Random updates...

Again it has been awhile since my last update. Alot has happened in the last few weeks. Buckle up, this might be a little bit longer than my normal entry.

PetSmart is going great! My managers are a blast to work with. The Inventory manager (my immediate boss) took the stock crew out to Sonny's BBQ today. He said it was in appreciation for all the hard work we have done. It was great. I start my first full day on the register tomorrow. Nothing new, just a little bit different. Everybody has their own way of doing things, Petsmart is no different.

I'm still enjoying Southerners. It's hard to believe that we are already nearly halfway through the season. Time sure does seem to fly. I FINALLY got my chops back this week. I can now play high and loud without getting immediately wore out.


Being in Southerners again has also slapped me in the face. (In a good way). I have seen a few people I was rookies with in '03, and they are already graduated and teaching or in their careers. I'm something like a 6th year freshman. So I did some soul searching about what I want to do with my life. I have always wanted to do musical instrument repair, but there are just not any jobs. Even if I managed to find an apprenticeship somewhere I still would not be getting the pay I want/need. I still would like to pursue instrument repair as a hobbyist not profession.

So after I decided that a career in Instrument repair is a little too risky financially for me I sis more soul searching. I tossed around several ideas. Everything from the Air Force to staying in retail the rest of my life. Needless to say, the air force idea was in my head for all of 30 seconds and the retail idea stuck around until I went back to work for a day(don't get me wrong, I LOVE petsmart, but in order to make decent money in retail, you have to climb the corporate ladder. In order to climb the ladder you have to sleep, eat, and breath retail. The money I'm making now is ok but not what I want to be making the rest of my life.)

Then after lots of crazy cockamamie schemes and other ideas, I came up with something I think I might have come up with something I will enjoy. I'm looking into becoming a Recreational Leadership Major. Don't ask me why I chose to look into this because I honestly can't tell you.

To add to all of the soul searching I have been doing, Amy has been doing a bit of her own. She went from wanting to go to Florida State for grad school, to wanting to go to St. Andrews University in Scotland. SAU has a prestigious Environmental Science program and it would also satisfy her inner need to visit Europe. SAU would only take one year as opposed to 2 years here in the states. So our plan as of now is for her to go over there after she graduates JSU. I will stay state side and focus on getting my degree.

So as of 6:00pm on 10-7-2008 our plan is for Amy to finish up her bachelors at JSU. After She finishes that up she will go over to Scotland for Grad school. I am going to try and start school at JSU next semester. In order to finance that I am dusting the french horn off and I hope to get a music scholarship. That means a few more years of marching(that could be good or bad). After Amy moves across the pond for a year, I plan on moving back in with the parents as to conserve some money. I will finish up my degree at UNA. I will also try to get a music scholarship at tUNA. That means I would have to march POD. Fun Fun... I'm also thinking about trying to get a job at a YMCA or a gym or rec center, so I can make sure I would enjoy a career in that Field.


So there is my long update! Goodnight!