Dreams Do Come True ~ Now Off to North Carolina!!

I have been wanting to post this for a while now but we had to make sure all of our ducks were in a row before we let the world know what's going on...

JOSH GOT HIS DREAM JOB AS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA!!!!!   (Go Tarheels!)

Those of you who are close to us know how hard he has worked and how long we have waited for this amazing opportunity to arrive! (Now here's where I do some  bragging...) My talented, extraordinary, dedicated, and persistent husband has been working for the University of Phoenix for the past three years, biding his time and learning the trade of finance in higher education so that some day he could take over a University (we weren't sure which one at the time but did plenty of dreaming) and be their Director of Finance. Other Universities in various states had previously made offers but it just never felt right. There was always something wrong that made it a deal-breaker. The hard part was trusting our instincts, being persistent, and continuing to apply and interview without getting discouraged and feeling like the perfect job was never going to come. And then September came....We had our Mediterranean Cruise all planned out and ready to go. We both scheduled two weeks off from work and were counting down the days til the middle of September when we could travel around Europe and experience new cultures and all the fun that comes along with that. Then the University of North Carolina called.... they wanted to interview Josh right when we were supposed to be leaving on our cruise :(. So we had some big decisions to make and finally concluded that we should put a hold on our trip and  make UNC the new plan B. So off we went to North Carolina (I got to go too!) for Josh's interview and to explore the area. Basically after a few days of our vacation we concluded that we absolutely love it there and were dying to hear back from the hiring manager as to whether Josh had made it to the final round of interviews or not.

Waiting is always the hardest part and I didn't want to waste the two weeks I had off from work just sitting around the house waiting. So I decided to go see my family! Josh decided to tell his boss he wouldn't be going on vacation anymore and head back to work, so he didn't go with me. That wasn't an option for me since another nurse had already been scheduled to fill my position so I took full advantage of my time off! I spent a week in Nevada visiting friends and family and loving every second of it!! I will write another post on that later.

While I was in Nevada Josh got the phone call we had been waiting for! He was selected as the candidate for the position!!! I was so ecstatic that I immediately started crying as soon as I hung up the phone. I was hoping that when he got the call I would be there with him so I could jump into his arms and give him a million kisses and then later that night go out and celebrate. But life is funny that way, things always work out with a twist. So I celebrated with my friends and family and Josh did the same in Salt Lake City with his family. Rest assured though, when I got back into Utah, we did plenty of celebrating which started with dinner at the Cheesecake Factory! Now we are focused on planning out the move. It is still so weird to think that we will be living on the South/East Coast very soon. But we couldn't be more excited!!! I am so proud of Josh and what an amazing example he is. All I can say is God has truly blessed us. That about sums up everything.

The buildings were so exquisite. The campus felt like we were in the
old south surrounded by massive plantations!

The inside was even more gorgeous than the outside!
This room was full of old Rembrandt portraits.

Josh goofing off (as usual) before his interview

The gorgeous gazebo in the center of campus