There has been so many hectic things that have happened over the past 2 weeks, hence the lack of update. We're not even sure where to begin! We apologize for the delay in posting!
The weather here is already cold enough to be a Texas winter. The leaves are changing, the weather is cooling (the high is usually in the low 40’s!), & we’re learning what it’s like to actually have an autumn season. New Jersey is so pretty this time of year!
Parisa has been making some wonderful new friends, & the group of Drew girls she's been hanging out with are so fun, sweet, welcoming & hilarious. She feels incredibly lucky to have such a great group of friends & is grateful that they've been so welcoming. As for our "couple friends", we've been so excited to spend more time with Leena & Adam, & our downstairs neighbor Julia just got married about a week ago, so we're excited to hang out with her & her husband Jeremy once they get back from their Mediterranean honeymoon. Jonathan has also been making some really great friends here at Drew, & we are adjusting & finding a way to balance work, school, friends & married life. We can't express enough how excited & happy we are to be a part of the wonderful Drew community, and how much we appreciate how welcoming everyone has been to us.
During the past 2 weeks, we've had our first visitors! Our mutual friend (and bridesmaid) Tiffany drove in from Ohio with her roomate Ashley to visit us for a long weekend. The girls enjoyed sightseeing in New York City & hanging out in Madison. This weekend, Ralph & Naomi (Parisa's friends from high school) have come to visit us, & we are so excited to have them! It's been great to have familiar faces around again, & we've all been having a great (and hilarious) time together :) We are looking forward to many more visitors! We're especially excited to have Cyrus (Parisa's brother) come stay with us for a whole week over Thanksgiving! Cyrus purchased his plane ticket a couple of weeks ago, & we are REALLY looking forward ro his visit! Parisa & Cyrus are very close, so this will be a much-needed reunion for them both. We're really looking forward to hanging out with him in Madison & the city, and we are also very excited about the 3 of us going to see the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thanksgiving morning!
Over the course of the past 3 weeks, Parisa has had 3 interviews with a company called Century 21 Department Stores. She was interviewing for a position as a Human Resources Coordinator at the Morristown location (which is less than 4 miles from our apartment!). After the first interview, Parisa got called back for a 2nd interview the following week. Both interviews went very well, & Parisa was sent to Manhattan for a 3rd & final interview with the Director & Executive Director of Human Resources. Both of those interviews also went very well, & this Tuesday Parisa got a call we've been looking forward to for months... A JOB OFFER! Parisa was offered a full time position as a Human Resources Coordinator & gladly accepted! Her first day will be this Tuesday :) We are SO relieved & excited about this, & thank God for opening up this opportunity to us. With the economy the way it is, finances have been very tight, & full time (and decent paying) jobs have been very hard to come by. Needless to say, this is a HUGE praise report!
Everything here is looking up & is in full swing. We have much to be grateful & thankful for, & we really appreciate all the prayers & good thoughts you have all sent our way over the past few months, as we've been settling in to marriage & the northeast. We'd love to hear from all our friends; please let us know how you're doing! We'll post this week all about Parisa's job & also let you know how Jonathan's reading week at school has gone.
We've finished settling into our apartment & have posted pictures for you all to see! Please see the following link to view pictures of our humble abode: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2081427&id=44406868&l=f40542e3f2
Bundling up for the frigid northeast autumn-
Parisa & Jonathan
Sunday, October 18, 2009
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