Don't worry folks. I'm still here! These past 5 months have been cra.zy. I had travel with work from September through October, then life just took off! (imagine that, huh.). We are doing great. Eric loves his job. He has exactly a year of seminary left (hallelujah!), then it looks like more school will be in his future. Since he enjoys his job so much, he is currently trying to decide of he wants to pursue another Master's or PhD (both theology related), or if he wants to pursue a Library Science degree. Both options are very exciting!
As for me. The past month has been a doozy! I have been having severe abdominal pain since March and was told I had Ovarian Cysts that were rupturing. After the last "episode" I spoke with a new doctor at my clinic and she suggested exploratory surgery to see if there were any deeper issues. She suspected I might have Endometriosis, and once I told her my mother had it as well, she was even more convinced that it was the likely cause of all my issues. So in mid-December I had that procedure, where she did indeed find Endometriosis that she treated by burning it off (unfortunately, it will come back. Bummer). It was also on some other organs she didn't feel comfortable treating without talking with me first, so that is something we will deal with in the future. But for now, I'm recovering well and hoping this helps with all of the issues I have been having.
Also, I got a new job!! This was such a blessing. As some of you know, I have worked in Admissions at Ouachita since I graduated in 2009. I loved the job. Working with high school seniors was SO much fun! Unfortunately, a huge part of that job is traveling throughout the fall and January, and it was getting to be too much. I have been married for all 4 of my travel seasons at Ouachita. That's rough. Rough on me, and rough on Eric. This year I hit a wall. During one of my final weeks of travel, Eric's boss called me to check on Eric. Eric had emailed her that morning letting her know his blood sugar was 500+ and wouldn't be in until the afternoon. She tried to reach him to check on him and couldn't, so she called me. Eric had neglected to tell me this that morning since he knows I already worried about him when I was gone. He didn't answer my call until about the 3rd try. By this point, I was a crying mess. (He eventually answered, and was eventually fine. Don't you fret!). But, the damage was already done. I realized I couldn't do it anymore. I needed to be home to take care of my husband. And what if something bad ever happened, and I happened to be traveling, or what if we have a baby and his blood sugar is high/low and he can't care for himself, much less another person? The stress was just too much. I immediately told my boss I couldn't handle another year of travel, but I wasn't going to start looking for jobs until the next year. Then right before Thanksgiving (and our WONDERFUL trip to Chicago!), I heard of an opening in Student Services. This position was held by Sandy Atkins for any OBU folks out there, and I immediately contacted Dr. Kluck about the position. Today is my first "official" day, though I split my last couple of weeks of December between jobs. It is great to be back under Dr. Kluck again, and to be on this side of things. I am looking forward to working with a new batch of people and getting to see current students more. This is going to be a great move. I am looking forward to seeing what 2013 has in store for us! So far, I'm liking what I see :)
