i woke up feeling blessed & grateful for all the love in my life. we are working really hard to save money, so we decided that we would keep valentines day simple - like family date night to chick-fil-a simple. which was just fine by me!
for those who don't know, ashton & i got engaged while eating chick-fil-a. we went to chick-fil-a immediately after our wedding reception. when we moved to minnesota, we were heartbroken because they didn't have a chick-fil-a. well, guess what opened up next to our target four months after we moved? chick-fil-a of course! it's been a big part of our relationship & i am super ok with that.
anyway, rooney and i were home after work, waiting for dad to come home. when he got home, i proceeded to take a nap because you know, 26 weeks pregnant means tired all the time. i was asleep for maybe 40 minutes when ashton jumps onto the bed - obviously excited about something.
and excited for good reason!
he got his tentative offer letter for a position with air traffic control! there are three different positions they offer - en route, terminal, and tower. ashton has been assigned to terminal. this means he had to accept the tentative employment offer & send in some more paperwork. in the next week or so, they will send another letter with additional pre-employment clearance requirements. i don't know for sure, but i am assuming that would be a psych & medical evaluation? after that, he will receive the firm offer letter, making him an official employee!
of course, there are still unknowns. we do know he will eventually be leaving for the academy for three months, but we don't know when that will be. potentially anytime in the next 6 to 18 months. we might not find out when he goes to the academy until two weeks before they expect him to be there. then, once he is finished with the academy we will have eight days to pack up and arrive to whichever tower he is assigned to (which will not be salt lake since it is a level 10 and new air traffic controls can only work lower levels during training). so, basically, the faa likes to leave us hanging a bit - which will make for a wild ride over the next little bit.
no matter what, we feel very blessed. things have really started to fall into place over the last six months (progress with atc & now an offer. pregnancy with baby boy. new basement apartment). i am so very grateful.
so our love day celebration turned into so much more! it was a huge day for us. but, sweet rooney, brought us back to earth with a stinky accident while at chick-fil-a. a day we will never forget.
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