Rebuilding Rob

It’s been a while.  Let’s see if I remember how to do this…

A LOT has happened since last I wrote.  One-and-a-half weeks ago, I was offered the job in Eastpointe – the one I didn’t even apply for.  I interviewed on a Tuesday; completed all my paperwork on a Wednesday and was in the classroom teaching on Thursday.  I worked all of last week and that brings us to the present.

I have to admit, it’s far from ideal circumstances.  Work is a 1 1/ – 2 hour drive from where The Auteur and I live; so I’m staying at my parents’ house during the week, and going home on weekends.  The first coupe days weren’t so bad.  I worked two days and went home for the weekend.  This past week was my first full week of work. After living together for the last year, being away from The Auteur for almost an entire week sucked.  Doing that again Monday through Friday this week – and every other week for the rest of the school year – seems almost too hard to imagine.  I know, I know – I’m being a little melodramatic.  Truck drivers go through the same thing. Military families have it even worse.  The thing is, I don’t drive a truck and I’m not a soldier, and I want to be home.

This wasn’t an easy decision for us to come to.  And yes, this is something that The Auteur and I discussed at length.  The truth is, I need this job.   I need it for The Auteur and the life we are building and living together.  I need it for The Kid – so that I can be a good father to him.  Finally, I need it for the sake of my career. Sure I had a few years experience under my belt, but that ended 6 years ago.  Employers are going to start asking “What have you done lately?”; so this will be good when pursuing other jobs in the future.

All in all, I feel like I’ve taken a small step backward in order to make several giant steps forward.  I’ve talked at moderate length before about wanting to get started with the rest of my life. Maybe its finally happening.