hey there everybody! sorry we haven't posted in a while! there really isn't a whole lot of excitement going on around here lately. Daniel is busy busy with school and work and is typically gone from 7 am to 7 pm on a daily basis. He is exhausted and frustrated and cannot wait to graduate next month on the 10th of April. The only problem is he can't seem to get a job secured (like many graduates in this economy). The top choice job that he thought was a sure thing from his internship just won't return his calls to let him know if its a go. There was a job fair on campus and all the companies he was interested in told him they had "hiring freezes" going on and weren't looking to hire this time around. Daniel asked them why the heck they were at the job fair then and they all said that they pretty much just want to maintain a good relationship with the college. So here we are, graduating in less than a month with no job and no plan. UUUrrrggghhh. It is definitely frustrating and discouraging. We're trying to stay positive though and pray that a good opportunity presents itself soon. If not, I think the plan is to head to Houston anyway and just job hunt when we get there since that seems like the best place to find a job thats near one of our families. We would be more flexible about living near family if it weren't for the fact that we would like to have more children sometime in the somewhat near future and are going to need a lot of help while I'm inevitably on beadrest for who knows how long. So, that fact limits our location to either Houston area or Boise area.
Other than Daniel's school and work and job hunting and pending graduation, Peyton and I have been keeping busy locked in our tiny apartment while the weather freezes everything outside doing "Baby Phonics" exercises and pulling every dish and utensil out of the cupboards at least three times daily. While Peyton is sleeping I've been working on stuff for the flea markets I'm doing and for my etsy site. Daniel comes home to dishes on the floor, feathers on the counter, and little clay roses baking in the oven. Good thing hes a patient guy. I will also start finishing up some decorating jobs I started last year in Idaho Falls in exchange for reupholstery lessons and sewing lessons which I'm very excited about.
If anyone wants to check it out, I have a blog for my WINGS shop: www.giveyouwings.blogspot.com
Thats all for now! We love you all!
2 comments:
Hey, I'm not sure what y'all's plans are after Daniel graduates, but here's some info on a company that IS hiring.
Taylor works for a company called TWG Insurance. I know insurance probably isn't the field he saw himself in, but if all else fails, and nothing else seems to be opening up, just have him email Taylor and he'll talk to him about it.
They are in the planning stages of opening another office in Houston (most likely near The Woodlands); and is set to open before January 2010.
The thing that is ideal with a sales job right now is that it does come with a base salary, in case you were wondering.
Anyway, just wanted to give y'all a little tip, I know the job market sucks right now. Hope y'all are doing great!
Taylor's email is: taylor.nielson@texaswasatch.com
Cat, what a horrible time to graduate! I know, Seth and I got stuck in this bad economy too. Seth is actually planning on going to Law School in the fall because nothing else was working out. Call me sometime because we can really vent to each other about life and plans and being out of control. :) I miss you and think you are awesome.
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