The Waiting Game
Well, as I write Josh is returning from this interview in San Diego. Things went okay, apparently. Still, he has no firm offer from either San Diego or Kansas City.
In case I haven't kept people up to date I decided I'm going to spend the summer in Boston. If Josh gets hired by any company they won't want him to start right away since most have hired a lot of interns for the summer. Since I can't start looking for a job I called my boss at HUD and he said he would see what he could do. I'm not a student anymore so he can't hire me under the same program, but he does want to hire be back for a while. As a back up I called Ellen from the bakery. She isn't really hiring either, but mentioned that she might be able to use me so she can take more time off. After all I'm 'experienced'.
My parents are being wonderful and completely understanding in ways I never expected. Maybe I put more pressure on myself than I realize, but I definitely expected them to be frustrated by the fact that I'm not going to have a job right out of school. They've even gone so far as to offer to pay me to paint some rooms in the house (which need to be painted anyway) and clean out the basement. So in lieu of a 'real job' I will at least have some money coming in to cover my loan payments. I won't have to live solely off my savings, something which i hope to leave as an absolute last resort. Plus, my dad will be around and it'll be good to spend some time with him before I move.
The stress seems to have subsided at least a little with the knowledge that at least I know where I'll be for the next few months. Then again, I took some Lorazepam an hour or so ago to help me sleep tonight... so it might just be that it's doing it's anti-anxiety job. Who knows?
In other news, my dad has been getting chemo treatments for the past 8 weeks and went for his CT scan last week. He met with his oncologist who had a really positive outlook. He has 6 tumors on his liver, but they have stopped growing and are starting to shrink. There is some blood test to look at the levels of the tumor and for reference, he started at a 93 and is now down to 15. He has another 4 weeks to go and he'll have another scan to see how he's progressed. From there the surgeon will have to decide how and when to operate and remove them. There's a few options, but the good news is that they are talking surgery at all. Having the surgery is the goal at the moment because that is not always possible. So keep him in your thoughts. If there's anything I've learned through this experience (and mind you, there's a lot) it's that positive thinking and positive energy can go a long way.
(My parents have become quite the followers of Tong Ren... it's really interesting if you're into alternative medicine. )
Still, tomorrow is my last college class. I have two take home finals due this week, and my capstone paper due a week from tomorrow, as well as my music exam. Then it's all over. My undergraduate career will be done. It's something I can't quite wrap my mind around.
In case I haven't kept people up to date I decided I'm going to spend the summer in Boston. If Josh gets hired by any company they won't want him to start right away since most have hired a lot of interns for the summer. Since I can't start looking for a job I called my boss at HUD and he said he would see what he could do. I'm not a student anymore so he can't hire me under the same program, but he does want to hire be back for a while. As a back up I called Ellen from the bakery. She isn't really hiring either, but mentioned that she might be able to use me so she can take more time off. After all I'm 'experienced'.
My parents are being wonderful and completely understanding in ways I never expected. Maybe I put more pressure on myself than I realize, but I definitely expected them to be frustrated by the fact that I'm not going to have a job right out of school. They've even gone so far as to offer to pay me to paint some rooms in the house (which need to be painted anyway) and clean out the basement. So in lieu of a 'real job' I will at least have some money coming in to cover my loan payments. I won't have to live solely off my savings, something which i hope to leave as an absolute last resort. Plus, my dad will be around and it'll be good to spend some time with him before I move.
The stress seems to have subsided at least a little with the knowledge that at least I know where I'll be for the next few months. Then again, I took some Lorazepam an hour or so ago to help me sleep tonight... so it might just be that it's doing it's anti-anxiety job. Who knows?
In other news, my dad has been getting chemo treatments for the past 8 weeks and went for his CT scan last week. He met with his oncologist who had a really positive outlook. He has 6 tumors on his liver, but they have stopped growing and are starting to shrink. There is some blood test to look at the levels of the tumor and for reference, he started at a 93 and is now down to 15. He has another 4 weeks to go and he'll have another scan to see how he's progressed. From there the surgeon will have to decide how and when to operate and remove them. There's a few options, but the good news is that they are talking surgery at all. Having the surgery is the goal at the moment because that is not always possible. So keep him in your thoughts. If there's anything I've learned through this experience (and mind you, there's a lot) it's that positive thinking and positive energy can go a long way.
(My parents have become quite the followers of Tong Ren... it's really interesting if you're into alternative medicine. )
Still, tomorrow is my last college class. I have two take home finals due this week, and my capstone paper due a week from tomorrow, as well as my music exam. Then it's all over. My undergraduate career will be done. It's something I can't quite wrap my mind around.