I would like to apologize.
Truthfully, I haven't been a very good friend lately.
I am terrible at returning phone calls, emails, letters, text messages. You could probably send smoke signals and I would not return them.
Life in Evansville is pretty unexciting. I am slowly making friends at work, but they're pretty much just work friends. Kyle has some friends from high school that we hang out with but that's more for Kyle. The one who has a girlfriend I really get along with we never see anymore and the other had a girlfriend who I think I would have gotten along with, except they broke up. Oh well.
Making friends as a grown-up is pretty hard and it is reminding me of trying to make friends at St. Charles in third grade. Did you know I went to the guidance counselor back then because my mom was concerned about my lack of friends? Obviously, I found all of you back then and I was so blessed by that. But now I have not done well with keeping in touch with you all. I feel terrible.
My job is awesome. I love it. I get to make crafts and bulletin boards. I get to read and recommend great children's books. And I get to talk to awesome kids about books. It's amazing.
But we just found out (or it was clarified for us or whatever) that if Kyle and I both stay with this library, then we most likely will never be able to move up. I will never be a Children's Librarian because it would make me an Assistant Branch Manager and he will never be a librarian because he would almost have to be a Branch or Department Manager. The Anti-Nepotism clause of our employee handbook basically says that anyone who is related or lives together cannot be promoted to a supervisory capacity even if it is not over the other person. So unless it changes soon, we'll have to pick up and move in order to move up in the world.
We were planning that anyway, but in the back of my mind I was hopeful that if we weren't able to find work outside of Evansville that we'd at least be able to move up here while we were looking.
Overall, life is kind of bittersweet. There are days when I am as content as I could ever hope to be and there are others where I can barely move for wanting something more.
I miss you all. So much.
love,
Court
Oh dear Corky, we miss you too! As long as you come back to us, you are forgiven. :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you love your job! Will you be in the Fort at all over Christmas?
Yes yes, we will be in the Fort on the 25th and 26th and probably some of the 27th ('cause that's when we'll be heading back to Evansville, but we never leave super early from my parents').
ReplyDeleteWill you be around then?
Court-bort, you're always forgiven. It's good to hear from you! I miss you. I hope to see you in the Fort this Christmas.
ReplyDeleteAhhhhh :(
ReplyDeleteWe'll be in the Fort the 22nd - morning of the 25th. Then to Indy for a few days before heading back to MN.
I would like to propose three dates: December 23, December 26, or 27. I will be available all of these days to socialize with any or all of you. Come, save me from insane boredom.
ReplyDeleteI hear ya Court, making friends as a young adult is not easy. I've had many of the same troubles myself. Glad to hear the job is going well though!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately it does not look I will be able to see anyone over Christmas. I am heading down to Indy tonight, (the 22nd), up to Fort Wayne on the 24th and back to Chicago in the wee morning hours of the 26th. If that does work with anyone's availability call me! Especially if you are in Indy when I am; I should have a bit more free time there.