment make you do strange things, and the truth is, I am happy and lucky to have a job period! I will say it has been quite an experience.... The lady I work with decided to start calling me Annie. She just decided she liked it better then Laurie. (and better than Anna). Then we got a new boss, and he started calling me Annie, shortly after mostly everyone there refers to me as Annie, regardless of the fact that I answer the phone, "Marathon, this is Laurie." So now I'm Annie the Oil girl. Not something I could have ever imagined, but why try to fight it? Mom, remember in Jr High when The teachers started calling me Al because the role had my initials A.L. and I didn't pipe up? Its kinda like that...

Well we've been getting a lot of snow lately. In fact, we are only 4 inches away from the snowiest February in Columbus History! So even though I am sick of it and hate it, may as well get the extra 4 inches so I can really complain.....Anyhow. One day I decided to wait outside for my hubby til he came home from work...and look what happened!

Just kidding, That is just Burl, our 500 pound snow man. He has changed a lot since the day he entered this world. Mostly, he has just become shorter and squattier, which is probably what happens to most people as they age. The other day, Clint has so angry at the snow that I feared for poor Burl's life. But being the gentle and patient man he is, he spared Burl.

and that is just a day in the life....