It started out like any other Monday.
I went to work. Michael went to work. And all was fine & dandy. I ended up working some overtime, running some errands after work & picking up something for dinner. When I got home, Michael came to the door & grabbed the food from me. I had just taken off my coat & shoes when I looked at him & he said...
"They let me go today."
And just like that, our whole world was changed.
I'm not going to go into what happened with Michael's job, because it's not my story to tell. What I will say, is that during police field training, they can let you go at any time, for any reason.
The last week & a half has been quite the roller coaster ride for us, to say the least. We've had to make some really hard decisions. Decisions that some days we're ok with & some days make us really sad.
And maybe they aren't the best decisions for everyone, but they're the best for us & our current situation.
So here's the scoop...
We're moving back to the cities & will be living with Michael's parents. Yup, that means I had to quit my job, because we can't afford to stay off of what I make & Michael's not finding any job opportunities here. I had an interview in the cities on Tuesday & am waiting to hear back on that now. So cross those fingers, say those prayers & send those positive thoughts, please! Because if I could get that job, at least that way we'd have some steady income coming in right away, after we move. Depending on that job, we'll either be moving next weekend or Memorial weekend. I gave my work a three week notice, so I'll stay to train in my replacement, if I don't get the job in the cities. One more week of work, is one more week of work, right?!
Michael has an interview with a department close to our cabin, on Monday. It'd only be part time, but it's better then nothing & will keep his license active. They're going to be hiring full time soon, so we're hoping if he gets the part time gig, it will bode well for him to get the full time position. He also applied to a city in "the cities", so we're waiting to hear on that. Here's room for those fingers, prayers & thoughts again!
There's a little bit of a downside to the job by the cabin, in the fact that it's 2 hours away from the cities. So if he gets it, I would more then likely stay working in the cities, until he's done with his field training, and then we'd find a place out there & start our lives. Our biggest fear is that our current situation could happen again, so we're trying to save me from having to keep changing jobs a bunch, if I don't need to.
Do we want to live apart? Heck no.
But in the long run, it may be something we have to do, so that we can move on with the rest of our lives. And us living apart for a few months, is nothing compared to the families that are apart for years while their significant other is off fighting in the war. It's something that we will deal with if & when it happens, but it's something we have to be open to right now.
So lots of changes around these parts. I wanted to let you all know what was going on sooner, but it seems like just when we think we have it figured out, something else changes. So these are our plans as of today!
Right now, all we can do is think that this happened for a reason & that God just has another plan for us, somewhere else. Thankfully we have each other & our amazing families, standing by us through it all. Not sure what we would do without all of them!
And a big thank you to all of the ladies who commented on the IG post I put up that night. I truly appreciate all of the kind words, thoughts, prayers & emails I've received since then!
