Moving and Such

So it's been a little while since we posted anything and that's because we have been busy! Last Tuesday we packed up our tiny apartment, loaded it all up in the moving truck, ate dinner with some friends, and slept our last night in our first place in sleeping bags on the floor. All I can say is that now I know why people shell out the big bucks to move. It's terrible. We awoke Wednesday and headed to Memphis. Thankfully it was just a few steps inside our new place and less issues with stairs to climb as we unloaded. We got everything inside in about 2 hours, which I thought was pretty darn good. Then we headed to Central BBQ for some dinner before coming home and trying to make the house livable for at least a night. We left Thursday for the lake and spent the Fourth with MM's parents and brother and his wife (and their "peanut"). It was a good time for most with the exception of my shoulders (sunburn.....oh yea...). Sunday we headed back to our new home in Memphis to prepare for MM's first day of real work! Yee haw! I got to spend the day being lazy and making a trek across town to the nearest branch of our bank. We ate some Mexican food for dinner, my favorite, and then went home and watched Yes Man. It was alright.

Then Tuesday I began my trek back down to Jackson as I continue to work on finishing my schoolwork. It's a bummer. I hate driving. I hate sleeping in unfamiliar places. I hate being away from my wife. Oh well. Tomorrow I head back to Memphis for the weekend. I pray for the Lord's protection and strength. It is difficult to be in this position and frustrating as well. Adding to this discomfort is my final project for school that is due next Friday. Yikes. Definitely waiting till the last minute on this one, but I have lost movtivation.....and I'm not sure I'll find it. Oh well, enough rambling and griping. I know that in the end we are blessed.

Put a fork in me...

That's right, we're done! This has been a big week for the Rogers... On Monday I took my National Pharmacy boards. The were tough, long, and exhausting but I passed! Yeah! Six years of school payed off, I am officially a pharmacist!

Today, Tyler finished his 500 clinical counseling hours required to finish his Masters! Yeah! He has been working on this for over a year, getting through clients that are inconsistent or no-shows. Five hundred hours is so much more than it sounds. I am actually more excited about him being finished than myself. For the past year, Tyler has been at the clinic until 8 or 9 almost every weeknight. We ate dinner sometimes as late as 10 pm and every now and then our schedules were so off that I wouldn't see him for 2 days straight. Thank you, RTS, for returning my husband!

The hunt

So, we are headed to Memphis tonight in search of a new abode! I have mixed emotions about this. I know it is going to be a tough day, long and full of decisions. I hate making decisions. I am also excited about the next chapter of our life together, so I'm anxious to see where we will land. If anyone has some good recommendations about neighborhoods and such in Memphis, please let me know!

On another note, I have been studying for the NAPLEX lately. I hate studying more than I hate decisions. This is the most important test I've ever taken, yet I have zero motivation to do the necessary work. I miss the good ole days when passing without studying (or minimal) was possible. Anywho, if you're lucky, I'll post pics from graduation etc soon!