It's an honor just to be nominated....

Matt and I took all of next week off and we leave for Washington, D.C. on Wednesday morning. The big day is September 10th and I can't believe it is almost here! The last few weeks have really flown by. I've been very busy at work and am absolutely loving my job. Matt is busy defending the accused, as always, but has also been spending significant chunks of time studying and preparing all the paperwork that he must bring to D.C. Plus, we've been trying to get a lot of sleep, but get up early and get regular exercise, and we are just constantly on the go. Philly is fantastic in the fall - the air temp has cooled, the humidity has passed and all the students are back as of this week. It makes such a difference; there are so many more good looking people in this town in the non-summer months!

We went to a wonderful birthday party for our friend C last night at C&W's beautiful house. We love all their great friends and I feel pretty torn about leaving whenever we have the chance to spend time with them. Luckily, this Foreign Service Oral Assessment is a REALLY difficult test to pass. Matt is feeling confident and is certainly well prepared. We even have a brand new, bright white, Brooks Brothers athletic cut dress shirt, which our dry cleaner pressed out perfectly for the big day. Matt's shoes are at the cobbler for new soles (President Obama got his campaign shoes re-soled instead of buying new ones, so we're following his example) and WE ARE READY! But, realistically, very few people pass this step and I am trying to be totally open to the possibility that we might very well spend another great year in Philadelphia.

Lucky us.

On the other hand, during our walk this morning, we decided that if I am able to keep my women's health career going at our various posts, I could have a blog called The Foreign Cervix. Nice, right?