Ending the AgGie chapter of our lives was an exciting, but sad day for us. We loved attending school at USU, made great friends, and had a too many fun memories to count- motorcycle rides up Logan Canyon, Aggie ice cream dates, games with the Reach's mattress sledding down Old Main with the Oldroyd's, Intramurals, camp fires with the Schmidt's and Prettyman's, and of course Aggie Basketball games! Logan will always be our favorite place. Graduating together made the event twice as memorable.
Graduation clearly wasn't enough excitement for us. The Monday following the big event, while packing up to move, we find our I was pregnant!!! We were overwhelmed with pure joy and unbelief at the same time. Not only was it time to step into the "real" world, but time for us to become parents. Getting a bachelors degree was a great accomplishment and something I knew Heavenly Father was pleased with, but knowing I would be a mother in 9 months felt like a much more important step in my life.
As summer began, so did our many many applications for teaching jobs for Heath. He interviewed with Evanston, WY, Park City High School, and Hillcrest High School. One Friday two more middle schools called to set up interviews, but less than an hour later Hillcrest HS called Heath and offered him the job, on condition he would be the assistant baseball coach. We had a couple of hours to decide. Talk about sincere praying and fast decision making. We felt really good about it, so we accepted the job.
It was a testimony to me that Heavenly Father had his hand it the matter. I know it was no coincidence. Its tough for first year teachers to get jobs with the current budget cuts etc. The principles he interviewed with knew one of his professors who wrote him an excellent letter of recommendation, and thought very highly of her. The school also needed a baseball coach. Things seemed to fit right into place. I'm so grateful for the direction we can receive from a loving Father. I know we will be relying on it daily in the coming years.
