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Connecticut...Here we come!

So here's the scoop: We are moving to Connecticut in July!

We are so excited because Brian got a Postgraduate Technical Assistant position with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Here's how it worked (I'm warning you now that there might be some bragging on my husband). Brian heard about this position in October from his amazing department head that has made a lot of this happen. Brian mentioned it to me and I just blew it off because I was ready to be done with school and move to SLC and be close to family for once in our lives. Little did I know. A little while later an important guy (I can't remember who he is) came to USU's campus to talk to some of the accounting students and talked about this internship and what a great opportunity it is and at that point Brian's mind was set and he knew it was something he wanted to do. Each university has the opportunity to nominate an accounting student for the position (not every school does, this was USU's first time), so his department head sent in the nomination. Brian made it through the resume screening and they called him in December to tell him they were going to fly him out to CT to interview for the position! He was so excited because it had been several weeks since he'd applied and we kinda lost hope that he was going to get an interview. So the FASB flew 12 candidates out to interview for 6 internship positions open in July. Brian flew out the second week of January and they told them the would for sure know either way by mid-February if they got the position...if any of you know Brian waiting is just not the easiest thing for him. He was very anxious this past week and I'm so glad they let us know sooner rather than later because this is kinda a big deal and it's great to know what our plan is this coming summer. Needless to say, I am so proud of him and he has worked very hard to get to this point. He is so smart and dedicated and I have a feeling that this is just the beginning of great things for him over the course of his career. So, we will stay in Logan until the end of June and head out at the beginning of July. It's a year internship so we will be back to SLC (for real this time) in July 2011 and Brian will then start with Deloitte in Sept or Oct. This is so perfect for our family because we love adventures and I have always wanted to take a big trip back east, so that means I have a whole year to go see everything I want! Woo hoo! If you want to come visit, don't hesitate cuz we would love it...we will only be an hour from Manhattan!!

This is the only picture Brian took on his trip out to CT. He was excited!

Thad Walking

Picture Frenzy!

Here is the Holiday/Winter Break in Pictures

The first thing Thad crawled to on the Monsen Christmas morning (12/23/09)

He didn't want to get a family pic in front of the presents because he had already seen the table

All my presents from Brian...I love the purse I'm holding!

All of Brian's presents from me...I gave him a key to the car cuz I lost mine in September.

Thad with his stuff...we only bought him the Echo Microphone to the left of him for $1, the rest of the stuff was given to us from my wonderful sis Haley and my friend Haley...weird;-)

Our little fam on our little Christmas in Logan

That night we had the Millers and the Hills over for dinner...WAY FUN!

At that dinner Thad was attacking Breanne (that's him going in trying to bite her). I think he was jealous that we were paying a lot of attention to her new beautiful baby, Brielle.

This is the boys in their Christmas jammies from Gma and Gpa Whitehouse

All the girls. We kind of look like jailbirds...pretty ones, though;-)

Christmas morning at Gma and Gpa Whitehouse's. We woke Thad up at 5:45am. We were excited!

Thaddies with all his fun stuff from Gma and Gpa Whitehouse. They gave Brian and I a sweet video camera!

At my sister Haley's house on Christmas evening. We always get together with the Wilson fam that night.

Cute kiddles on Christmas night.

Collins family party...the kids are eating the Candy Bra my Aunt Peggy got for a white elephant...Weird!

WJHS Ugly Sweater Party! We are still hot mommas!

Hailey felt left out at her own party at her own house. Boo hoo;-)

We spent New Years with....The Madsen's, OF COURSE! We had Wok on Wheels, played some way fun games and watched Dick Clarks Rockin' New Years Eve w/ Ryan Seacrest.

We get to drag the holidays out at my house so my brother from Boise can be there, so Jan 2 we had Christmas with my side of the family.

All the kiddles with their toys. My parents got us some great luggage, emergency preparedness and Thad some really fun stuff. Thanks!

Sorry about the pic overload. I promise to be better!