happy summer solstice

Well..it's official! Cody and I bought our one-way tickets to Warsaw, Poland yesterday! We'll be leaving August 24 and land in Warsaw August 25. This gives us some time to visit friends and Cody's family which I'm very excited about.

I can't believe it's only two months away. Before we know it, we'll be standing at the security check point saying goodbye to our families. I can't think about it too much or I get a little emotional. I'm going to miss my family so much. Through it all, the ups and downs, the sometimes bullshit of life, my parents have been my biggest supporteres. Always trying to help me and guide me through this crazy world. At 25, I am ready to go and explore this crazy world and learn everything I can.

I'm so excited to go back to school! To learn more about the environment and what I may do to protect it. This is my dream and it's actually coming true. Through all the set backs we must remain positive, optimistic, and hopeful. I recently read an amazing book entitled "The Art of Racing in the Rain" that my Mum knew I would love and let me borrow. I highly highly recommend it. The narrator of the story is a dog named Enzo. I will only tell you this about the book...there are two great quotes (1) "that which you manifest is before you," and (2) "your car goes where your eyes go." And my car is going to europe!
-S

Now it's time for us to play the waiting game. When you first hear the exciting news and you know an amazing change is around the corner, you're filled with this overwheling since of "oh my goodness! I have so much to do!!" And then, over the course of a few days, maybe a couple weeks life slows back to normal and you're filled with "now what?" Anticipating change can be a tricky matter. It's finding a balance between living in the present and preparing for the future. You don't want to do too much of either. So now Cody and I continue to work and do all of the fun, regular things we do around Fairhaven, New Bedford and the surrounding area while chipping away bits and pieces of what needs to be accomplished before moving to Poland.

We have a fun-filled weekend ahead of us on the Cape. Also, we're training/raising money for the 18th Annual Buzzards Bay Swim on July 2nd. I'm learning the yard sale ropes and taking a crack at the whole buying/selling business. Enjoying simplifying life; swimming; longboarding, line drying clothes; playing with our pup Mia, loving life together and with our families.
-S

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This blog is in for some remodeling. It has a new look and a new purpose. Last year I was using it to chronicle the end of my undergraduate career and what I thought was going to be the beginning of my graduate one. As we all know though, sometimes the universe has plans of its own.

After (finally) getting accepted to the University of San Francisco, I accepted their offer and then declined...I know after all that huh?! Well lucky for me it turned out to be a great decision. I was present (well not literally but I saw him the day after) for the birth of my first nephew, Jack Thomas. The cutest stinken kid you will ever see. I've enjoyed getting to watch him grow his first year of life and wouldn't change that for anything. I got together with a stud of a man, Cody, who will be joining me in writing this blog. (That'll be explained later.) I have a great job at the Buzzards Bay Coalition where I have truly learned invaluable lessons. I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to work there because it has allowed me to take time off of school, work and really think about where I see my life heading. Also, it will make me an even better grad student. Yup, I got in to grad school again! This is where the new story shall begin.

In about two months, Cody and I will be on a plane headed on an amazing adventure together. I recently applied to the University of Wroclaw in Poland and was accepted to study for my MSc in Geography and Environmental Management. Cody is applying to the Wroclaw University of Economics. Apartment hunting is in full swing and so is de-cluttering our lives!

-Sarah