Well i'm happy to say that the Ciccone family has lots of good news to report. But first things first. A big, big, HUUUUGE thank you to all of our family and friends for all of your support, prayers, and just being there for us during this stressful last couple of weeks. We could not have survived without you all!!!
We found out last Friday that Walsingham will be blessed by Erin's prescence beginning next school year. We are so proud of her and are looking forward to having both kids on the same school schedule! Christopher is very excited as well that his sister will be with him.
My big news (aside from the fact that i turned 38 yesterday-which i'm actually trying to keep on down low because my body and mind still think i'm in my twenties and i'm cool with that) is that i am now an officially licensed real estate agent !!!!
Here's the deal though. I quit BMS on February 8th . Left that day to go see my crazy girlie Kristyn, my sweetie pie Campbell, and my drinking budy Matt in Asheville. Stayed about a week and came home and signed with GSH on February 16th. I've been going full on from then until this past saturday, when-after a 3rd attempt at the state portion of the real estate exam-i finally passed (big thanks thanks to Kristie for coming with me to be my good luck charm and to make sure i didn't slit my wrists if i failed again!!) and became a real estate agent. Between that pressure and the whole school thing i'm spent...done...finito...you get the point. I feel like "flat stanley"-in case you don't know who flat stanley is here he is in Iraq...
and here is with president bush-
except i don't get to travel around the world like flat Stanley does and lets face it that just sucks. It's no fun being "flat Laurie" without the perks that go along with it. Anyways, what i'm trying to say is i just feel flat...deflated...like all the life has been sucked out of me...you get the point.
I spoke in my last post about God speaking to us. Sometimes he whispers, sometimes he speaks more clearly. Since my last post i've really been making an effort to not only hear what he may saying but to heed his advice and act accordingly. So here's what i've deciphered and, right or wrong, I know in my heart of hearts it the right thing for me to do. Based on the following facts: a) i did not pass the VA portion of the R.E. exam until the day after we found out Erin got into Walsingham, b) starting yesterday would have required me to miss the last three days of GSH's initial training, and thirdly-and most obvious if you ask me-i got a speeding ticket last wednesday for not really a good reason-i've decided God is telling me that I need to slooow down, prioritize (my kids come first obviously), and take some time to enjoy life. In other words, juggle 2 or 3 balls for a while instead of 20.
So i decided i need to take some time to "reinflate" instead of jumping right into work and starting yesterday as i was scheduled to. So for now, i'm going to pull in my bowlines...sail back in to the safe harbor...and then temporarily let the wind out of my sails. I'm going to spend spring break with my kids-which i haven't done in 4 yrs-and tackle that ever growing to do list of things around the house and most importantly...just breath and enjoy life without an agenda. My start day for work is May 15. So thats my story (for today anyways...:)).
Finally, a special shout out to my precious Loghalina. Know that lots of love and prayers are coming your way from the ciccones. You're a super smart and terrific kid and don't ever forget it!!
2 comments:
So, did you talk to Uncle Hootie about the ticket? Love, mom
Flat Stanley has been spotted in China as well............
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