Thursday, August 4, 2011

What do we do?

            Ok so Matt has been applying for jobs all over. He has tested and interviewed at all of them but he just has not been one of the top 3.  He always gets in like the top ten, which is good and i am so proud of him cause he works so hard staying in shape. but he just has not got a job yet.
           He has recently applied for a port of entry officer position and an officer position in Moab.  We got an email saying that we have to be in Phoenix Arizona on the 12th at 5:30 in the morning (which is a Friday)  So we where planning on going down the 11th and staying 3 nights there to kind of make a little vacation out of it.  But then we get a call from Moab saying that we have to be there at 8:00 in the morning (that's Wednesday).  I don't know if you have realized but we have to be in moab and two days later we have to be in phoenix.  Thats so much traveling and so much money in hotels and gas, plus missing 3 days of work.  Of course i could not go with Matt but he is a horrible navigator and seriously it is just a bad idea to send him that far alone.  There is a high chance that he will get the port of entry job but there is always the chance he won't and there is a low chance he will get the one in Moab but there is always a chance he will.  So we don't want to pass up a job opportunity but it will just be so hard on our budget and our sanity.  We know that a lot of people that are already certified applyed to moab because they are doing a whole separate day of testing for them.  So why would they higher someone they have to pay to certify it just does not make any sense.  Also i don't know if anyone has checked recently but to get a hotel in moab is expensive, our hotel in phoenix is less.  I just feel like we are just putting a lot of money out there but i guess if thats what we have to do to get a job then thats what we will do.  I will probably go into work on Saturday to make up for days missed but still its not going to be fun.
          I am trying to think of plus side things, one good thing is that matt and i will have about 20 hours of time to sit and talk to each other.  And we have a whole day in phoenix that we can spend doing what ever we want so i think we are going to Castles and coasters and an aquarium, and laying out by the pool!! It will be a long 3-4 days but hopefully we can make the best of it and get a job!!!!!

4 comments:

  1. Ok i don't know what is wrong on the spacing in the second paragraph but i have tried to fix it and nothing works.

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  2. Ash we are thinking of you guys. You will be in our prayers. Good luck with everything I hope it all works out.. Please let me know if there is anything we can do for you. Job searching is the worst.

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  3. You could borrow a tent from Forrest and me (Cassie), and camp in moab for free somewhere!

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  4. Cassie-It would be cool to camp but Matt has a physical fitness test in the morning and has to come back and shower for an interview but thanks though.
    Allie- Thanks, sorry i have not talked to you in a long time. i hope everything is going good for you guys and congrats to Alex on getting a job!!!

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