day of ups and downs

i was woken up this morning by a phone call telling me that i didn't get the job in williston...the principal told me that i was 1 of 5 people interviewed out of 108 applicants and that everyone was very impressed with the way i presented myself and they were impressed with my qualifications...it just turned out that someone else was a little bit of a better fit...
i was bummed out that i didn't get the job..i really would have liked working there but on the other hand everything happens for a reason and it was nice to know that i didn't mess up in the interview and that it had nothing to do with me making a mistake it just wasn't the right fit...
so i had to move on and start looking at the interview that i had that night...dominic was super supportive...which was great to have...we got up and spent the day looking for a place to live...yikes...we drove past a few places to rent and they looked pretty decent but they were way out of any type of town or village...and neither of us want a place that far out (especially me since dominic will be gone quite a bit with ge) and we all know what im like in the dark alone!! haaaaaaaaaa....we looked and actually went into a house in bristol...just on the outskirts of town...(about a mile from the main drag in town)...it is a 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 2 living rooms, office/den place...very nice inside...has a massive backyard that is very private...including a hot tub...and it is about $1000 to rent...we jumped on it...and told the guy that we would get our stuff together...yeah...im very excited about this...only bummer is that we can't have a dog there....which is probably good since dom will be gone a lot and i won't have time with work...
anyway that was a nice upper from the mornings downer news...now i had to start focusing on the interview i had that night....
i met with the principal of a school in a town just a few miles away...it went great....she showed me around the school and the grounds and then interviewed me...she asked if i was going to be in town this upcoming wednesday and i said sure...she wants the interview committee to meet me...so we are staying in vermont at least til next wednesday evening...i felt great about it...
i have found it very interesting to learn how small schools are run...this is the only school in the town and it has just over 100 students which is so hard for me to imagine after having 50 kids in my class last year....but i do feel very fortunate for all the training and experience that i have had at pearson because it has given me the knowledge that the schools out here are looking for....so we'll see...the next interview is this upcoming wednesday...stay tuned...haaaaa
we didn't do a whole lot on thursday...jen and i went for a run/walk while dominic and isadora made dinner...lol that would have been a sight to watch...
today is friday and dominic and i are making a run to home depot for some supplies to put up a backsplash that jen wants in the kitchen....it's raining here again...not sure i do with all this rain...really hoping it stops...might try going for another run today...tonight carrie and her boyfriend are coming over (seth used to work with carrie) and we are going into town to the bobcat (where jen will be working)...should be a good time...

miss you all look forward to seeing you soon...we might be in minnesota towards the beginning of july....stay tuned....