Hey y'all,
It seems like every month another year flies by. So much has happened since my last post I don't really know where to begin.
Well as much as we wanted to move from our apartment, we're staying here. We had prayed many many times to know what exactly we should do about the apartment and where we should live, as well as what options we had regarding work and my school. After much thought and discussion we felt the need for me to go back to school full-time and stay right here. That means no time for work. So I applied for student loans, extended the lease, and quit my job.
It was extremely difficult to give up a decent job in today's economy. I knew how many people stood in line to get their unemployment benefits from me every week. I also knew many many people who have been unemployed, or underemployed for years. But I knew beyond all of that that until I get either relevant experience, or a degree, I won't be able to do much more than deliver pizza the rest of my life. And in the workforce very very few are willing to take a gamble on someone without a degree, to allow them to gain the experience.
So I'm headed back to School. Tomorrow! Because I wasn't able to get student loans finalized until a short while ago I could only get 12 credit hours this semester. But with this course load I should be able to pull off some pretty nice grades and be set up for summer semesters to keep rockin' straight through Christmas!
As strange as it sounds, I never thought I'd be so happy to be unemployed! (ha ha)
The bank was such a toxic environment for me, I'm glad to be out of it. I'm also EXTREMELY thankful I have the resources (and the very helpful support of a loving wife!) to help me through it!
From the moment we decided this was our course of action, within 2 weeks everything fell into place. Our apartment complex took our offer to extend the lease at the same rate, and the paperwork for student loans were submitted extremely fast, with the first check coming in the night before my last day of work. Heavenly Father has definitely blessed us, but it was truly a hard thing to do.
So for the time being, Staci will keep working full time, while I go to school. and unless something ch-ch-changes, we'll keep on that schedule for another (gulp)... 3 years.
