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Thanksgiving: Personal Narrative By Dr. Meyers

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Dr. Meyers, Hello! I hope your Thanksgiving was rejuvenating and enjoyable with family and friends. This is Angelia (Angel) Hirsch from the summer practicum course through Liberty University. I am not certain what happened over the week of Thanksgiving, but our house (which is a 125 year-old historical home, really a niche market, not many want to deal with the special things that come along with the age and up keep) suddenly went into high demand and we had numerous offers come in on Wednesday! We spent Thanksgiving countering and ultimately getting an agreeable offer. All that to say, I will be in Austin the end of January, My husband and I anticipated spring at the earliest. So, this is a huge blessing and a rush to get things settled
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