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| Austin and me July 4th, 2012 |
I have lived in many different areas in my almost 30 years on Earth. I grew up in a really rural part of NY. After I graduated from high school, I decided I needed a busier life so I went to college and grad school in the Albany area of NY. From there, I moved to the suburbs of Philly, where my husband and I lived together for 4 years. Having lived Country life vs. City life, I'm looking forward to finding a location that is a perfect compromise of the two.
I met my husband, Randy, when I was a freshmen at Siena College in 2001. We started dating at the beginning of my 2nd semester and we have been together ever since. I moved to Philly to be closer to him while he completed a 5 year General Surgery Residency. We got married in October of 2009 and had our son, Austin, in October of 2010. His job has brought a lot of challenges to our lives (80+ hour work weeks, night shift rotations, late night calls from the hospital). All of which left me frequently with an exhausted zombie roaming around my home. We've made it work though and I can honestly say we are still happily married.
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| Our Wedding Day in 2009 |
I graduated from Siena College in 2005 with my B.S. in Psychology and with some time and a lot of research, I decided to get my M.S. in Occupational Therapy. I completed my degree in December of 2008 from Sage Graduate School and started my first job as an inpatient rehab therapist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. It was an amazing experience and I learned a ton from a lot of talented people. My experience as an OT has allowed me to work with children of all ages and with a variety of abilities (coolest job ever!) which has made it possible for me to look at everyday activities in a brand new light.
After Randy completed his residency, we moved here to CT so my husband could begin his training for his surgery fellowship. Our time here is short and it won't be long before we pack up our stuff and move again. I'm looking forward to settling in a place that our children can call home and where we can start to build their sense of community. We were lucky in PA to have a strong network of friends that made it easier to be away from family and I'm hoping that wherever we end up, we can find that again.
In the meantime, I need something to do! I did a job hunt after we moved here and after several dead ends (terrible hours, long driving distances, etc) and a growing baby bump, Randy and I have decided that we can make it work on one salary for this year (with a lot of budgeting and creativity). I have a lot of aspirations for how I would like to spend my time (learning to sew, being a better cook, keeping my son healthy and happy, organizing our home, actually completing Pinterest challenges, and getting ready for baby numero dos). I'm hoping that blogging will help keep me motivated, help catalog my progress (or lack there of), and keep me from being bored at home. Feel free to comment with suggestions, ideas, and constructive criticism. I haven't written much since grad school and I'm hoping that this will be as entertaining for you to read as it is for me to create. Thanks!!
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