Monday, December 19, 2011

Boston or Bust!


I have been waiting for this day, for like....ever.  So you can only imagine how Andy's been feeling.  We've known for a while that we would probably get out of the army after Andy's commitment was up.  Andy expressed interest in going to grad-school , but wasn't sure exactly what he wanted to do.  Sometimes it would change from day to day.  After exploring a lot of options he decided to start preparing for the GMAT.  He studied all the time, and devoted a lot of energy to it.  About a year later he finally took the GMAT, hoping to receive a score that would be good enough for him to compete at his top school choices.  Harvard, MIT and possibly Stanford.  Thankfully, with help from the Lord - his score was better than we hoped for and we moved forward with the application process.  There is a lot of time, money and energy (a lot of prayers too) involved in applying to grad school!  Once the application process was over I was relieved...and I know Andy was even more so.

Soon after his application was submitted, Andy got an invitation to interview at Harvard.  He spent a week out there, touring the campus, meeting other students and even attending some classes.  If he wasn't sure about Boston before that, then this trip definitely sealed the deal!  He loved it, and we became even more excited about the possibility of going there.  Needless to say after his interview we have had to wait 6 LONG weeks to hear back...and are happy to report that this morning Andy received an acceptance letter to Harvard Business School, class of 2014!  I couldn't be happier or more proud of him and all of his hard work.  We are so excited where our next adventure will take us (even if we will be broke! haha).   We truly have been so blessed as a family, and couldn't have done it without the Lords help!  For now we will enjoy our last months in the Army - and in the West!

Simple Things

Today is a very special day in the Stockhoff home...today is this guys 29th Birthday!


That's a handsome birthday boy, right?  So here are 29 simple things I love about Andy.

Andy is...
an amazing dad
ambitious
hard working
humble
honest
genuine
patient
and a great story teller

He always tells me he loves me
he is always the one to give Noah his bath
he loves sports
he always assumes the best about people
he is very well spoken
he is a great teacher
he honors his priesthood
he is intelligent
he loves to play with Noah and Clare
he values family
   he's well dressed
he loves to travel
he has a great sense of humor
he makes me laugh
he is slow to anger

he's always on time (or early)
he's courteous
he loves crackers and cheese
he is a gentleman
he's generous 
and he's my best friend (and always treats me like it).

Happy Birthday Andy, you are the best. 
xoxo