We went to Phoenix/Surprise yesterday because Ivan had a job interview and to check out the area. Well, his interview went really well. They said they'd email last night to let him know if he went on to the second round or not. He DID! So, the second round was this: they sent all this info about UofP policy, and then there were 6 example questions of what students might sometimes ask. Ivan then had to type a response as if he was talking directly to that person. So we didn't get back home from Phoenix until like 10:30, Ivan sent in his repsonses around 12:30. Poor guy then had to get up for work at like 4:30! Anyway, they called him today and said he did well and now they're going to complete the background check...so once that's done we're pretty sure it's all systems G-O! YAY! So send Ivan some love and congratulate him (nicholsi@ic.edu) It's a big step for him career-wise. It's a big raise, not to mention now his going back for his Masters will be FREE!! And, its' what he actually wants to do in life. No downsides here :) It's also the first job he applied and interview for in Phoenix. No sweat really! I'm so happy for him, and us of course. Maybe I should back up a little. You know we're both going back to school at University of Phoenix (UofP)? Ivan's job will be an Academic Counselor with UofP! So that's that.
Ok, so before & after the interview we checked out some apartment complexes. And one of them we really liked, it had a great layout, a couple pools, a basketball court, and the guy showing us around said it's a good mix of people-- families & non-families. The pool is open 24/7 (yay) and he said people are always out drinking there (he was a young guy & knew what we were wanting to know!) haha It had a very Rancho (where we lived last year) feel to it and that's exactly what we were looking for. We really enjoyed Rancho and the apt. complex we lived in, so that was all good. Plus, they were offering a killer special with 2 months free...what's not to love right?
We also drove by some houses I had looked at on the internet and kinda checked out the neighborhoods. It seems like Surprise was built yesterday (just like Rancho!) and there's not really a bad area so to speak. All the houses pretty much look the same. Unfortunately we didn't get to see inside any of them because the leasing people have been a pain to get in touch with, but I think we were happy with the general feel of Surprise-- secluded from the business of Phoenix, nice, new, safe, yet Phoenix is just a freeway away. We're happy.
Hmm...what else? I guess that's about it. Just really happy everything is falling into place so nicely. The only hangup will be Ivan's start date, might be sooner than my company would like to give us a place to live. We'll cross that bridge when we get there :)
Send Ivan a congrats!! I'm so proud!!
