It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks since I last stopped and updated everyone on my life! I have the attention span of a small child at the moment, so I believe I will keep this short at sweet...
-I graduated from Grad School! Now when I make business cards for myself they can read: "LeighAnn M. Soucy, M.Ed" ...which I think is super sweet.
I have no pictures yet of myself and my cohort in our ridiculous, purple robes, but will be sure to post those as soon as I get them.
[CSPA Class of 2009- Cheers!]
That was a pretty amazing weekend. My family came down on Thursday and got to meet so many of my favorite people- Bianca, Josh V, Amanda, Chris & Ashley from Little Grill...and then my entire cohort. The program put on a super nice reception (where the above photo was taken) and they recognize each of us through reading excepts of letters that our supervisors have written about us. It was a really humbling and gratifying to feel like I made my mark here. And I got so many hugs from people that mean a lot to me.
Next thing to report:
-I got a job! I will be a Resident Director at Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts starting this July!
I'm pretty excited. My campus interview went really well and I got to meet the entire student affairs division as well as some students. The school is way small- about 1500 students with about 900 living on campus. My hall, Shamie, has about 300 something first year students...with laundry on every floor! My apartment will be on the 3rd floor and I can even have a pet, so I will be looking for the perfect dog this summer at local SPCA's. Best of all is that Dudley is only about an hour and 45 minutes from home. It's also only about an hour to Boston, Hartford and Providence, so I'll be close to home AND centrally located in New England. Such a great thing!
With this means that finally:
-I'm moving out of Harrisonburg this Sunday.
While I am anxious to see people back home and happy to have a job, I am not at all excited about leaving my NEW home completely behind. Alie and I talked yesterday about how I'll probably end up back here. I've come accustomed to life in the Valley-- the scenery, the people, the attitudes and ideals...I'm going to miss my friends, sure, but moreover, I'll just miss this place. Everything about it, tied together. I love the music here, the sunsets, the shops, the food, the coffee...
I'm already trying to plot out when I can come back here to visit and think I may shoot for a week in early June...come down for a long weekend then take my time heading back up to NH by stopping at Kristen's in Jersey and Mel's in Albany. We'll see how Summer pans out.
And now, I should probably start packing.
<3 you all (and I'll see you all soon!)
-Leigh
