Wednesday, December 22, 2010

We've Got Some News

Lish got a job! He interviewed with Dixie State College in St. George, Utah, and they liked him so much, they offered him a job. And he accepted. Whole-heartedly. We're so excited! When they called him with the offer, they asked if he was still interested. He responded, "110%!" Then they offered it to him and Lish said, "I'll take it!" They said, "Don't you want to hear what your salary will be first?" So they told him, and he accepted it again!

The thing is, they want him to start in January. We just found out about this a week ago, and we'll be moving in 2 weeks. Kinda crazy. We decided to take a trip down there so Lish could get the books for the classes he'll be teaching, fill out some paperwork, and so we could find a place to live. Mission accomplished. And Yale was great for his first trip of many down there. Because we will be making that drive a lot over the next several years. And yes, we will be living there for several years. It's close to family, it's a teaching school, Lish will get to help convert the program from an Associate's Degree to a Bachelor's Degree, the weather is wonderful and life will be grand!

It'll just be busy for these next few months, for Lish anyway. He'll be teaching three separate classes, finishing his dissertation, defending said dissertation, writing up the Bachelor's program, and being a husband and father. But, he's pretty amazing so I don't doubt he'll excel at all of it. We're thrilled about this opportunity and can't wait to start our lives down there!

6 comments:

Erin_C said...

yay! gives us some hope for a few years down the road. st george would be nice . . . maybe we'll join you. haha.

congrats! that is such wonderful news. good luck with your move.

Brit Bennion said...

AKKK! That's so amazing! Congratulations. Dixie is so lucky to have Lish and your family.

Cody said...

That is awesome! Congrats to you!

Cristi said...

that is so funny-- i can totally hear lish accepting the job again! that sounds soo lish! congrats!

Rachel said...

Just read this. Thought I would try and find out how you ended up in St. George. Congrats to Lish and such a fun move! Miss you guys!

Abby said...

Whitney! This is AWESOME. I haven't read your blog in FOREVER. I love seeing your pictures of baby Yale on Facebook and seeing how you're doing there, I just need to keep up with the blogs better...

I love St. George. My sister lives there too. We'll have to link up one of these times I go visit her. Do you still have the same cell phone number?