Everything for Jamaica is official! Our flights are booked... after waiting for a couple of months, the airfares dropped dramatically and I snapped them up. It will be great to fly a direct, non-stop flight. Our previous travels have always been more complicated with all sorts of connections (and stops) in different countries. We really cannot wait!

In other news, I am leaving my job on May 21st. I really felt that my personal life was taking a hit and as much as I love my boys, I just couldn't continue to work until 7:30 PM even with breaks during the day. I gave them 8 weeks notice and they have already found a replacement. And of course, I already have another job which I will begin the day after Memorial Day! My "new" job will be governess/household manager for Finn and Eugenia. I say "new" because I have been working for the family on a part-time basis on weekends since December 2007 since before Eugenia was born. Another baby is due in October, and I am so excited. Eugenia was born in October 2008, and she is such a precious sweetheart. Finn will be 4 in a couple of weeks and is a rambunctious ALL-boy chatterbox. I absolutely love the family, adore the kids, and am very excited to be working with younger children again. Being off at 5:30 PM will also do amazing things for my personal life since I will be able to join a women's Bible study and take a photography class: things I could not do due to my work schedule now. Those two things are on my agenda for August and the fall. I will be traveling with my new employers to Savannah, GA for a week in June and to their family farm in rural Virginia in July. I have never been to Savannah before, so I am very excited to have the opportunity to spend a week there! My boss actually grew up there, so I will be introduced to Savannah on a much more personal level than if I were just a tourist. 

I have started taking private Pilates apparatus sessions at Studio Lotus here in Atlanta and absolutely love it. My only regret is not starting sooner than I did. It has done amazing things for my well being... it sounds cliche but it really is a mind-body-soul connection. No, none of that voodoo chanting like those weird yoga classes... just wonderful exercise that stretches you and makes you more aware of yourself. Even if I am exhausted when I go in for a session, I am re-energized when I leave after my hour is up. 

Ethan only has another week left of his spring semester and is very glad it is nearly over. It has been a grueling four months with his six classes, but as always, he did very well. He will be graduating in December 2010. It's amazing how close that is... prayers are appreciated as that time draws nearer since we will have some big decisions to make about where we go next once he has his accounting degree!

I am watching a lightning storm right now and it's beautiful. It reminds me of the beach when my family used to sit on the balcony and watch the lightning flash over the ocean. I am so looking forward to seeing my family Memorial Day weekend....