The future: The Final Frontier

Wife's log: Day 187

Roughly 6 months into this marriage gig, and we're not doing too badly. Though we are not frequent (or short-winded) bloggers, we are fans of quenching over-asked questions in one, not so fell-sweeping blog. So here's the update on what the next couple months of our life is looking like.

Pretty much all of our plans hinge on whether or not I can find a full time teaching job. Jon's ok with commuting to school in Charlotte, and would only need to make one trip a week, so I'm looking anywhere in SC or NC. We're not picky about where, though we would love and prefer to be in the Rock Hill area. Sadly this is not the year to find a job easily, and many schools don't know if/when they can hire anybody. Most jobs I apply for have other a hundred other applicants.

So we have two options:

Option #1
I find a job, we move far away, take a leap of faith and highway just so I have a decent job, where we can live, eat, pay off loans, and possibly get Jon a new car (poor Rosa may not live forever). Of course, once Jon graduates, his job will be more important than mine, so we wouldn't expect the position to be a long term one.

So we've been driving all over the state, doing prescreening interviews, completing district applications, and smiling at hiring managers. Prescreening interviews don't mean a thing until the district has a job to offer. I did have an interview in North Charleston yesterday for an actual position. They team seemed to like me, and I was comfortable with them. It's not close to friends or family, but it's a job.

Option #2
If no full-time teaching jobs come open, then Jon and I would like to stay in Rock Hill. I've been accepted to Grad School for Special Ed. and depending on financial aid, we might be able to afford that. Jon would still have his part-time job in Charlotte (possibly a second which would be helpful). We would also find local menial jobs to supplement needs (college loan payments, etc). We would try this for as long as possible (or as long as finances hold out) before accepting either of our parents' generous offers to house us while we find more permanent solutions.

We've been apartment hunting a little, crunching numbers a little, and think it could work.

Ultimately God will provide, it's not up to us to decide. Pray for us. We don't know where we'll be living a month from now, but God does. Yay God!. We hope to be updating more frequently about our adventures, so check back freqently.

With love, prayers, and cookies,
Jon and Telly