Mission Accomplished.

It all started with an email. 


The hubs got an email in November from Human Resources at HFD. They asked if he could resubmit his information to them. We thought that the hire list that he got on had expired, so this was a HUGE break. So hubs went off to HFD Headquarters the very next day with his papers. A couple of weeks later, he gets another email with a date to come in for an interview. 


We both ended up taking the day off from our jobs that day, both on pins and needles since this was the furthest he'd ever gotten in the hiring process. We got to headquarters SUPER early. I dropped him off and then went to a nearby Jamba Juice to wait it out.

About 20 minutes after I sat down to read The Hunger Games, he called and said the interview was done. He wasn't sure what to think, but they did tell him that nobody would hear anything until mid January--which was at least another month away.


The holidays came and went, which kept our minds off of the whole waiting game. Mid January came and went and still no word.


Then in early February, while I was at work, I got a text message from the hubs: "Call me when you get this." I ran to the break room and called him. He answered and said he got the official call. 


So after almost 8 years of test taking, traveling back and forth from FL to Hawaii and back again, and waiting and waiting... the hubs has finally been hired by the City and County of Honolulu Fire Department! He officially starts training on April 23. We feel so blessed. The congrats have been pouring in and everyone is so excited!

Especially The Moosh.

A Big Fat Sanibel Wedding

This weekend we celebrated the marriage of this big guy on the left to this lovely lady on the right. Said big guy is my (not-so) little brother. Don't they make a great couple?


We arrived in Sanibel the day before the wedding and the forecast for the next day was 50% chance of rain. (eek!) I firmly believe that dad was looking out and talked to the Man above because not a cloud was in the sky the next day. We were blessed with a wonderful sunset wedding.

The bride's talented cousin, Lance, was kind enough to take pictures for the day. He did such a great job from what I've seen and I can't wait to see the rest! Check him out here.

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We are all so excited to welcome a great new addition to our family. We feel so blessed to have her! The only thing that could've made the day that much sweeter was if dad and the hubs were there to share with us. I know they were both there in spirit.

Welcome to our crazy, loud, loveably awesome family!

Four years in the making

Introducing the new Dr. Weagraff! 

Chuck and I are so very proud of your huge accomplishment. Your hard work and dedication have paid off and we can't wait to see how God will work His hands in this new chapter, not just in your life, but in your little family's lives as well. Good luck in everything that you set out to do. Wea love you!

This past week in pictures [and captions]

Life happens so fast. That is my motto and I'm sticking with it! Here's what happened this past week.

The photo above was taken at our friends' wedding rehearsal. They got married in their backyard and the hubs and I, along with some more awesome people, had the honor of witnessing them exchange their vows.

[Crazy wedding party]

[The New Mr. & Mrs.]

[Team Weagraff: Prom Edition]

[Our friend, Jana, came to photograph the wedding. We love her!]

[Bestie gave birth to a mini sumo wrestler!]

Miles Carter was born on Tuesday, April 19 at 9:48pm. 8lbs 10.4oz and 20 inches long. BIG boy with oh so squishy and kissable cheeks!!!

[Other bestie has nicknamed him our little CCM: Chinky Chunky Monkey!]

Wonderful and blessed week, indeed!

In case you haven't heard...

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Two Weas are moving to HAWAII!!!

Yep, you read that correctly. Weas are movin'! This, my friends, is the main reason why I've been so MIA from the blog. Things are happening so quickly, but looking at the big picture... we have been wanting and waiting to move to Hawaii for years now.

The hubs got a new Medic job working for a company called CSC. He will be working out of Schofield Barracks, located in central Oahu. Hubs has to go first. He starts May 16, which means he leaves FL in about three weeks' time!

I, on the other hand, have to remain in FL all summer. Because of this [not so] little guy...

But with a face like that, how could you be mad at him? HI is a rabies free state, and would like to stay that way. This means the pet importation rules and laws are SUPER strict. There is a 120-day waiting period for pets entering into the state. This waiting period begins the day after their appointed lab gets the pet's blood for the rabies titer. This puts our arrival in HI to about mid-August.

Well, my bestie is getting married on Labor Day weekend and the plan was for us to fly back here for that. I figured I might as well wait until after her wedding for Moosh and I to move.

BUT ("that's a really big butt..." -- quick! name that movie!)... I do plan on flying out to HI, sans doggie, for a week in July for our anniversary. (TWO YEARS already, can you believe it?!) This way, it breaks up my wait for being apart so long, AND I won't bee too jealous that he's in paradise and I'm still stuck in FL! HA! =)

So, yes, HUGE deal for The Weas! Everything definitely happens in God's time and we are both so humbled and overwhelmed by all that is happening. I can't wait to see all of what He has in store for us!

New adventures coming soon!

Cheers!

Excitement abounds!

Man, I've been pretty MIA on here, and I was doing so good on the blogging! I'm gonna keep trying to blog better--even with the hustle and bustle of the holidays.

Anyways... on to the excitement... Bryn featured my tattoo on her blog! Woohoo!! With special photo credit to my beautiful friend, Laynie!

Go check it out HERE! I think I just peed a little...

FINALLY!

I finally got off my kiester and finished uploading my online portfolio. It's been a huge undertaking, since a lot of my stuff was either everywhere in my home office or left at my old employers'. It's not very cool to say, "Hey, remember me? I worked for you but now I'm on my own but can I have my digital files? Yes, thanks."  I tried to get as much as I could when I left, but I think I was just so glad to be gone that I didn't really care. Thankfully I had my trusty external hard drive and I had a bunch of my stuff on there. Anyways. If you hear something, it's just me breathing a huge sigh of relief! ;)

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