Sunday, April 5, 2009

ASU here we come!!!

On Wednesday, April 1, 2009 we received the most exciting news we have heard in a long time! Tyler got accepted into the Masters of Real Estate Development program at Arizona State University!!! And this is NO April fools! He applied for the program back in February and we have been on pins and needles since waiting for the news. If you look closely, Burke is sporting an ASU sweatshirt, and his face completely and utterly describes our excitement we are feeling right now!! CONGRATS DADDY, WE LOVE YOU!!

We learned about this program earlier this year and read that there was a chance he could get accepted without having to take the GMAT- a grueling test that he dreaded to take. The exemption was that if he had enough work related experience, which if you know Tyler and his family being in the development business, he had PLENTY of work related experience. He spent many hours putting together his application and felt proud of what he turned in as was I. There are only 35 people who get accepted with about 135 who apply. With those odds, we feel so blessed and are so grateful to get accepted. To have some guidance in our lives during these hard times is such a relief. And I am so proud of Tyler as he has worked so hard and is so excited to start anew down in the sunny state of Arizona!! We are grateful for those who helped write letters of recommendations and with editing and revising essays and resumes! THANK YOU, you know who are!

New Student Orientation starts on August 20 so we will probably make the move down there at the beginning of August. My sister Liz lives down there and we can't wait to live near each other and spend this next year together! PARTY in AZ!!

16 comments:

Kaila said...

Congratulations. We will miss you around here though!! Now we will be praying that you can sell your house! I hope you are all doing well.

Steve and Ash said...

Rach! Congrats! That is so exciting! I wish you the best in the move! How fun that you and Liz will get to be close! How close will you be? Take care! Miss you!

Bridger and Jordan Booras said...

Yay Rachel!!! That is so exciting- that will be so fun to live by your sister. But sad for us! not that Bridger and I are in Boise that much- but heck, now that you'll be in Arizona it will be even less that we get to see you! We went to Martha's the other night and apparently we just missed you guys. Hope you had fun!

Emily said...

Congrats Ty!!! That is so great for you guys. Everyone in Boise is going to miss you so much, so you'll have to come back and visit us often!

The Drinkwater Family said...

Congratulations!!! That's exciting news, and it's always fun to have a new adventure in a new place. Living close to Liz will be so fun! Sisters are a great blessing! Good Luck!

Becca B said...

congratulations...i think! I'm happy for you, but will be so sad that you are leaving!!!

Grace said...

Yay for Tyler! Too bad you have to move there in August. But eventually you will have fun and if you need help moving in let us know, we would love to come help.

Becky said...

and it will be WARM!
we will miss you, but i am sure you will be back! ;)
congrats to Tyler!

Anonymous said...

so happy for you!! David was beaming when he got the text from ty! I must say that it makes me get a lump in my throat to think of you guys moving (I'm starting to cry right now) but, having done the school thing away from home, you will be grateful for the experiences and the new friendships for the rest of your lives!!!

Bear said...

YAY!! Now it doesn't have to be only once everything three years that I see you!! This is awesome news!! so excited...

Melinda said...

Super Congratulations! So great to be moving near a sister. That's happened to a few times in my life and it was THE BEST. Good luck!~!!

Fernandez Family said...

Congratulations! You will have so much fun living by your sister!

Philip and Melissa said...

Ohhhhhhh my gosh!!!!!!!!! That is so fantastic!!!!!! Hurray for heat and being close to your sister!!!!!! congrats you guys!

Amanda Wilson said...

Congratulations Ty! I am sure Liz is so excited for you guys to move there and how great to have a winter away from the snow and cold. I am really excited for you guys and the many opportunities this will bring you! P.S. I really want you guys to come down and visit us in Orlando. We can get you cheap tickets to Disney!

Kathy said...

HI...
I saw that you posted on Jilly's blog.
(yeah..then snuck over to see you!)
and although our kiddos have a different heart defect...we're all in the same heart family.
Our heart baby is Isaac, 24 months old, and currently has the O2 up his nose and he's g-tube fed.
Your family looks just adorable.
Anyway...hope you're looking for my heart friends.
Looking forward to getting to know your family.
Kathy
http://rollersinvegas.blogspot.com
(we're NOT high rollers in Vegas..our last name is Roller and we live in Vegas...just didn't want you to be scared...i just thought that was a clever blog title--me and my silly sense of humor)

Mp said...

I do remember you guys! I'm glad things are going so well with your little heart baby Burke. Thanks for leaving a message on our blog. If there was only one thing I could wish for, that would be to keep paying it forward. I loved talking with you, sounds like you guys have a big move coming up, I pray that things will continue to go well.

Best wishes,
Mike & Rebecca Patton
Intermountain Healing Hearts-VP