big happenings

Many of you already know that for the past few months Jake has been in the process of interviewing for his first post-medical residency job. We are extremely (there really isn't an appropriate word here) excited to announce that this month he signed a contract for a hospital in the area. This means that we can finally start planning for, you know, the rest of our lives. It will probably take a couple more years for that to sink in fully haha.

Past, present, and future: med school, residency, and job (although they're arranged in the opposite order here because I was trying to get the pens to balance in such a way that you could see the writing).

 He'll start this new position in July 2015. It means the world to me that so many people have already been so supportive of this upcoming transition.

Have there been any big happenings your way lately?

Kicking Off September With A Huge Photography Giveaway!

I'm so so excited announce the grand opening of my new Etsy photography shop today!

http://roseclearfield.etsy.com

Hopefully you're just as excited as I am and are ready to shop and promote! A lot of people have encouraged me to sell my photography, and I need your support to get this off the ground.

I'm kicking off the new shop opening with a huge giveaway. The prizes are as follows:

1st prize - 3 8x10 Photos (a $90 value)

2nd prize - 2 8x10 Photos (a $60 value)

3rd prize - 1 8x10 Photo (a $30 value)

All prizes are the photos of your choosing. Of course anything currently in the shop is available, but I can print anything that you've seen here or elsewhere (Instagram, Facebook, etc.) that you'd like, too.

I won't be holding another giveaway like this any time in the foreseeable future, so take advantage of it while you can! As always, if you have any questions about anything, let me know.

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the arrival of the gods

Happy New Year's Eve!

We're taking a break from the Scavenger Hunt this week for the holidays. As I normally reserve Mondays here for the hunt, this seemed like a good opportunity to break some huge news.

Jake and I adopted these two little brothers from the Wisconsin Humane Society a little over a week ago. We've named them Apollo (left) and Ares (right). This is something that we've wanted to do for...a long time. The specific amount of time really isn't important. It didn't seem justifiable with our schedules and living space for many years. We've also been nervous about Angel's reaction, as she's always been the only cat in the house. But we've had a couple offers for slightly older kitties in the past few months (that we did not take because we thought that Angel would acclimate better with babies), and it seemed like a sign to finally take the plunge.

 

The brothers are already fast friends and have taken amazingly well to a new environment and introductions to a lot of new people the past week. I know that they will be warmly welcomed here, too. Angel has also done amazingly well, all things considered. Change is always tough, but she is quite good at adapting to new situations.

Be safe tonight and come back tomorrow for my 2012 goal wrap up post.

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