Thankful

Holy Blogging...it has been too long since I have updated the World Wide Web to the happenings in the Modica household!

As usual, the summer went both fast and slow. Fast because I was in an advanced statistics course which consumed most of my free time (seriously, I spent more time with my study buddy Lauri than my husband most weeks). And slow because the hubs spent most of the summer in central Florida gaining valuable experience with a practicing attorney. I am thankful he had that experience, but it was rough spending week days apart, and dealing with mopey pets. We did enjoy our weekends, especially a few trips to the west coast during scallop season.

We celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary (July 19, 2009) in St. Augustine. It was a perfect long weekend alone, celebrating in such a magical city. And it was definitely the first of many anniversary celebrations to come. And I can happily report that our wedding cake tasted ok one year later. The icing was more of a whipped consistency, but overall it was yummy.

August brought a fresh set of classes for both me and J. I can thankfully breathe a sigh of relief that this will be his final year in law school. Yay!! The countdown is officially on...less than 6 months until graduation, and 8 months until he takes the Florida Bar. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, we are anticipating hubs beginning his successful law career in less than a year. And I am still plugging away at my degree, slowly but surely I am completing credits each term. August also brought an unexpected and stressful change to the Thrift Shop. I am happy to report that we survived and are thriving, but, I was beyond busy donating 140 hours of volunteer time during the months of August and September. I did win the League of Her Own Award with my Co-Chair Cori. So our efforts did not go unnoticed.

Other Fall moments for which I am thankful:
-surviving 2 months sans manager in the Thrift Shop
-also surviving the interviewing and hiring process for the new manager
-trip to the mountains with my sis to visit our Mom
-enjoying all the home Gator football games in the Swamp
-perfect season for the Gators, 12-0 and on our way to the SEC game next weekend
-Cooler Fall weather
-Successfully hosting 13 at our house for a Thanksgiving feast

I would like to give a special thanks to my Mom...she really helped me pull the house together and prep for Thanksgiving. Thank goodness she is retired!

Tomorrow is the first day of December...I can't believe 2009 is almost over. Wow- where does the time go? Now, I need to buckle down, finish my classes and tackle some Christmas shopping. Oh, and get in the Holiday spirit. :)