We received a job offer over the weekend. We did some evaluating as well as fasting and prayer. And... WE'VE ACCEPTED!!!
It's a full time teaching job at Whitehorse High in the San Juan County School District. Jared will be teaching Music (various classes that he's able to decide on) and most likely 1 drama class(his choice this time). Whitehorse is located in Montezuma Creek, which is about 40 minutes from Blanding, Utah. It's on the Navajo Indian Reservation, which means most of the students are Navajo. It'll be a little of a culture shock that's for sure. (Some of the signs in the school are in English AND the Navajo language).
There is teacher housing available right behind the school (yes we will basically be living at the school lol). They generally only take pets smaller than our Bo, but they said they'd make an exception (guessing because we said that Bo is part of our family and we wouldn't take the job if he wasn't allowed). That was our biggest concern after reading the housing policy, so hearing that all 3 of us can live there was a HUGE relief. Housing there is VERY cheap. A 3 bedroom with Bo would cost a little bit more than what we paid for our first apartment in Cedar (the TINY 1 bedroom with barely a kitchen). They are like a duplex all on 1 level, which is awesome (though sharing a wall with someone else again is going to take some getting use to). Because the housing is owned by the district, our rent and everything will just come out of his monthly salary (well at least once school starts and his contract actually starts). I can access my work's website through the school's internet (YAY!), but we will probably come up with a back up option as well. From what we heard from fellow teachers we met on Saturday the utility bills aren't too bad, except for propane (I wasn't surprised about that though, propane is pretty expensive).
It doesn't snow there really, and it gets fairly hot in the summer. It looked and felt a little like Ridgecrest while we were there on Saturday actually. There is lots of hiking and things close to where we will be, not to mention all the national parks in that area.
So instead of moving in with my parent's in 2 weeks, we'll be moving to Montezuma Creek (that is if they have a unit available by then). It means only moving once and having the entire summer to get use to the area and the culture.
I am still really nervous about this move (it is a big move). It'll put us further away from our family (though I will be closer to my sister but it's still a 6 hour drive there). It's REALLY out in the middle of nowhere (we would be driving an hour to go grocery shopping - the place we hear is best to go to is actually in Colorado).
But we'll still have our Bo, I can keep my job, and we'll have each other no matter how this all pans out.
