- Scott's final thesis presentation was Dec 20th and he passed with flying colors! They unconditionally accepted his thesis project (which is very hard to do and means he doesn't have to work on it anymore) and officially graduated on Dec 21st!! Three and a half years of grad school and a very gruelling thesis project with many many long nights and he did it....I'm sooooo proud of everything he's done and his accomplishments are tremendous. Now it's on to finding that perfect job. ;)
- Scott also won an internship (he competed for it against probably a hundred others from around the country) with a prominent graphic design company in SF called Pentagram. It's a 3-month paid internship with such a great company that just having it on his resume is a jump ahead for other job offerings. He starts Jan 7th! Woohoo - that means dual income so we can pay for the wedding.
- I found out I passed my first of four CPA exams, the one that was the toughest (for me at least). One down, 3 to go...
- Scott's mom, Marlyne, got to come visit for Christmas and Scott's graduation. She was here for 10 days and we had so much fun showing her around the city (San Fran) and having her visit, especially for the holidays was wonderful. It was her first time and our first time NOT being in Montana for Christmas. It was snow-free but a great time!
- My parents, Vince and Cathie, are coming to visit on Jan 3 for about a week. I'm so excited to see them and show them around as well! Scott and I never get bored of showing people around this area...there's just so much to do it's hard to narrow it down. I can't wait to see them! It's both my parents' and Marlyne's first time visiting Scott and I since we've been living here (over 3 years now) and I'm really glad we got a place with an extra bedroom so no one has to camp on the couch like college students. :)
Well, that's all the excitement I can think of for now...back to studying for that second CPA exam that I take soon. Gotta leave plenty of time this evening available for getting ready to go out for New Year's Eve festivities.
Hope you are surrounded by many good friends loved ones as we enter 2008 and that the year brings you all the good things you deserve. I know I'm looking forward to 2008 more than any year in a long time...I'll finally be married in the fall to the man of my dreams and look forward to seeing all my family and friends sooooo much!
HAPPY 2008 EVERYONE!!
Lots of love, Melissa Y
