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| Christmas Eve 2014 Family Photo |
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| Jacob Celebrates Graduation with family... | ...and friends |
Jacob finished his High School career in June, and with it we ended our chapter as Cocalico parents. Although we have slowly gotten used to it, it is strange to walk or drive by those school buildings, knowing we don’t have a direct connection to them anymore after so many years! Jacob started working in the Packing Department at Four Seasons Produce over the summer, and hopes to return to that job on school In late August, he began his college career at Messiah College as a Physics major, and has adjusted well to this new stage of life!
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| Sarah with Jerusalem in backdrop | Riding a camel |
Sarah completed her second year at Eastern University, and survived her time as an RA. Although she enjoyed many aspects of that job, there were a lot of challenging parts to it as well. She has officially been accepted into the Social Work program, excited to be following in her grandmom’s footsteps. She continued working as a server at Applebees over the summer, as well as took part in two weddings of close friends in June, then was the Maid of Honor in Emily’s wedding in August.
For her fall semester, she had the wonderful experience of studying abroad Israel. She was at Jerusalem University College located on Mount Zion, just outside the old wall of that historic city.
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| Emily & Nick with friends at bridal shower... | ...and at wedding |
Emily happily became Mrs. Nick Hemming on a lovely, mild August day in Philadelphia. For more on this event, go to Emily's Wedding. We have had the pleasure of knowing Nick since their freshmen year at Messiah, and are thrilled to officially welcome him to our family! They have settled into a cozy apartment in Narberth on the outskirts of Philly, and are enjoying their new community there. Emily’s employer, Tierney Agency, allowed her to transition from their Harrisburg office to Philadelphia as she continues her work in Public Relations, recently receiving a promotion. Nick works as a Copywriter at Dansko [footwear company] in West Grove, PA.
So, after a busy spring and hectic summer, our “nest” emptied in the span of twelve days as Emily and Nick’s wedding was promptly followed by Sarah and Jacob starting their new adventures. It has been a nice change of pace, but with a great degree of missing the kids around. Thankfully, we were able to all be together for a few days over the Christmas holiday.
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| Proud Mother |
Work-wise, Anne is about to transition to a full-time Sales position at Four Seasons Produce, the parent company of Sunrise Logistics that I have worked part-time for since 2011. This will be a big
change for her as she has not worked full-time since she was expecting the young lady that just got married in August, but is looking forward to delving further into the world of produce!
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| 2015 Firecracker Finishers |
This year started off with a winter to remember, for the snow lovers in the household. There was plenty of local skiing and a lot of shoveling. During the winter Glenn completed two of the three Frozen Foot 5 K races, along with the Winona Forest Tourathon 50 K cross country ski race. On the 4th of July, he kept the Firecracker 5 mile run participation streak alive, and was joined by Emily and Jacob this year. He completed another year as GIS Manager in the Lancaster County IT Department.
