Pre-Season

Our pre-season schedule was full of visitors! This really came as no surprise to us because as soon as the games start people just seem to appear. It is a good excuse to come out and see us I guess :)

My sister who works as a traveling consultant for her sorority was in town for our two home games and Labor Day weekend (which also happened to be her birthday weekend). She was working in Chapel Hill, so it was just a 2 hour drive to spend her weekends with us here in Charlotte. As much as I would love to give you my own account of her visits, it would be far easier and less time consuming for me to point you in the direction of her blog. So if you want to read about our adventures in Charlotte and Lexington check it out.

The other big development during the pre-season was starting classes to become a certified financial planner! Because of our NFL lifestyle and the lack of certainty for where we will be living in the near future, JJ and I decided the best option for me would be to take online classes through the College for Financial Planning. I have 5 classes to finish before I am eligible for the national exam. Hopefully, I can get this all the classes finished up in about a year and see where it takes me. I am hoping to find an internship or part time job while I'm taking classes, but even if it doesn't turn into a job right away, the information will be incredibly useful in our own lives and planning.

It is weird getting back into school mode and I have spent several afternoons at Starbucks because I have to get away from all the distractions at the house to really concentrate. So far I am really enjoying it, and speaking of class, I should probably get some studying done before our date night tonight...