New directions in life...

Hey everyone. Well, we told mom and dad last friday so by now everyone should know I am leaving my job with Mitch. I thought sense this was such a big move I should post a blog and put it in the records :)
The last couple years of work have been a time of great growth for me personally. I have been able to learn soo much in the past 5 1/2 years of work and the company handed me some great opportunities that I may never have been given had I been working somewhere else. I really got a big sense of accomplishment this past summer when I was able to manage an entire $300,000 home renovation. I dealt first hand with the homeowners, managed and scheduled nearly 20 trade contractors and our own company employees, and had to deal directly with the county. Well, not that I didn't get help from Mitch or that everything went perfect but in light of the fact I couldn't read a tape measure 6 years ago I have had a full and exciting time. So why leave? I'm glad you asked :) A lot of the responsibilities in the past two years have been "dropped" on me due to numerous crisis situations that Mitch and his family have had to deal with. I supported him in the decisions he made for his family and the company but the result of each of these events left me more and more drained. I am viewing the last few years as a blessing. For me, I have learned a great deal personally as well as skill wise. For Mitch, I was able to give him a dependable, flexible, and trusting employee that he could leave without supervision during these difficult times. He was also able to share with me, as a friend, the stituations he was dealing with and I was able to give him support on that level. It has just drained me to the point that I am no longer able to continue. I have become emotionally exhausted. Mitch and I did have talks throughout the process. We had a serious on this past summer and again during December but we were just not able to resolve the situation. So, I told him officially on last Friday that I was going to be leaving. We are both pretty stubborn at times (thanks dad :). He tried on Friday to have me reconsider, we met on monday and he tried to have me reconsider, he called a meeting this morning and tried to get me to reconsider .... hopefully tomorrow he will be able to accept my resignation :) It would help since we agreed this Friday would be my last day of work. Well, that's probably as much as anyone wants to know of the soap opera at work.
As for now, I have been talking with a cabinet maker (Russ Moss) we use for our jobs. He has been looking to fill a position that became availible this past fall and we are both excited about the opportunity to work together. He is a solid Christian guy that has always been consitent in his passion for his faith and familty. He makes really good custom cabinets which excites me too. So, we are in the process of negotiating the final terms and expectations and I will be starting full-time probably sometime in March. I will need a second job though as my pay will not match what I am getting with Mitch but the responsibilities wont either which will be a nice break. I will probably look for a part time twice a week, no brainer job just to bring in a little extra income.
So, that's the latest here work wise. We have never had restrictions on how much we could write on one post. After reading all this I'm sure you were wishing we had :) Thanks for reading it anyway.

Ohhh, and on a lighter side. My vote is for Asia'h on American Idol !!!!!!!!!!!!!