A Little Update

We survived being apart for five days while I was in Boston. It was an amazing trip- I got to see family and experienced snow for the first time. I fell in love with the city, and bought a Harvard t-shirt. Highlight: seeing work by Degas, Renoir, Monet and Van Gogh at the Museum of Fine Art. It was breathtaking to be in the presence of such famous pieces.
I started my new job a few days ago, and I love it so far. I am working in the library's youth services department, and will be teaching the "Tiny Tots" (walking-24 months) class starting in March. So I am brushing up on my nursery rhymes, picture books and Raffi songs.
We're still hoping to hear good news about a new job for Manny, and I am hoping for a good photo gig to pop any day now...

-Hannah


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Good News!

After 10 months, I finally got my library job! I start February 26th- we are so excited!
-Hannah

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super bowl.

Can you believe it? I am not a very big football fan, not really much of a sports fan for that matter, but I let myself get a little into it and wanted the Patriots to win, for the sake of my New England family. I was sure they'd win. But alas, in what they are calling the greatest play in Super Bowl history, the Giants gained the advantage. Boo.
Still, it was a fun day- we watched the game with Manny's family and celebrated Holly's 16th birthday and ate far more than is necessary.

We could both have new jobs soon. Manny has applied as a 911 dispatcher with the county and I am waiting to hear about a library associate position with the City of Boca Raton. Keeping our fingers crossed and praying to any benevolent dieties that might come to mind at a given moment....

I'm going to Boston in just over 2 weeks... so exciting! Maybe I'll see snow!

-Hannah


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A few pictures

Our first Christmas tree

Manny on New Year's Eve

Sasha learned a new trick!

Ocean Inlet Park on 12/31/07

We celebrated the New Year at Manny's family's house, with fireworks and an outdoor fireplace.

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2008...

...is here. Last year was one of the most amazing yet (graduation, marriage, adulthood), but I am sure that this one will bring many good things. I am so optimistic about the future. This year is about dreams and family- peace and relationships. I don't believe in making "New Years resolutions", but I have been hoping anyway to focus more on the people in my life and remember to appreciate what I have, and cultivate it, rather than always trying to bring new things into my life.
Here's to another year!

-Hannah


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HaPpY hOLiDaYs

Our first Christmas was a lot of fun. We spent the 25th with the Mayos and celebrated with the MacKinnons/Litwaks yesterday. Taina and family are here from Bosnia, which is exciting. I'll try to put at least a couple of pictures up soon from our celebrating. Manny and I are on a little break from work now until January 2nd, and thoroughly enjoying it. I completed by first ever ballot (absentee) for a presidential primary this morning, and am hoping for change in this country (and this world). It is nice after years of being interested in politics and concerned at the condition of the world to finally be allowed to vote. Merry Christmas everyone, and happy New Year. May it be a good one...

-Hannah

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Here we are at the beginning...

I thought about doing this a while ago- making a web so people could always see what we're up to. So why not now? Hopefully we'll have a lot of exciting things to report. At the very least you might get some of my random thoughts and musings- maybe even some movie or music reviews.

We have been married three months and both agree that they have been the happiest of our lives. We are young, but determined, and very much in love. What more do we need. These three months have brought already some interesting challenges- we like to think of them as adventures. Life is a crazy adventure in itself, and I for one consider myself so fortunate to have Manny by my side in it.

I have to add something else to this introduction. Most of you who will read this know that I did a school with YWAM in Colorado a couple years ago. A few days ago a guy walked into the base I lived on a shot some of the staff workers. One of them was a friend I went to Europe with. The YWAM base is like a big tight-knit family, and they have lost two members this week. Another is going into surgery today to have a bullet removed from his neck. If you pray, and even if you usually don't, please do so for my friends in Denver. They are stricken with grief and shock.

I keep wondering, what is happening to this world we live in? What will the future bring?

-Hannah

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