Best News Ever

Monday April 11th, 2011, I heard the best news ever. I received an offer of admissions to the doctoral program in clinical psychology at George Washington University. Since the moment I received that email, my life has been a complete whirlwind! I am now going to try to record the events that have occurred since then. I am trying my best to enjoy every day now that I am not working full-time. I have lots of time to have fun and prepare for the journey ahead of me!

Friday, April 8th 2011 was my last day at Early Steps. I had decided on this date as my last day of work because I needed time to prepare for my future. I knew that it was time for a change and I was looking to possibly move to Illinois to join my family. I wasn't really sure what I was doing, but I knew that the time had come to make a change. My last day of work, I wore a new dress, new coat, and blue nail polish (all gifts from Mom). Everyone in my office came out to lunch at Eppie's downtown. I definitely held back tears at lunch. 

That evening I went to Maya for a glass of wine with Camille and then to dinner with Camille and Alex at Continental Divide. I got a margarita and the nachos for dinner and they were delicious!! The margaritas there are really good. Afterwards, I went back to my apartment and hung out with friends. Ali convinced me to drink out of measuring cups as "we are poor now and this is what we can afford!" It was pretty funny. Needless to say, after everyone left, Jackie and I were quite hungry so we devoured some nachos while sitting on the kitchen floor and talking until 3 am. Overall, it was a great night.

Saturday, April 9th. I didn't get out of bed until around Noon. Alex and I went to Whole Foods for lunch and then to the Market Street Wine Shop (next to WF) for a wine tasting event. When we got home, Alex went to bed to take a nap (he wasn't feeling well) and I went off to Starr Hill Brewery and Blue Mountain Brewery for some beer with Jackie and Becca. We had a great time!

After lots of delicious beer, Jackie and I headed back to our apartment to get ready for the night. Alex and I made pizza for dinner (yum). Jackie and I got dressed up to pick up Becca and then head to Margaret's apartment downtown. After some pre-gaming at Margaret's, we headed out and ended up at Escafe for some hilarious dancing. It was definitely a hilarious night, with Margaret getting a little more than she bargained for. 

Sunday, April 10th. Alex and I just hung around all day and watched movies on Netflix. It was really relaxing and necessary since we both needed some recovery time from the weekend.

Monday, April 11th. BEST DAY EVER! I will write about this in the next post.