Exciting News :)

I'm sure everyone's first thought is we are having a baby but that's not our exciting news, sorry to disappoint all of you :). In the last few months, Derek and I have been rethinking our living arrangement. The last year has been very challenging on both of us and has become very expensive with each of us flying back and forth to visit each other. Back in January we started discussing our options, should I just jump the ship and leave my job and move to North Carolina in August, or should Derek come back and try to transfer to Mizzou. We began to weigh out the pros and cons of both scenarios. Leaving my job just didn't seem ideal with finances but Derek leaving Wake Forest didn't seem great either. But, after much thinking and discussing Derek decided he was going to go ahead and apply to transfer to Mizzou, in May, after his finals and see if he got accepted. This was one of the hardest secrets I ever had to keep because at first we weren't even going to tell our parents in case Derek didn't get accepted, but it of course leaked. After Derek got back home from his trip in May, he went ahead and sent off his application for transfer. Now begun the hardest part, waiting for the decision. Waiting for the decision seemed like the longest two weeks of our lives! Derek finally heard back from Mizzou on the Thursday he came home for my cousin Mandy and our friend Kelly's weddings. After he landed I was on my home to Washington for Mandy's rehearsal dinner and he called me to tell me he had arrived safely and that Mizzou had called him and he was ACCEPTED! I believe I squealed and began to immediately think about where we were gonna live and when we were gonna move Derek back (that's the planner in me). We of course told both our parents first and then spread the word to my Grandma at Mandy's wedding. I think our families and our friends are just as excited to see Derek come home as I am. Although Derek is sad to leave North Carolina and Wake Forest, but we are very excited to officially begin our lives as husband and wife (one whole year later). And I'm sure my parents and Derek's parents are very excited about getting our stuff out of their basements. After Derek is back, I will try my best to keep the blog updated! Until next time!