Monday, December 13, 2010

A big change! Kind of a lengthy post...sorry :)

At the end of August I quit my job at La Petite Academy gasp! I started working for La Petite when I was 16 and had been with the company on and off for years. When I was 17 they let me go due to new age requirements and hired me back as soon as I turned 18. A few months after that I left to work at a Wedding Chapel for a while for a scenery change and hours that worked around my school schedule. After almost a year I was back at La Petite again. It seemed we were made for each other. After a couple years I decided to go on a mission so I left yet another time. This time I was done for good, or so I thought. When I returned home from my mission I got a front desk job at New York New York Hotel and Casino and I really enjoyed it. I mostly worked graveyard so the hours were a little rough but money was good and I was doing well at my job. Unfortunately I wasn't getting enough hours to receive benefits and I am not the kind of person who goes without insurance and the like. I get really nervous about it. So who welcomed me back with outstretched arms again?
La Petite Academy!!!

While working there this last time so much happened in my life. I met and married my wonderful husband, We bought a home, and welcomed Cardon into our lives. I have so many friendships that would have never been discovered if not for working there. I have learned so much, taken so many great classes, experienced so many different things, and been introduced to so many new ideas there. La Petite helped to mold me and make me who I am today. I was given so many opportunities there. I started as an assistant teacher in the infants room and eventually worked with all the age groups as a teacher, lead teacher and later a member of management. I will forever be grateful for all the wonderful people that have entered into my life and helped me along my life path.

Why have I left this time? A combination of different things but mostly to spend more time with my son and it just felt "right". The time had come. I was offered a job as a manager at a friends bookstore and decided to take a risk. The new job offers me flexibility that I have never had before and an opportunity to learn new things and make a difference. I am able to work my schedule around my son and that is a huge blessing!

What's in the cards for my future? I haven't a clue except that the Lord always seems to have something up his sleeve and always knows what's best for me. All I can do is sit down, strap in, hold on tight, and try to prepare myself as best as I can for whatever comes my way.



2 comments:

Olivia Carter said...

Oh wow! A bookstore! I'd love that job!

Jennilee said...

hey congrats on all the new changes!! i hope it works out well for you as i know it will!! cardons birthday party looked amazing even if he was tired!! and your trip to cali looks like it was fun!! happy holidays!!