well, there is new news for us oleson's.
although, it's not really new news for us.
here's the storyline:
may 2010: al applies for a cop job in wausau (at the same place where his dad works) and we prepare ourselves for a possible move to wausau as networking and knowing someone is usually the only key to getting a job these days.
may 2010-june-ish 2010: al does the testing and first interview for the wausau job. after which we learn he is #20 on their eligibility list.... for the 2 jobs that are open. ok, we un-prepare ourselves for a job/move to wausau. we put wausau out of our minds and al continues to apply for cop jobs in wisconsin.
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november 2011: al receives an email from wausau job asking if he is still interested in a job with them. um, what? after a tiny bit of thinking and realizing that it had been almost 2 years that al had been applying for jobs with no results, we decided, yes, we were still interested in the job/move to wausau. we'd be stupid not to take it.
december 2011: a month goes by and we don't hear much from the wausau job. so we sit and we wait (and i stress out about moving to wausau...)
january 2012: we still don't hear much from wausau but get insider info from al's dad that there are 3 + positions open and they are on #19 (al is #20) so we are likely to get a job offer. also, al's dad puts in a good word and al actually knows one of the interviewers thus "he'd have to give the worst possible interview to not get the job offer." we also learn that hr at wausau is short staffed and thus slow. al interviews. we re-prepare ourselves for a move to wausau. meanwhile, al continues to apply for jobs including a chippewa (eau claire area) job which he does the testing and first interview for.
february 2012: al gets a job offer from wausau. it is contingent on him passing physical and psychological testing. he accepts and has to fill out and pass a back ground check. then we wait a while for the remaining testing to be scheduled. al does the next round of testing/interviews for chippewa and they say to expect 6-8 weeks before hearing from them (we know at this point al is in the top 8 for 2 positions for chippewa). 6-8 weeks is a long time, sure would be nice if we could hear from them earlier as we'd rather have chippewa since it's closer to minnesota, my family and our friends.
march 2012: al's testing for wausau is scheduled. he goes to one by himself. then chippewa contacts al (we later learn they knew that wausau offered him the job and so sped up the process for al) and asks to do a background check. we then both go to al's second day of testing in wausau together to look for places to live. later a leiutenant from chippewa stops by our house to explain things to us including their areas & scheduling. the next day (a friday) in the morning, al gets a job offer from chippewa. that same afternoon, wausau calls to give al a start date, and he has to tell them he's going to take the chippewa job instead.
end of march 2012: al has testing for chippewa 2 days. we go together for the second one to find a place to live. we wait and wait for an official start date (which means he for sure has the job). we finally get a start date (first week of april!) and we can get things set in stone.
so, after 5 months of stressing and worrying and wondering what was going to happen for us, we are moving to eau claire. again. :)
now i'm just worrying/stressing about al's new job as a cop, his new schedule (will likely not be nights for the first year!! yay!!), where we're going to live, if we're ever going to see each other, if we'll have enough money to cover all our costs & pay off loans, etc...
one nice thing i learned right in the middle of all that stressing was that my job will allow me to stay on part time until july!!! i asked to go part time when i originally told them we'd be moving but was denied. then, after some further thought and my needing a date for something, i asked again how long they thought they could keep me on to help train the new person and maybe cover for one or two maternity leaves. and they told me i could stay on part time until july! it was such a huge, needed relief! i plan on living up here in the cities monday-wednesdays and down with al the rest of the time so that i can play my softball and do my crossfit still. this schedule obviously will not work forever, but will hopefully work through this year's softball season (until october) and next year we can re-assess.
this is going to be a huge transition for both of us, but i'm confident it will be good! and hopefully will be the large stepping stone we needed to truly start our "adult" life! i'm so proud of al for sticking with his dreams and continuing to go for and apply for jobs even after 2 years of nothing!!
i'm ready for us to be moved (and unpacked). al to have a couple of weeks of work under his belt. us to have our schedule figured out. and me to see how my up-in-the-cities busy schedule is going to go. here's what it's looking like as of now:
sunday: drive up to the cities in the afternoon. play softball at night.
monday: crossfit in the am, work 8-430, softball at night
tuesday: crossfit in the am, work 8-430, softball at night
wednesday: crossfit in the am, work 8-430, softball at night
thursday: crossfit in the am, drive back to ec, volleyball at night.
friday & saturday: hang out with al, relax, sleep :)
it's going to be a crazy ride!
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