Yay! My Husband Is Almost Done With School for the Semester!

Meet Bob (above). Bob is the official study mascot around here...blue when at rest, a flickering green when turned on. When Bob's on (most afternoons/evenings), our dining room's full of guys studying Mechanical Engineering, and I try to make myself scarce (or occasionally, bake them cookies and/or dinner).

Tomorrow is my husband's last day of school (for this semester anyway...he's got one more year left) and I am thrilled to say that Bob is going into hibernation until the fall. My husband's had it so tough this semester...his dad dying right at the start, dealing with a crazy wife hopped up on IVF hormones and then pregnant, and then the miscarriage a month ago...it's been A LOT. Plus this is probably the hardest semester for him in a hard, hard major.

In the past he's worked during the summer, but this time he's taking the summer off. It's his last chance for some free time before school's over. Plus we want to travel and be able to do our out-of-town FET this summer without having to worry about his work schedule. Plus (and this is totally selfish, I hate to even admit it but I'm trying to be honest around here) I figure someday when the stars align and I can take the winter off to snowboard every day I can say to him, "Well, you got to have that summer off, remember? Now it's my turn." :)

Really psyched to spend a TON of time with him and not have to share him with all the guys he studies with (I totally get that he needs to study hard, and we make it work, but I think during school he really does spend more time with them than he does with me). And even though I'm working, I'm going to try hard to keep my workload managable.  

It's gonna be a fun summer. :)

XO