The dissertation has been sent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I still can't believe it's true and I'm not the one who did all of the work! I am so honored to write that my dear hard working husband through days of sweat and toil has printed and sent his paper, or shall I say book, to the readers. The next step is the defense, so there is still some work ahead. But we are very excited to be at this point. We are so thankful to our gracious Lord who has seen us through this process so far. Also, thank all of you who have encouraged, walked with us and prayed for us, and please continue to pray for us as we finish and pursue finding a job.
On June 20th, Monday morning, we had the car packed and loaded and stopped at the post office to mail the dissertation on our way out of town. It was a true celebration. We had been postponing our family trip for this moment and even had a countdown on the wall for Hallel of our family vacation. We headed off to the beach for 3 days and soaked up some much needed family time! I will let the pictures tell the rest...
Lunch at Capitola Beach
A perfect day at the beach to make lots of sand castles.
Simeon cried when he first saw the waves but then warmed up to them.
Hallel begs Josh to make her a castle and then can't wait to destroy it.
Dennis the Menace Park which the kids LOVED and it was free!
Simeon and I crossing the bridge to get to the green twisty slide.
The park was full of great slides and playgrounds for all ages.
Hallel's favorite was the "bumpy slide".
White sands beach across the street from Dennis the Menace Park in Monterey.
It amazes me how much fun the kids had just shoveling sand!
The only bummer was that our pool was freezing at the hotel so a dip of the toes was it, even though Hallel was soooo excited to swim. She would look out the window of our hotel and stare at the pool. so sad:(
Classic CA In n Out next door to the Hotel, very convenient! It was fun since we never go to the one near our house. :)
Watching Curious George and Angelina Ballerina at the hotel, a very special treat!
And of course Red Robin, our fav on the way home! Super special and fun vacation!
Wow! Congrats Josh. Great job and best wishes on the job hunt. What a fantastic and well deserved celebration for the whole family. Next is the trip to Hawaii... :)
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS, Mathews! We are thrilled to hear the news! And what a wonderful way to celebrate! We will pray for the next phase of the journey and look forward to seeing how the future unfolds. May God grant you great assurance and peace. Much love from the Lincicums.
ReplyDeleteThat is very definitely something to celebrate!!!! We are so proud of you Josh!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a good, sunny getaway. (bummer about the cold swimming pool.)
I've got to add my own congratulations, Josh! Awesome! I'm buying next time I see you...at SBL in SF? Stacy, of course, many congratulations to you too. Josh and I know firsthand that it's our wives who have done the really heavy lifting!
ReplyDeleteThank you all. Dave, you are definitely right on about the role of our wives. Stacy has been and continues to be amazing! And we should get together in SF in November for sure. We'll have you for dinner too.
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Thanks for posting pictures of the dissertation. Wow! So much work! Congrats (to both of you. ha.) Looks like you had lots of fun at the beach!! Which one did you go to?
ReplyDeleteCongrats Josh!! I could never do what you have done. That is amazing. Looks like you guys enjoyed the time away!
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