{not pregnant people - we're still in law school, slow down} ;)
We have been sitting on some rather big news for the past couple weeks though, and I'm incredibly happy & proud to announce that that smart, hard working, and super sexy husband o' mine has officially landed a job post law school graduation. He has worked so hard and long for this moment and I truly couldn't be more proud! Also, since he never brags about himself.... I'm definitely going to :)
While pretty much all of us who knew the second he was offered the internship at Navy he'd be able to land the job in the end, Jonathan doesn't share that same complete faith in himself - or better - he truly doesn't know how incredibly amazing he is. To prove my point, the office within the Department of the Navy where he interned (the same office he's going to be working in) told him over and over again during the internship that they pretty much never hire first year attorneys, so he really needed to not expect that. Come to find out, in the end, they fought to make sure they got first dibs on him! *GUSH ALERT* I'm just so darn proud. I know I said this already, but he has worked so hard over the past three years, and all the while still being a wonderful husband to me and a true leader for our family. Everyone says that if you're married in law school, you just have to deal with the fact that law school comes before spouse, and that's the only way you'll be able to succeed. I can honestly say Jonathan never made me feel that way and STILL excelled. Love him.
Ok, gushing over (let's be honest, it's probably not, but whatever) - time for the actual details. The job is with the Naval Litigation Office, which doesn't mean he's enlisted in the Navy or anything, it's a civilian-side position within the Navy. The job is here in DC at NavyYard and actually only about 4 blocks from our apartment. Basically that means every day he'll be able to bike to work in under 5 minutes (not commuting in dc = big win)! While we were kinda hoping he'd get a job within the Navy a bit closer to all our friends and family back in GA (there was an office in Charleston, SC as well), we feel so very blessed by the opportunity and excited to see what God has in store for us over the next few years here. It's always so interesting when you really feel that God has been pointing you in one direction all year and preparing your hearts for it, only to realize that He was actually working on something else. ;)
Over the past three years here in DC, we've understood more and more how important family is to both of us and feel very confident that eventually, we're supposed to be back closer where we can be more involved in everyone's lives. Ok, honesty time, we really felt like we were supposed to be headed back closer this next year, but clearly God has other plans :) We both struggled with that a little when we first got the news we would be staying here in DC, but over the past few weeks we've really opened our hearts up to the side that was going to be really sad if we left. We hadn't really allowed ourselves to get too excited about leaving or staying (we stayed in 50/50 land just in case), but now, all the things we really love about our life here are sinking in. For instance, we absolutely LOVE our little Capitol Hill neighborhood. It's the small town feel while still living in the big city, but with access to the arts, walking everywhere including our neighborhood coffee shops, restaurants & the fresh market, driving across town and getting to see the beautiful monuments, and most importantly of course - the sweet relationships we've built here as well. Plus, it's one of the best places for Jonathan to start his career with the federal government (obvi). There's a lot of good in this city, and it's been awesome to really get to embrace it over the past few weeks. We don't know what the rest of our lives are going to look like, but we sure are excited to start the next phase, here at caphill.
xoxo
