As many of you may know, Andrew is pursuing a career the field of student affairs (think Student Activities Advisor, Dean, Vice President of Student Affairs… that type of job). The next step to fulfill his dream is to get a Master’s degree in Student Affairs and Higher Education or College Student Personnel. He applied last year to three programs, and was turned away from each, Andrew believes because at that point in his life he was not completely behind the idea. The past few months Andrew has been working to complete and submit his applications. Recently we got some good news… Andrew was accepted to the Higher Education and Student Affairs Master’s program at the University of Arizona in Tucson! We are so excited to see positive results coming back so quickly. He has been invited to attend an interview conference on February 20-21 to interview for an assistantship position. This is great news and definitely a light in a long dark tunnel. Andrew is still waiting to hear back from Bowling Green State, Ohio State, the University of Vermont, and Appalachian State. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers in hoping that the University of Arizona is the first of many to invite Andrew to attend their program.
*One week after the submission deadline, The University of South Carolina notified Andrew that he had been turned down for acceptance to their program… ONE WEEK! It’s ok though, who really wants to be a Gamecock? What is a Gamecock anyways?
Under Construction
Patience... it will soon be here...
September 23, 2008
Us at Andrew's brother Alex's wedding in Colorado.
So now that we're both graduated, we have decided with our free time we should be better about updating our website. Over the next couple weeks we will be working on getting pictures and stories up about us and where we're at in life. Thank you for your patience.
Life in a whirlwind!
Here's a 6 month update.
December 28, 2008
Annie's Ring Day.
I apologize to all of you diligent bloggers who keep asking me when I am going to update the family site so you have a general idea of the chaos that is our lives. Here you go.
Over the last 6 months, we have had the opportunity to take part in some wonderful things. We will start with November. The Alzheimer's Association put on a walk here in College Station. Annie and I headed up a team and began fundraising for our team: Color Me Plaid. Our team was dedicated to the memory of my Opa (German for Grandfather) who was taken from our lives far too soon because of this wretched disease. When we began the fundraiser, we had a little under 3 weeks to raise money. We set our original fundraising goal at $250. Man were we off. Our family and friends were phenomenal and helped us raise $1500!! Our team was made up of a motley crew, including Chaco. We walked around a local park here in College Station and had a grand ol' time. Thank you to all of you who donated and helped to raise money for more research to eradicate such a terrible disease.
Later in the month of November, we were able to take part in a wonderful Aggie tradition....Aggie Ring Day. Annie Stoddard became a full fledged Aggie. No more of this 2% stuff. Her family came from far and wide to celebrate this momentous occasion. We had bar-b-que and happy memories made.
Christmas found us in Conroe with Andrew's family. All of his siblings except Ally were able to make it and it was one of the first times since Thanksgiving 2004 that many of us had all been around each other at one time. It was neat to spend Christmas with small humans again (4 of our nieces and one nephew....all under the age of 7 were with us). Their excitement over all that has to do with Christmas was inspiring and contagious. My favorite part was by far the nativity that we acted out. We all had our different parts and costumes to put on a magnificent show. Bammy and Papa Ricky were the narrators, and we were the cast.
We were able to keep a couple of Andrew's siblings with us for an extended period of time. (Alex and Lupe). They joined us as we headed to Dallas to spend New Years with my family and see our pup again! Chaco had spent the entire Christmas break with my parents and we were sorely missing him.
It was good to be in Dallas, even if it was just a short stint. Family bonding time is always enjoyed and the cause of great stories for later. It was good to also see my brother Zachary one last time before he boarded a jet plane bound for Australia, where he will be spending the spring semester. (Lucky bloak)
Muster
September 18, 2007
Please be sure to check the Life page for the most recent excitement in The Carruth house!
We hope everyone is doing well and enjoying all that this semester has to offer!
Love, Leigh, Andrew & Chaco
Andrew + Leigh= The Carruth's
Wedding Bliss
September 13, 2007
The wedding party
The weekend was the 19-20th of August, 2005. The places were the Houston Temple and the Alexander Mansion in Garland, TX. Over the course of the weekend, Andrew and I were sealed for time and all eternity and celebrated the momentous occasion with our family and friends.
