job update

I found out this morning that I got an interview with Country that I totally wasn't expecting at all. They told me they were really only going to be interviewing for December graduates. I won't hear whether or not I get an interview with State Farm for a little while yet. But I'm way excited!

All's quiet...

During the course of conversation with a gentleman out at a construction site today, I was asked what my wife and I did. I told him that I was an engineer and my wife was studying to be an accountant. He raised his eyebrows and said, "I'll bet you guys are REAL exciting!"

Perhaps, but that's the way we like it. "Dorky" (the assumed implication) in my book means predictable and consistent - just the way we like it. So what if our DVDs are in alphabetical order? I'll bet we can find 'em faster with our setup than you with yours!

And so we engage in married life - still new and fresh, but with a healthy dose of predicability and consistency. Routines are a good thing, no? I'm very happy with Kristina and she with me. And I spice things up with something unpredictable every so often.

So when people ask how married life is going, I don't have any great stories or adventures to recount; I just try to convey the satisfaction that comes with living with a wonderful woman who loves me and honors me predictably and consistently!

All for now,

the Enginerd

job fair

Well, the U of I fall business fair was yesterday and today. I spoke with Country Insurance yesterday and State Farm Insurance today. Both of those companies are headquartered in Bloomington and are the biggest employers in town. When I spoke with Country, they said they are mainly looking for students who are graduating in December. The recruiter said they would be back in the spring for May graduates, but that right now they didn't know what positions would be available then. She was very positive and said to keep checking the website as well as the Bloomington newspaper for openings. She said they are constantly hiring accountants but that the positions usually need to be filled pretty quickly. So no immediate results on that front, but definitely still positive outlook.

State Farm attended the fair today and that conversation was alot more productive. They are actively looking at May graduates. Also, as I was waiting in line to speak to a recruiter, I noticed the name tag of one of them. I recognized it as the contact a girl in our small group had given me last year when I was looking for an internship. So, I made sure to talk to him and I asked he was the same person. He was, so that helped start the conversation off a little bit. We talked for quite a little while. Basically a mini-interview on the spot. He seemed pleased with my responses, education, and GPA. So we'll see if that pans out. I've got a couple of other smaller places in Bloomington to look into.

So that's the word there. I won't find out for a couple of weeks whether or not a get an interview. On campus interviews are scheduled for the first part of October for both companies. I'll keep everyone posted on the status!

fall is coming

It's starting to set in that fall is definitely on its way. Classes are starting to kick into high gear with assignments and group projects and the first round of exams in just a few short weeks. But I'm not going to think about those yet. The days are getting decidedly shorter. It was almost dark at 7:30 tonight!!! I love the change of seasons, but I'm not looking forward to it being dark before Mike gets off work!

Another sign that fall is coming (or arrived) is that the football season has begun. I always teased Mike that I wasn't ever going to be a golf widow (if you don't believe me, just ask the guy who almost met his maker while Mike was on the course. :), but instead a football widow. The U of I had a great deal on football season tickets for this year due to construction so we, along with Beth and Daniel, got season tickets. The first game was yesterday evening. It was fun, but I'm hoping next time we won't be rained on.

In other news, that doesn't really have a whole lot to do with us, the third baby in our small group was born on Wednesday of this past week. We joined this small group through our church about a year ago and since then there have been 3 babies and 3 weddings!! It's been a very busy year for all of us. We haven't gotten a chance to see him yet, but I'm going to try and stop by sometime this week and meet little Evan.

If we haven't heard from you in awhile, shoot us an email or give us a call. We'd love to catch up!