Start Fresh 2010 - Step 2 = New Job!

I got the job!!

The school called me Thursday night, after the board meeting, to let me know that I got the job, and that they approved my salary at the top of the range I requested!! They also told me I start Monday! As in two days from today! Talk about scary?!?

I wanted to surprise my mom, so today Justin and I headed to Erie in separate cars, and when she asked why, I very casually stated that I'm not leaving! I thought she was going to pee her pants!!! It was so hard keeping everything from her, and from posting more updates on here between then and now. Once they told me that my name was submitted for approval by the school board (way back before Christmas!), I wasn't allowed to mention it to anyone, and had to sit through the holidays acting like I was still waiting for a call back from my interview. It was nerve-wracking, but so worth the wait!

I know that my previous posts have been not so excitedly written. It took me a long time to decide if this is truly what I want, but as the time got closer, and it became more real, I realized that this is the best thing for me right now. I wanted to start 2010 fresh, and what better way to do it, then with a new job, in a new place? I'm still really scared about a lot of things, but at least I'm on a career path now. No more limbo every 3-6 months when contracts are expiring. No more living with my boyfriend's mom. No more questioning where I'd be in a year. If I want, I could potentially retire from this job when it's time. I can finally start planning my future!

Of course, not all of this is as perfect as I'm making it out to be.

I'll be living with my mom for a few weeks, until I find my own place, and we haven't always had the best experience with that. As long as I'm not there for too long, we should be good, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed on finding a new apartment, and FAST! We've made a lot of progress this year, and I don't want to backtrack our relationship being stuck in a house together for too long!

This is also a huge change for Justin and I. He's going to stay here in Pittsburgh, where he has a steady job, until he can find something in Erie. Since we were introduced at work over two years ago, we've seen each other almost every single day. I think the longest we've spent apart is 5 days. It's going to be hard getting used to not falling asleep next to him, waking up next to him, and basically spending the majority of everyday with him. It's scary to think what this could do to our relationship, but I truly believe that we can make it work. We've talked it through, and agree that as long as we both know this is what we want, and we're both willing to work for it, and we both have faith that we can withstand this little bump in our road, we can get through it. I mean really, with everything else we've gone through together, this should be nothing!

Overall I'm nervous, excited, anxious, pretty much every single feeling a person can muster all at once!

I'll post again after my first day, and let you know how it goes!!