As many of you know, Greg and I haven't had the easiest road when it comes to jobs. We have moved several times since before we got married, and each place we have been has been a different experience when it comes to employment. It was very hard to find a job when we moved to Savannah, GA while Greg was doing graduate school. I thought that it would be super easy to find a teaching job, then I thought I was going to get a job at a church to be a youth minister (and that didn't work out), and then I was so desperate for a job that I just took the first offer I got with a Montessori school. While we were in Savannah, Greg worked the pre-load shift at UPS (4:00am- 9:00am). When we had to move to Charleston for Greg's unpaid internship... I knew that I had to find a job fast, so I just applied to daycares since that is what I had experience with. Luckily, I got a job the first week we were in Charleston. After Greg's internship ended, he got a seasonal job offer from the Durham Bulls, so we moved up here. It took me about a month to find a job because I couldn't quite decide what I wanted. I knew that I could probably find a daycare job pretty easily, but I wasn't sure that is what I wanted to do. I interviewed with a family to be their nanny, and I just had a really good feeling about it. So, I made the switch from daycare to nannying which has been phenomenal. Unfortunately, the family I was working for had to move up to Philadelphia after I had been with them for 5 months. BUT they introduced me to the family that I currently work for, and I am so glad that they did! I have been with the same family for almost a year and a half, and I absolutely love it. After the Bulls season ended, so did Greg's seasonal job with them. He spent several months trying to find a permanent job within the sport's market up here, but it was tough. He ended up taking a part-time job with Eddie Bauer, and in December we decided that he should crank up the job search again for a permanent, full time position somewhere.
It was hard. He had several interviews that he felt really good about, but they didn't pan out. We had many discussions about whether he should branch out from the sport's market, or should we start looking for jobs outside of Durham. It's tough. I love my job and we love Durham, so in the end, the thought of having to leave was something that we weren't ready to do.
All that to say, I am so excited to share with everyone that Greg has accepted a full time job with a State Farm agent. He has been studying for the past couple of weeks, and he took the first two insurance exams last Thursday and passed! He is studying this week for the next 2 exams, which he will take on Friday. After he passes, he will begin training with the agent that he is going to be working with. The agent is opening a new store location, and they will officially open on April 1.
On top of the wonderful news of Greg's full time job... My duties at work will be increasing in late June when the family that I work for will welcome baby #2. It will be an fun and exciting year all around!
I want to thank everyone that has supported us throughout our journey. It hasn't been easy at some points, but I would not change a thing. I think that the past 3.5 years have made us so much stronger than I could have ever imagined. I think that struggling together is one of the best experiences that a young married couple can have together. I don't think that this will be the end of struggles that we face, but I know that we'll be fine. So, thank you for all the thoughts, prayers, encouraging emails, texts, and calls.
Here's to a wonderful 2013!
