I'm Gradumatated!!!

Well, I've been graduated for a week, and it's been 3 weeks since my last post, so I thought I would put a little something on here. Mom came out for the graduation, and Alex came out too. Alex came out more to just hang out than specifically for my graduation. I ended up with 5 "A's" and 2 "B's" for this last semester. My GPA was high enough to put me on the President's Honor Roll (kinda like the Dean's List). So, now I just have to wait for my diploma to come in the mail. Here's a picture of graduation:

So now I just have to figure out what I'm going to do. The YMCA here in Texas wants me to stay here, but all my family is back in NC. I'm actually traveling back to NC this coming week to spend some time there and see how things go. I'm thankful to the YMCA here for allowing me to do so.

I had a phone interview today with the YMCA in Charlotte, and I think it went well. They had 120 applications/resumes submitted for this particular position. They narrowed it down to 15 for phone interviews, and they will narrow it down again to about 5 or 6 for face-to-face interviews. The lady I was speaking with said that she felt very strongly that I would be called for one of those interviews.

So, depending on what they say about that job, I will have a decision to make. Stay here at the YMCA where they really want me to stay and move into a higher position in a few months, or come back to NC and work for the YMCA there (if it's offered to me). The position in NC is a part-time position, but the lady said it will become a full-time position...and also there is the opportunity to pick up extra hours working on the front desk and things like that. There's always something to do at the Y!!!

Needless to say, I've got alot to think about. We will see how everything goes.

On a funner note...Ainsley has started to walk! It's cute because she gets so excited that she loses balance alot of the time. Oh...Casey and Erin are still telling her to call me Uncle Bob, because she can only speak in single syllables. It's ok because she's super cute!

One more week!!!

This upcoming week is the last week of classes! Then exams are the following week, but I only have 2 of them. I have already completed my 3 online courses. So now I can concentrate on Accounting and Economics.
Mom is coming out for graduation, but I think it was just a ploy to see Ainsley because she's coming out for 5 days...graduation is only for 1 hour. ; )
Alex will be here too. He's coming out to hang out for about a week. Casey already bought baseball tickets for while mom and Alex are here.
I've already applied for about 6 or 7 jobs back in NC, but nothing has come through yet. But I'm gonna keep trying. I sent over 2 more yesterday, so we'll see. I'm just ready to get back to NC. The YMCA out here can't take me on full-time because of budget issues, and I'm ready to get back to life where I have a home instead of an apartment.
Ainsley has become MUCH more active, which is wonderful to see! You can't help but smile when you look at her. But I think she's going to be confused later in life. Casey and Erin have decided to start calling me Uncle Bob. I think it's because Ainsley is speaking in single syllables right now, so I'll just have to break her of that when she can say more than one syllable at a time.
I'm also contemplating going back to NC sooner than I originally planned. The reason for that is because I have submitted applications/resumes only back in NC, and I want to be available if an interview comes along. I'm sure that some companies will do a phone interview, but I'm sure they will eventually want a face-to-face interview. And if I'm not in NC, then it's gonna cost me a plane ticket each time they want one. I don't know, still trying to sort everything out. I hate to give up the job here at the YMCA because I know jobs are hard to come by, but it seems like it makes more sense to go back to NC.
Anyway...just wanted to update what's been going on, and also just talk about some things that are on my mind.