Beginnings? Ends? Who Can Tell Them Apart?

Since the last post our life has experienced quite a few milestones as Sheryl alluded to in her Transitions post.  It’s really kind of crazy how this type of thing tends to come in such waves.

First off, and probably the biggest news,  is that we have finally moved out of Clermont after talking about it for probably about 2 years.  We didn’t sell our house and we are not certain how long we will stay in Orlando due to the economic climate so we have rented our house out in Clermont and are renting a wonderful historical home in downtown Orlando.  We’ve been in less then a month, but it’s starting to feel like home and we are all happy for the change of scenery.  If you haven’t been by yet, we would love to have you over so just let us know when you are coming!

I have to give a hearty thanks to Jeff, Rob, Cesar, and James  for giving up an entire Saturday to help me move all of our “stuff” and more then a little “crap”.  It doesn’t matter how many times you hear it, you really don’t know how many items you have accumulated until you have to move it all.  Sheryl and I did take the opportunity to edit some of our belongings so now the challenge will be to keep the inventory down for the next move.

Secondly, I now feel just a bit older.  Sheryl and I attended our first Christmas pageant where we had a child in the production.  I’ve been a part of Children’s productions since when many adults still considered me a child, it just feels a bit odd to be the one gawking and taking pictures instead of only watching all of the parents turn into paparazzi at the first site of their child on stage.  I had a good time, and I can say with no reserve and absolutely no partiality that Chloe was the cutest donkey that stage has ever seen.

Third, we are still whispering this, but I believe that our little Adaline is potty trained.  We had a few false starts, and it took us a bit to get the reward system down, but there has been a lot of success over the past couple weeks  so we are proclaiming victory, albeit softly.  Next up is getting her to keep her clothes on when we are at home.

Lastly on the job front, Sheryl has two interviews this weekend, one of which is a second interview.  Many of you know that she has been looking and praying for the right job for quite a long time now, and we are very hopeful for both of these opportunities.  With any luck our next post will have happy  details.  Also on the job front, my time at Pfizer has finally come to an end at the end of the year.  I’ve been on the Pfizer project through my consulting company for over 6 years now and it has been a great experience.   I don’t have the next thing lined up yet, but I’m also keeping a very open mind.  I starting consulting in LIMS while still in college so in many ways I’m just now finishing up my internship!

Please have a very Merry Christmas and remember to cherish and love those that you are able to share it with.  Every year, and every holiday is a gift.  Be sure to open it slowly, be fully present for every moment, and leave nothing taken for granted.   To you and yours – Happy Christmas.