Summer, Kate, Frett Honored, and Kelli

Sorry everyone. I know summer is supposed to be the relaxing time, but I have found that we are even busier, taking weekend trips here and there and family vacations. It is awesome, but not very conducive to blogging. So I am going to make one big catch-up post and hit the high lights.

School's Out for the summer!!!

I am so excited. I was soooooo ready for summer. Ok, I have to admit. It has been amazing working with this group of kids and watching them grow from nervous, insecure 6th graders to excited, insecure 8th graders. It has been very educational and eye opening. I never thought I would work with middle schoolers or special Ed. God has a great sense of humor. And here I am three years later saying that I did learn a LOT and I had some fun too.

It has been bitter sweet - the end of the school year for many reasons. Mainly, I am not sure if I will have a job next year. They have been cutting tutor positions and I am sure they are hoping/expecting me to move before the school year begins so they don't have to let me go. We will see what happens come this August, but that is too depressing to talk about. I am going to make the most of my summer! IT IS SUMMER TIME, BABY!

Kate (my cousin) Graduates High School!

I did even have one day of summer and Eric and I were traveling to NJ. Kate Connelly, my cousin, was graduation high school. We drove down to the Fretts for the weekend, but spent Friday evening with my family, celebrating with Kate. Here are a few pictures from graduation.

Eric's Dad is honored on Father's Day!

Sunday was Father's Day. Every Father's Day, Eric's home town church honors one man. This year they selected Ted Frett, Eric's dad. I captured the entire speech on video. Dad was embarrassed, but it was very sweet. I have a great video, but it is too large to post.

Kelli Send Off

Kelli has the wonderful opportunity to go to Spain for 2 and a half weeks. She was flying out of JFK so Eric and I met Kelli, my mom and my dad in NYC for the day. It was great to spend time with Kelli and walk around the city. Here are some pictures from the day.

Christie turns 27

This past weekend Eric and I were able to go down to York for my birthday. It was a very relaxing weekend. We went to the puppy park a few times, out to dinner at a great restaurant called "Jesse Wongs" and just spent time with family and dogs.

Tucker

Eric picked Nika up so that Tucker and she would calm down, however, it just made Tucker more hyper.  He kept trying to jump to catch her.  Too cute!

Tucker and Nika a best friends.

Evie

Tuesday Night Eric and I went to dinner with Jenny, Daniel and Evie. I took a few pictures after dinner of Evie playing in the back of our car. She is starting to look like a little girl-not a baby.

I realized I haven't posted any recent pictures of Evie. Look how much she has grown.

Blog Prayer Request

Desperate times call for desperate measures. A Blog Prayer Request

Eric and I need your prayers!

Hi Everyone,

For those of you who don't know Eric and I have been looking to move back into the Philadelphia, PA area. Eric began the job hunting process strongly this past March. He has applied to many different positions, but no one has called back. He has recently been working with a recruiter, but nothing has come of it yet. On Friday Eric was told by the recruiter that there was nothing as of right now. Today, Monday, I just found out my school laid off 7 tutors from the high school. These were people that have worked with the high school for 5 or more years. There is a trickle effect, so I am sure the middle school is going to be effected. I have been told that they want to get rid of all tutors as a budget cut. I have not been officially told, but I know it is coming. Eric and I are trusting the Lord's timing and perfect plan, but any and all prayer would be greatly appreciated. It can get very stressful and frustrating.

For those of you who want to help by looking - Eric is looking for an Electrical Engineering, Signal processing, Research and Development job through the Government (defense department) For more details about his perfect job Leave a comment or a question through the comments, or give a call to talk to Eric. It is hard for me to explain what he does.   He is right now working for Alion Science and Technology and his title is similar to a "Systems Engineer with Signal Processing or MATLAB"

If you want more detail about what is going on feel free to leave a comment/question or call.

Thank you for your love, support and prayers. 

We appreciate everything you all do.

~Eric and Christie

Boston

Eric and I have lived in CT for almost 4 years now. The only time we have gone to Boston was for a Baseball game at Fenway Park. Our friends Bruce and Vesi Cooke moved to Boston about a year and a half ago and we have yet to see them. So Eric and I decided to plan a trip to Boston. This past weekend we drove up to Boston (Friday and Saturday)We got to spend some quality time with The Cooke's including Lexi who turns 3 on Tuesday. It was a great time seeing Boston and visiting with friends.

Here are some of the pictures from the weekend:

Friday

Bruce, Lexi and Me

Quincey Market

Faneuil Hall

Faneuil Hall and Skyline

Quincey Market Square

Saturday

At Harvard University 

Lexi and Vesi (with baby)

The Harvard Library

Eric and I on the steps of the Harvard Library

Harvard Cathedral 

For those of you who are Fringe fans this is a shot of the sky line from the Boston Commons.

Eric and I believe this black shiny building is the Fringe building.

We walked past the Boston auditions of "So You Think You Can Dance"

Vesi (with baby) and Lexi watching the ducks on the lake in the Boston Commons.

My most favorite picture of Lexi!

A great family photo

Vesi (with baby), Lexi and Bruce Cooke