Since our return, we lived in Texas for the Fall through Christmas '10 to be with the Lacy's for awhile and then stayed in Minnesota with the Gervais' and MN friends from January to August '11.
Sam applied to several schools for Ph.D programs and we had a few offers but ended up choosing the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. So here we are in the city of brotherly shove. I mean Filthadelphia. I mean Killadelphia. I mean we are doing our best to adjust to this crazy city.
I think I might devote an entire post later on to our love-hate relationship with Philly.
Sam just completed his first year of coursework toward a Ph.D in American religious and legal history.
He will spend this summer taking a German reading class and studying for the LSAT. Yes, he is applying for law school. The reason we chose UPenn is because they have a dual Ph.D/J.D program. If he gets accepted to the law school he will be able to complete both programs in a shorter time and they will wave tuition for law school while continuing the stipend for the Ph.D.
In October I started working for a non-profit employment agency for individuals with disabilities. I spend about 40% percent of my time helping people search, apply and interview for jobs. The other 60% is spent coaching employed individuals at their work place. For various reasons, the people we serve could not maintain a job on their own. It is a very rewarding job, the agency does wonderful things for this city and I'm proud to work for them.
Finally, the big announcement, and the reason I started up this blog again, we are expecting our first child!! We could not be happier. We have been talking about starting a family pretty much since we got married. We just had to wait until we were settled in one place for more than 10 months and had a little something called health insurance. Due date is October 28th and it can't come fast enough. Being pregnant is an exciting blessing of it's own but really we just long to hold our infant in our arms.
Another post to come will be my adventures in pregnancy. In true Jamie (and Lacy family) fashion, there's never a dull moment. Baby is healthy as far as we know and we pray every day for a healthy delivery and child!
Here's the baby bump so far.
I'll do my best to update at acceptable intervals without boring the readers with insignificant growth spurts and uninteresting pregnancy details.
Sam says, "Feet up, waving like he/she owns the place!"
