Did you hear the news?

Jesse got into the University of Michigan Law school! 

(Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan)

(AHHHHHH!!!!! AHHHHHH!!!! EXCITED!!!!! EXCITED!!!!!!!!!)

 He applied early decision a few weeks ago and the notification deadline isn't until December 15th so we weren't expecting to hear back for awhile (for those of you that don't know, applying early decision is where you apply early to just one school and they tell you sooner than they would have otherwise if you're in or not--the idea being that they know you're more serious about going to that school and are theoretically more likely to accept you). I felt really good about Jesse applying there but while his scores were really good, he was very concerned that they were a little on the low side for what UM usually accepted--so he didn't feel confident that it would pan out as we hoped.  But we went for it because we felt like it was the best choice for us--it's a GREAT school (#10 in the nation for law schools!) with a great law program, it's the closest to both our families of all the schools we were looking at, and they also offer a dual degree in Russian studies--something we both feel really strongly about doing (even though we don't know exactly why yet).  

So last Sunday, when I was randomly checking the online status checker and saw the screen below, I almost had a heart attack from excitement and relief!

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry so I showed Jesse and we freaked out together.

There was a lot of dancing around the living room and twirling around and joy that morning! 

The next day, we got the formal letter in the mail.  Note my favorite part of the letter:

(they underlined "very"! It's sort of silly but it just makes me SO proud of Jesse!!!)

Needless to say, we aren't going to be applying to any other schools.  This is the best possible way we could have ever hoped for this to work out and we feel so blessed.  We're so grateful for this opportunity and excited for a new adventure--a new town, a new school, and a new part of the country where neither of us have ever lived before! 

And lastly, my other favorite part of the acceptance letter--this little note added at the end:

Ann Arbor, our little family will be joining you in May and we just can't wait!