A possibility...

One time when Ben and I were dating I was about to head home from Orange County back to Utah. I had never driven home before, at this point I had either flown or been a passenger in the car. I had made it there ok, but on the way home I got on the 91 WEST instead of EAST...and I went an hour out of my way. Ben couldn't figure out what I had done until I told him I was passing Knotsberry Farm....sadly I had to turn around and go back the 40 miles I had gone on top of the 6 hours I still had ahead. How does this apply to my life today? Sometimes we get on a road and think we know where it is taking us, only to find we have been headed in the wrong direction for a very long time. But you never know what that hour out of your way saved you from. Who knows why that happened....I never will. But it is a funny story to tell and totally applies to where I feel like we are in our lives today.

Some of you may have seen my Facebook status about Ben having an interview at Yale. You may be confused since according to this blog author, we are living in St. George come June. Right??? Probably WRONG. I say probably because nothing is set in stone yet. I am a little afraid to get ahead of myself, so this post will simply be a possibility post.

That job that was so incredible in St. George has slowly taken a downward spiral into "NOT what we signed up for" land. So a month ago Ben started looking for other jobs. And he found IT. The DREAM job. And you know what? From the time we started talking about it and if he should apply I felt like fresh air had been breathed into my lungs. Ben felt the same way and we both expressed the same relief at this job. We weren't sure if it was just a relief to have an alternative to the roller coaster he has been riding with his other job, or if it was just SO right. I think it's a little of both. Well he applied....and 5 days later got an email saying his resume made it past HR and was going to the hiring committee...and if he was one of the most qualified he'd be called for an interview. I KNEW he would be called. I was SO sure. Let me tell you why...

This job is Manager of Yale Opera in Connecticut. Yeah...THAT Yale. Everything the job requires Ben has, and then some. He has the right degree, the right work experience, and if his resume and the job posting were one of those matching puzzles, it would be a perfect fit. No exaggeration. And it's the first job in his whole life to be that precisely suited for him. Yale must know this too, because Thursday morning they called. They wanted a phone interview. But at the end they asked if he had Skype, and since he does, they arranged to have the interview that way. To illustrate how dedicated this man is...he started looking up tutorials on how to have a good Skype interview, tips and things to be careful of. He spent the weekend putting a portfolio together, preparing everything he might possibly need in this interview. I've never seen someone so invested in anything.

So tomorrow morning is the big event. At 9:30 a.m. he'll be interviewing for his most desired job in his life. Everything he's done in his life has led up to a job like this, and if this is THE job...then our lives will be blessed in many many ways. Good benefits, assistance for buying a home, a beautiful town, close to our favorite city in America, NYC...and many other reasons we have been falling in love with this dream. We made a dream board months ago for a different job that was actually in NY, and many of the things on our board fit with this life we could be living soon.

I'm so SO nervous, but I know Ben will do a fantastic job and they'd be crazy not to hire him. I have a really good feeling about things, but we've had many disappointments with jobs in our life together so are trying to not expect TOO much.

I wanted to post today to ask for prayers and good thoughts. I don't think we have ever wanted anything more (except for our kids :) ). So if you read this before the interview, think about us...and if it's after then send your good vibes to Connecticut where they will be making the decision...

I'll update tomorrow! Doctors appointment for baby Tyrrel the second....can't wait to find out when our ultrasound is! :-)

Have a great night!