ACT 2: 10.2009

passport success

so i didn't want to leave anyone (the 2 of you who have read my posts) in suspense regarding my passport situation....... i just got back from base & i have BOTH my civi passport & my no-fee passport! yay! now if only we had orders.

graduation

2:47 AM 1 comments

yay! jeff graduated today! we've had an awesome weekend, went to see where the wild things are, saw built to spill in concert, went to 18th street lounge, ate tapas, bought some furniture at ikea, rode the dc metro, dodged the rain...... we had fun!
his graduation ceremony was great, they showed a slideshow of all the students photos, cool stuff! jeff is done with outprocessing, BUT, HE STILL DOESN'T HAVE ORDERS!!!! i can't believe it! how are we gonna ship our car, get tmo to schedule packing..... ugh.
well, we're gonna be heading back to florida later this week to pack, visit family, etc. we have our tickets booked to get back up here in hopes that by that time, we'll have orders & can get on a plane for guam, with or without our stuff......

here are some photos of our visit..... with our sweet nephews, who will be even bigger, cuter terrors the next time we see them! love them!!

jeff after his last formation at det 2

where the wild things are (aka nephew one)

with little baby nephew & his momma

driving back from a wine tasting out in the VA country - loved the cold, wet, foggy fall weather, very different from guam

someone pinch me

1:09 PM 0 comments

TODAY! today i'm going to see jeff! we have the weekend together & then next week we'll be making our way back home..... TOGETHER! i get my husband back, after 9 months apart!
on another note, i'm really enjoying the freezing, wet weather of the north (northern south, so i can't complain too much, but it's not florida) getting a good taste of the season before moving to a seasonless island...... but honestly, i haven't seen fall in 6 years, the trees are incredible, the crisp air, i love it! well, i've survived without seasons for this long, what's 2 more years? taking it in while i can..... going to put on a sweater & my rain boots!!!

sad farewells

2:42 PM 3 comments

yesterday was my last day at work. "work". how lucky i've been. i am so blessed to have such incredible people in my life. these past 5 years have been incredible & i'm gonna miss my 2nd home so much.

my middle schoolers threw me a party on thurs, complete with a beautiful cupcake cake, thoughtful gifts & letters. one of my students made me a pillow & the students all signed it & then after i had opened the gift, they all passed around the pillow to hug it ...... "now ms. amy whenever you hug this pillow, it's like you're getting a hug from each one of us." wow. pushing back the tears now.

then during company class, todd finished early & they broke out the sparkling grape juice & we shared a toast to new beginnings..... i hate that it has to end.

yesterday, we had a little party where all the students signed a t-shirt for me & we watched videos & played ddr. i love my students! they are a very very special bunch.

so now, i have my t-shirt, my cards, my flowers, my pictures, but the best gift of all is the past 5 years. the bond i have with these students, the teachers, all of NFB! i will miss them so very much, but i have so many memories and maybe one day i'll be back.......

rubies

3:43 AM 0 comments

had so much fun this past saturday! the ballet had a fundraiser at a jewelry store, "wine & rubies".... in celebration of our 40th year! & guess who got to model the most beautiful jewels? of course, yours personally & my two sidekicks. jen had on a necklace that cost over 100,000! amanda's necklace was 80,000, mine was cheap compared..... only 22,000! but i had 80,000 worth of diamonds in my ears! it was AWESOME! but so hard to part with the jewelry at the end of the night! here are the highlights.....