Escape is actually a poor choice of words, Grand Island treated Gillian, Elena, and I very well and we feel incredibly guilty for leaving. We made some wonderful friends, gained amazing job experience, had a great house, and welcomed our first child in that town but both our families are in Omaha and I was give an opportunity I couldn’t refuse.
This should be a post about Gillian, Elena, Linda and I’s trip to Germany to visit Brandon and Erika and Dan and Ines, but it is not.
The Friday before we left for Germany I had a job interview with a company in Omaha called Conductix Wampfler, no I didn’t make that name up. Three days before coming home I was offered the job, via e-mail. After spending the last three days of our trip a bit stressed out over the decision we had to make, I accepted the job. This job is a great opportunity to further my career and use my professional license, it gets us to Omaha, where we have wanted to live for some time now, and it is an increase in pay. The only problem is the news of moving to Omaha has completely over shadowed our trip to Germany.
I promise on the next few posts I will get into the details of our trip with all the run-on sentences and poor grammar you have come to love.
So needless to say we are selling our house, commuting is just not an option! So if there is anyone in the Grand Island area looking for a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom ranch on the Southeast side of town, do I have the house for you!!
Gillian has started her job search as well and managed to line up three job interviews last Friday! This is why I had to find a job first, Gillian is in much higher demand. All three interviews went very well and I would not be surprised if she has three job offers next week.
Now we just need to sell our house (seriously buy our house!) and buy a new one…easy right?
Until I can get to blogging about our trip, head over to Erika’s Blog she put together a post about her hectic July, which has a nice summary of our trip. As always I have hundreds of photos of the trip in my sets of Flickr.
I got a letter in the mail today, then I proceeded to hyperventilate, seriously ask Gillian. This letter informed me that I had passed the Mechanical Principles and Practices of Engineering examination. I passed the PE, I passed the PE, I…passed…the…PE!!! Thank you to everyone for the support and special thanks to my wife, Gillian, who had to put up with me being all kinds of crazy over the last 6 months. So, I would just like to say Booyah! and thank God I don’t have to take it again!
Last week I officially registered for the Principles and Practice of Engineering exam, which is the last, 8 hour 80 question, step to becoming a Licensed Professional Engineer. Becoming a Professional Engineer is something I have wanted to do since college and it is not as simple as just taking a test. First off I had to graduate with a degree in engineering, BSME from the University of Nebraska, check. Secondly, I had to take the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, this an eight hours exam consisting of 80 questions covering the brevity of my education. I took this test in October of 2004, it was the most difficult exam I had ever taken and I walked away positive that I had failed it miserably…but I didn’t, I passed! Now, after the required five years of working experience, step three, I was able to submit an application to the Nebraska Board of Engineers for permission to take the PE exam. The board approved my application and I will be taking the exam on April 8th. Now I just have to spend the next three months studying.
On a similar note, after nearly two years of working as a contractor, I have accepted a permanent position with CNH, doing the exact same thing I have been doing for the last two years. I was required to submit an application and resume and am going to be getting all new sign-ins and passwords… for a job I am already doing. My “start” date is Monday Dec 20th, of course I will still be there from now until Friday Dec 17th. The benefit of being a permanent employee is, benefits! CNH has very good insurance and as a new father, I all of a sudden care a lot more about that.
It has been an interesting couple of weeks. There was the SL 500 parked at Wal-Mart, which just seems wrong to me. I keep scaring myself with my own hat and jacket at work. Then we got this crazy postcard in the mall. I mean really, mountains in Nebraska? I guess the dragon and the goat with seven laser eyes is also kind of odd. The good part is the “Pastor” put his picture on the back so I know if I see him, that he is crazy and I should be leaving.
We also had Olive knock the dog treats off the counter into her water bowl, destroying the bowl. Of course all she wants is her damn dinner! Then there is Gordie, who is so fixated on the ball he doesn’t realize he has a leaf stuck to his nose.
There is a bit of news too. Gillian has decided she wants to learn to play hockey…so I went on a shopping spree. I bought all her equipment without her actually being there, so I think I did a pretty damn good job, the breezers might be a little small but they will work. Gillian’s first game/practice is tonight! I think I am more excited then she is.
I haven’t heard anything about the eBay Motors Master Contest yet. I don’t think I won, the winner was supposed to be notified on Sept. 23 and it will be announced Oct. 1st.
Oh and one more thing, I just realized I have been doing this blog thing for over a year.
This is where you read about Gillian and me trying not to fail at life. I will probably be doing most of the failing, it's inevitable.
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