Some Good News!

Well after months of sending out resumes and applications, I finally got a job! I will be working in the call center at Wachovia Bank. Not necessarily my dream job but at least it is something that will pay the bills and get me out of the house. I start October 5 so I have a few weeks to go relax by the pool and enjoy my last days of being unemployed.

Some other good news is that Mom and Dad are coming out in November to spend a few days with us. The plan is to celebrate both Thanksgiving and Christmas in one weekend. Needless to say I am very excited to see them again.

School for Ross is starting to get more intense. This week his study group is going to meet for the first time and start reviewing everything they have learned so far. I can definitely see why they strongly advise law students not to work if at all possible!

September is finally here and the weather is still HOT out here. The good news is that we keep hearing that it is never this hot. I am very ready for some cooler temperatures. Not much new going on. We ended up buying two mountain bikes on the same day and didn't really now it. Ross had bid on one on ebay not expecting to win it while at the same time he found one on Craigslist. Ends up we won the ebay bike and bought the Craigslist bike on the same day. So we now own two mountain bikes. We took them out for a ride around the neighborhood the other day and found quite a few houses for sale. Just something to look forward to in the future. Below I have posted a few pictures of our place now that we are more settled in. We still have some boxes but they are filled with DVDs since we have no place to put them as of right now. You do what you can with what you have.

One Week Down

Well Ross has completed his first week of law school and as you can tell from his last post, it has been very demanding. But he has been very disciplined when it comes to study time. And I have been getting A LOT more reading done myself. This past Thurs I got to meet some of the people in a few of his classes. We met at a bar in Huntington Beach, enjoyed some drinks, some laughs and I got to hear all about everyones first week of classes as well as the various other students that make the classes interesting.

In addition to law school, we have also been able to spend some time at the pool and the beach because of both location and the hot weather. Yesterday was a pool day and today was a beach day. The waves are still large but this time we actually tried to go swimming. It was a lot of fun and you definitely bring back a lot of the beach in your swimsuit. I also got to experience for the first time what it was like to swallow water through my nose. So as the score stands: Ocean 2, Rachel 1.

Law School (Week 1)

Well here I am sitting in between classes closing in on the finality of my first week in class. I must say this is truly more demanding than I had expected (or desired). However the intellectual stimulation is (without sounding nerdy) stimulating. Being challenged in class and having my thinking questioned, challenged and being forced to defend myself is exciting. I cannot state however, the amount of pressure I feel in trying to fulfill my obligation to everyone that has put their faith in me and the pressure of learning everything in order to become a successful lawyer.

I have met a lot of people thus far and some of those people only confirm that I can do it through their intellectual retardation. Others are supportive of my journey and encourage me. Other serve as role models for the type of person I can become.

I will say that the school and the professors certainly have shown that they have an interest in my success and will do whatever possible to help my journey.

While it is only the first week of class, and the road now seems daunting, there is hope and encouragement all around me. While the journey will not be short and will assuredly be a daunting task, I am excited. That is all for now, but I will keep you apprised.

The Wedge

To take a break from studying, Ross and I headed to the beach. We went to this area in Newport Beach called The Wedge. This area is known for its large waves. I have posted a few pictures and a video of some of these waves.

Well, we are finally getting a little more settled in. Empty boxes are starting to pile up outside on the patio...which means we need to take a trip to the dumpster and get rid of them. Ross finished his week of orientation and starts classes on Mon! He is looking forward to finally getting started with this next chapter. We both think these next 3 years are going to go by fast. We have been taking advantage of having a pool right outside our door as well as having the beach only 10 mins away. And right now we can't complain about the weather...temps in the upper 70's low 80's has been really nice. I posted a few more pictures from downtown Hollywood and some time spent out at the beach. Enjoy!

Moving day photos

Here is my first attempt at adding some photos to our blog. There are a few from the house with everything getting stacked up ready to go into the truck and then there are some in our new apartment before we got settled in.


Pictures of our new place

Pictures of our house in the middle of packing