Trying To Figure It All Out

The big move is about 6-7 weeks away, and we are still apartment-less & job-less. Not exactly what we'd been envisioning or hoping for.

We found out that Jonathan cannot register for classes at Drew until orientation- which is the week after we move to Madison, NJ. Not knowing your school schedule makes it impossible to apply for & be hired at a job, as most employers like to know when you will actually be able to work. Crazy, I know. As for Parisa, she's applied to countless positions in nearby Madison area hospitals & clinics, but to no avail. She's been pushing hard to find a job in the healthcare field & job searches daily, but you either need just a high school diploma or your PhD. It seems like there's no in between anymore. She continues looking daily at job boards, but if this continues, we'll both be happy to take any "starter" job we can get, & really make connections & find more permanent work once we are actually in Madison. As Angie said, Parisa could be a barista, & a good one :) Again, not ideal, but income is income. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts & prayers, as the job market is obviously not great right now.

As for the apartment situation, Parisa has found a few great places right near Drew, but we'd still really like to make a weekend trip to Madison to see it for ourselves. Financially it doesn't look like it'd be possible, although we have been discussing Parisa going to Madison alone for a weekend to figure out our living situation. Jonathan would rent us a shack if it were cheap & close to Drew, which is why Parisa will be (hopefully) making this trip :)

Other than that, there has been no changes in the Kennedy family. We are house & dog sitting for Jonathan's parents while they are in Virginia for the Buckles family reunion. We SO badly wanted to go but with all the upcoming trips & moving, it wasn't possible this year. We were really looking forward to spending the week in VA with the Buckles family, & for Parisa to get to meet & know them. Hopefully we'll be able to make the next family reunion! We can't wait to see pictures though.

We have posted about 200 pictures from our Greece honeymoon on Parisa's facebook page. For those of you who are interested, please feel free to check out the photos at the following link:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2072070&id=44406868&l=33a56b4d7d


We'll leave you with a few of our favorite shots of Greece:


This is a shot from outside the Acropolis, with the city of Athens behind us


Standing at the Temple of Zeus (Olympion)

Sunset in Naxos. This is a shot from our hotel, looking at the Temple of Apollo