I must get better at this blogging thing. I always say I'm going to be better about it and then I just seem to get so busy, and I end up not making time for it. Maybe I'll be better this year, who knows.
2013 held a few changes in the McAra family.
My husband, Tim, was promoted again. He's climbing the ladder so quickly, I couldn't be more proud of him. The promotion however, required that we move back to Michigan. We had been living in Atlanta just long enough to have developed some new friendships, and get comfortable. So although we were looking forward to being closer to family & close friends, we were also sad to leave a place we had fallen in love with; especially since we found a church that we absolutely loved. So, at the end of February we made the long drive to Mi, a trip I don't think our pup Jet didn't enjoy too much though he was a good trooper.
I was set to begin the OTA program at the school I was attending in fall 2011. But because my husband and I were going to be married, and have to live in Atlanta, I obviously had to drop out of the program. When we found out that we would be moving back to Michigan I contacted the director of the program to see about getting back in. Although I could enter the program again I would have to be put on the waiting list again, I couldn't just pick up right where I left off. She put me on the waiting list and I was set to start in fall 2014. However, the director called me in May (2013) to tell me there was enough space for me to enter the program that fall. I was ecstatic to say the very least. After talking it over with my husband we decided it would be best for me to not work, and just focus solely on school. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made. The first semester was definitely tough, specifically one specific class which was Kinesiology. I was 1 of just a few people that passed the class.
I am now in my second semester of the program. I think I will enjoy this semester more (even though I will be extremely busy again) because I will be learning more about how to perform the actual job.
I am also set to begin my first round of fieldwork next week. This round will consist of pediatrics (which I love!), and it will only be once a week for about 6-7 weeks. I'm hoping to get a lot of hands on work, though I know it will be limited since I'm not too far into the program yet.
So those are the two big changes that happened in my life in 2013. I can't wait to see what this year brings!
