2013 has started off quite well for this Jackson family. First big news item: we were blessed with a washer and dryer! Andrew and his dad spent a lot of time getting them up and running. It is amazing at how convenient laundry can be and we are so grateful for this addition to our…
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Two Years Ago…
today, I began an incredible journey. I met 30 amazing people (and would soon meet 50 more) on my way to Israel. But today two years ago I made it to the Vienna, Austria airport terminal after making a stop in Denver, CO and Washington D.C. I don’t think I had ever been more nervous…
Holiday Fun
This Christmas break has been a time of…productivity!!! Andrew finished analyzing data for his research project and wrote a great paper (I proofread it so I know) with all the results. He also took the GRE and got scores to be proud of. He has spent many hours filling out grad school applications. To top…
Christmas Festivities
Andrew and I have tried to squeeze in some Christmas fun now that we have moved and Andrew has finished teaching for the semester. The first addition to our festivities was a Christmas tree. We actually had given up on the Christmas tree idea, but then Andrew’s mom showed up with the most wonderful surprise:…
Welcome to Sandy!
Last week our Apt 107 looked like this: This week our apartment in Sandy looks like this: What were we doing between last week and this week? I took four finals and wrote a pretty solid rough draft of my thesis while living with my amazing grandmother. Andrew taught a curriculum that he has been…
The End of Finals
Is that final or what? I absolutely love finals week. I always have actually. It all started when I was eight years old and my mom started reading Harry Potter to us. Everything about that book was magical and exciting and I anxiously awaited my call to come to enter the wizarding world at age…
A day of miracles
Today we were blessed with an overwhelming amount of miracles: We are still alive at the end of the day. Our oven looks brand new (even though it is probably as old as I am). This can be attributed to the most amazing cleaning solution given to us for the day by my grandma, and…
Packing Discoveries
Each day Andrew has been taking a car load of our possessions up to Sandy when he goes to work. It has worked out really well and has helped us pace our packing amidst our busy schedules. Today we emptied the kitchen cupboards (which we are hoping isn’t premature) and made a few discoveries: 1….