Keeping It Real With The Anderson's : Cruising Along!

Friday, February 25, 2011

Cruising Along!

So, I haven't been better at blogging like I had hoped. But, oh well! We had an excuse to get dressed up for Valentine's Day, because my cousin got married on that day! So, most of the pictures below are from then. I just added a few others that I liked too. Between Corey and I we have just been working, taking care of two kids, and preparing for our big move in August. We have been stressing about the details of HOW we are going to afford graduate school. We have always thought that we would just take out some student loans, and pay them off later. Simple enough, right? But, since the economy has been a mess the past few years the federal government took over all student loans. Basically, they have put a cap on the amount of loans that you can take out, and it's based on the amount that the university sets as the expected cost of attendance. I will spare you the details, but essentially we are looking for a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. So, if any of you have any suggestions, we are open to any ideas. We have explored several options: working closely with financial aid, scholarships, and living out of our hippy van for two years. Our most recent attempt at getting financial help is a stipend through an anesthesiology group in North Carolina. They would help support us through school if Corey works for them for three years after school. It is actually a win/win, because then he would have a job coming out of school, and we would get the financial help we desperately need! So, we are crossing our fingers and praying that route will work out for us. Other than that, we have been enjoying our new addition to the family. And, lately Adelynn has been looking out the window and saying, "Mom, It's Spring!" We can't wait for it to warm up, so we can play at the park, and go for walks.