His & Her Projects

Our adoption due date for our referral is this coming Monday, July 11th...and we know that it is just not gonna happen. The latest update for wait time until referral is 14months...that pushes our family back to December...we are hopeful for Christmas babies, but we aren't holding to hold our breath either...I wish I wasn't so skeptical, but I guess I'm just trying to guard my heart and not set myself up for a Christmas heartbreak...I'd prefer not to cry myself to sleep on Christmas Eve, again...

So, to pass the extra time, Isaac started a new project: a new career. Pretty big project, lots of hours, sweat, and tears, but it will be totally worth the short-term pain for the long-term gain...for both of us and our children. He has passed all of his financial series exams, is now taking clients, and is basically working like a dog. One sliver lining to the long hours madness is that Isaac has an opportunity in the next year to earn a vacation to the Greek Isles (among other places), and I plan to support him all the way to Greece and back again to earn another vacation, maybe Bora Bora will be our next stop. But seriously, this is the career move we've been praying for and that God has been preparing Isaac for through every job before. It has been pretty amazing to see how God lead Isaac to each job or stepping stone along the way and watch this culmination of skills and talents come together for a fulfilling life calling. So excited for my hubby. A couple of weekends ago we got to attend the firm's regional summer conference in Bonita Springs and get dressed up for the awards ceremony. It was a great weekend spent with a collection of wonderful fellow financial advisors and their beautiful families. Can't wait for next year!

Since Isaac started his new project, I needed one of my own that was bigger than just cleaning out my closet. So, I decided to build a house...actually we decided to build a house, but I get to make all of the design decisions, finally! This is our 4th house in 7 years, and the first that I get to pick out the location, floor plan, and all the other design details...which should translate to a shorter honey-do list for Isaac since everything will hopefully be constructed the right way the first time! Our new home is only 2 minutes from my job, 5 minutes from our church and planned preschool, will be about 10 minutes from Isaac's office, and 15 minutes to Tampa...now my dad can't make fun anymore that we are 25-30 minutes from everything, and we won't be spending so much time in the car or as much money on gasoline. Below is a picture of our lot...not much to look at yet, but the ground will be broken in just a couple of weeks and we'll be living in our new home by Christmas.