We officially have a place to live in Tally! All week long we've been signing and faxing lots of forms back and forth, Friday afternoon we signed the lease, and Zak moved in Saturday morning! It happened really fast, and we're very happy with where we ended up. The complex is called Plantations at Killearn and is right on the edge of a very, very nice part of Tallahassee.
These are some of the things we're excited about:
1. Publix right across the street
2. FRESH MARKET right across the street
3. Maclay Gardens (state park with lots of running trails, kayaking, etc.) only 1.5 miles away
4. 10 elementary schools within 8 miles (all A schools)
5. Vaulted ceilings!
6. Living in the building next to the pool
7. Sweet island with cabinet space in the kitchen
8. Balcony and sliding glass doors
9. Cheaper rent than we were initially told
10. Living in and decorating our new home together!!
We have no pictures now, but as soon as we start getting furniture and decorations and such we will post them. Jess had a fun shower with her gville friends this Friday while Zak was packing and moving, and another shower coming up this weekend! New York in 2 weeks! And only 76 days til we're married! WOO HOO :-)
love, z&j
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
hope for a job
So yesterday was a pretty good day for me. None of my kids were suspended or sent to the BRT (that's pretty unusual). Work got canceled and it was a beautiful day outside, so I got to take Coach running. The Office premiered. I finished Third Grade lesson plans for all of next week. I sent my resume and cover letter out to two more principals in Tallahassee. AND (drumroll please.....) the principal from Hawk's Rise Elementary in Tallahassee called me!!!!!!
I had applied for a fifth grade opening at the school and she said that she saw all of my information on the online application system and was very impressed by all of my experience. She asked if it would be a problem that I was currently living in Gainesville, and when I told her I couldn't start until December, she said she had to fill the position by October. However, she said that she might have a couple maternity leave positions opening up, and that she would make a note of my start date. She finished the conversation by saying, "I look forward to meeting you!"
I was SO excited to finally hear something back, because so far I've applied but haven't even gotten a "No Thanks." Speaking with her definitely gave me hope that I will get a job for January!! It was a wonderful little encouragement along the way....fingers crossed for more job openings!!!
More life and wedding updates later.
love,
j
I had applied for a fifth grade opening at the school and she said that she saw all of my information on the online application system and was very impressed by all of my experience. She asked if it would be a problem that I was currently living in Gainesville, and when I told her I couldn't start until December, she said she had to fill the position by October. However, she said that she might have a couple maternity leave positions opening up, and that she would make a note of my start date. She finished the conversation by saying, "I look forward to meeting you!"
I was SO excited to finally hear something back, because so far I've applied but haven't even gotten a "No Thanks." Speaking with her definitely gave me hope that I will get a job for January!! It was a wonderful little encouragement along the way....fingers crossed for more job openings!!!
More life and wedding updates later.
love,
j
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
wedding updates!
Our wedding is only 115 days away! We went home this Labor Day weekend and got LOTS of wedding things done. We bought Zak's wedding band, went to Deer Creek and chose entrees, appetizers, decided room arrangement, timing, and other things, picked out our cake design and flavor, and ordered tuxes! We also started taking care of some of the smaller details like welcome baskets, song choices, and a card box.
Here's a few pictures of our cake tasting:
We're getting closer and closer and can't wait!
love, z&j
Here's a few pictures of our cake tasting:
And handsome Zak in his tux!
We're getting closer and closer and can't wait!
love, z&j
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
the countdown continues
FOUR MONTHS!!!
we've both been really busy: internship, school, work, sleep, start over. more updates later when we have time to breathe!
love, z&j
we've both been really busy: internship, school, work, sleep, start over. more updates later when we have time to breathe!
love, z&j
Thursday, August 14, 2008
good news
Today Zak got home from work and found the following e-mail:
From: Chris Pignatiello
Subject: College of Arts and Sciences Tuition Waiver
love, z&j
From: Chris Pignatiello
Subject: College of Arts and Sciences Tuition Waiver
Congratulations! I am happy to report that you have been selected to receive a partial tuition waiver for the Fall/Spring 2008-09 semesters. In order to receive this waiver, you must register for at least 9 graduate credit hours of which 8 will be waived. If you are interested in obtaining this waiver, please contact Ms. Ginger Martin, Graduate Advisor for the College of Arts and Sciences, room 010 Longmire Building as soon as possible to complete the necessary paperwork.
Regards,
Michael Creswell
Director, Graduate Studies
Associate Chair, Department of History
love, z&j
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Visit to Nole Country
This weekend was full of many exciting things...starting with our first wedding gift! Rachel (one of Jess's bridesmaids) and her boyfriend, Fabian, sent Jess a medium-sized, fairly light box, which she was instructed not to open without Zak. Thankfully, Jess was visiting Zak in Tallahassee a few days later, so the waiting wasn't too unbearable. The box contained two gifts and two cards, with explicit instructions as to the order in which they were to be opened. We opened the first card and present and found a porcelain parrot (apparently no home is complete without one) and Rachel and Fabian were kind enough to supply us with our very own. Next, we got two "I heart NY" t-shirts (Rachel and Fabian live in the city). Finally, we opened a musical card that said WE WERE GOING TO NEW YORK! Rachel, Fabian, and the Reynolds family are buying Zak and I tickets to visit them in the city sometime this Fall. We were completely in shock and are so SO grateful and excited to go!! We're hoping to go sometime in late October.
We love you Rach and Fabian and can't wait to see you!
The rest of the weekend was filled with looking at apartments, wandering around FSU campus, eating yummy BBQ, shopping for mattresses, sweet tea, moving Becky in, and watching the Olympics. It was great helping Becky move in and seeing her awesome new apartment...we know where we'll be spending a lot of our time!! We'll be glad to help Becky make use of her pool, hammocks, full-size indoor basketball court, pool tables, big screen TVs, etc. :-) We also bought a mattress (so Zak finally has a bed other than an air mattress!), and think we found the area of town that we would like to live in. After driving by, we also decided that we are NOT living in FSU married housing. Just think: chain link fence, barbed wire, police tape around one building, playgrounds overgrown by vines and missing roofs. Sketchy. No thanks.
Jess started her internship on Monday. This week is pre-planning and next Monday the kiddies arrive. She's placed in an ESE resource classroom and will have 1st and 3rd grade reading and math groups. It's going to be a challenging semester, but definitely a great experience. Zak will start his orientation next week and register classes, which begin the following week. The rest of the year will be busy and exciting--especially December!! Only four and a half months!
love, z&j
We love you Rach and Fabian and can't wait to see you!The rest of the weekend was filled with looking at apartments, wandering around FSU campus, eating yummy BBQ, shopping for mattresses, sweet tea, moving Becky in, and watching the Olympics. It was great helping Becky move in and seeing her awesome new apartment...we know where we'll be spending a lot of our time!! We'll be glad to help Becky make use of her pool, hammocks, full-size indoor basketball court, pool tables, big screen TVs, etc. :-) We also bought a mattress (so Zak finally has a bed other than an air mattress!), and think we found the area of town that we would like to live in. After driving by, we also decided that we are NOT living in FSU married housing. Just think: chain link fence, barbed wire, police tape around one building, playgrounds overgrown by vines and missing roofs. Sketchy. No thanks.
Jess started her internship on Monday. This week is pre-planning and next Monday the kiddies arrive. She's placed in an ESE resource classroom and will have 1st and 3rd grade reading and math groups. It's going to be a challenging semester, but definitely a great experience. Zak will start his orientation next week and register classes, which begin the following week. The rest of the year will be busy and exciting--especially December!! Only four and a half months!
love, z&j
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