11:36am Utah time-1:36pm PA time

Neacel and I welcomed Nick home around midnight on Wednesday. Neacel even stayed up till about 11 that night because he was full of energy, but passed out on our way to go get Daddy from the airport; he wouldn't even wake up when Nick was trying to wake him.

So yesterday we both had to work and so we didn't get much sleep. Nick told me all about the interview and how well it went. Nick was told that we would hear back from them in about a week with their decision. So I'm at work and I get a call from a weird number at 11:36 a.m. and I normally don't answer them but I chose to answer it this time. It was Seton Hill wanting to talk to Nick. I gave her Nick's work number and waited for a call from him, hoping it was good news. I was tempted to ask her, "Is this good news, or bad?" I chose not to say anything. Nick called me a few minutes later and didn't sound thrilled, so of course I'm trying to get whatever he is hiding out of him. So finally, HE GOT ACCEPTED!

We are so excited to have at least one school accept him, we still haven't heard anything from any of the others yet, so he hasn't officially accepted them, but no matter what we will be moving in August! He will be going to grad school this fall! I am so proud of him. He even liked the little town that the school is in, Greensburg, PA. We would be 3 hours from my parents and about 30 minutes from Pittsburgh.

Now we wait and see if we hear from any other schools. I'm excited to move, where ever we may end up. I'm just hoping its east, so I can be close to my Mom for a while!

We Want Daddy!

Well, Nick went to the airport this morning for PA. He will be home about midnight tomorrow night. Am I glad he is gone? I thought I would love every minute of it. I get to watch whatever I want on TV, I get our big comfy bed to myself, I can go where I want, I won't have to deal with snoring tonight, I can enjoy some good quality Neacel and mommy time, etc. Don't get me wrong, we love Nick, but its nice to have some "alone" time.

Well, I woke up this morning and cried. We sat in the car on the way to the airport, I cried more as we got closer, I cried the whole way home with Neacel yelling DADDY in the back seat. Neacel can't stop crying and neither can I. We want Daddy! Neacel has been horrible all morning and every time I get mad at him I think "You don't act like this when Daddy is around." I'm starting to think that Neacel understands that Nick won't be walking thru the door at 5:15 with his arms ready to hug him. That Daddy won't be able to give him a hug and kiss before bed tonight and won't be there first thing in the morning. So no, I'm not glad that Nick is gone. I won't have anyone to nag me later today about how I didn't get much done and that I need time management, I won't wake up in the middle of the night due to snoring in my ear, I won't get the kiss before he goes to his interview tomorrow morning. Nick is going to be gone maybe a total of 36ish hours and we are bawling like babies at my house today.

I was supposed to work but she only had a few hours today and told me not to come in, that was supposed to help me deal with him not being home. I'm cleaning the house and dealing with Neacel, who I might add has taken a sample of Burts Bee's Face wash and drunken it, so I had a nice call with Poison Control because I had no idea what to do.

He is cutting his bottom molars; 4 all coming in at once. Not Fair! He fell off his toy box, which he shouldn't even be standing on, ate a spider; basically it's the morning from HELL! Nothing could make it worse! I'm just thankful for what is now nap time and my quiet time on the couch to watch an hour and a half of Keeping Up With the Kardashians; yes I watch and enjoy that crap! Then we will be going grocery shopping for some yummy healthy food and then going to Classic tonight with Reelika, Max and my friend Rachel and her son Caleb. I will fight crying like a baby; and I will act like I'm glad that I get me time, but honestly, I want him home. I'm so glad he is doing this and that he has an interview, but it royally sucks! Midnight tomorrow night can't come soon enough!

A quick bright side, Neacel has about 20+ words that he can say! He is really starting to get this whole talking thing. We are working on please and thank you right now; he never uses the right words when we ask him to. If he can't say a word or doesn't want to try he says Dada. He also says Jazz now and claps/cheers at all the right times when watching sports! He is our little sports fan!

Seton Hill

Nick has his first interview! We are sooooo excited. His interview is Feb 17th, so the 16th he is flying to Cleveland, staying with my parents, then making the 3 hour drive to Greensburg Pa the next morning. Its a short group interview so we are hoping for the best. Nick found out that about 86% of the students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program are female, so hopefully him not being a girl works in his favor. We will know my March 1st if he was accepted or not.

I can't wait, so much stress will be gone if he is accepted. Just to know that he has a school to go to no matter what!

We still have yet to hear from any other schools, but its not even been a month since the deadline.

Also, Nick graduates from SUU April 30th! I talked him into going down to Cedar City and walking...he has worked so hard to get where he is. He has had so many things come up in his life that he could have simply said forget school and he hasn't. He has worked so hard and Im so proud of him.