Danny's new job & the move to Vernal

It's common knowledge to most that at the end of August, Danny was laid off from his 3-D modeling job in Salt Lake. Of course, this could not have come at a worse time. Not that there is ever a convenient time to lose one's employment unexpectedly, but, three weeks before the wedding was definitely an added stress.

However, we approached the matter with faith, and confidence that the Lord would be opening new, and better doors for us. Even though we were down half of our income, the fact still remained that Danny didn't really care for that job anyway, and I myself was very unhappy in my job at the time. So, even though our timing was clearly not the Lord's timing in this area, we decided that we would trust that His plans had our best interest in mind.

After three months of sporadic shifts at Sam's Club, hundreds of resume submissions, a wedding, and an occasional phone interview, Danny was offered a fantastic design engineering job for a company called Superior Drilling, located in Vernal, UT.

Everything about this opportunity was, and has been a miracle for us. From the very first phone call from them, we both felt that this would be the road we would end up taking. Danny was flown to Vernal at the end of November for an interview, and that meeting only confirmed more strongly for us that if offered this job, we were supposed to take it. When Danny got home that evening, I asked him how it went. Now, let me explain something: We have been through many job interviews together. Last year, between the two of us, we clocked in at 7 different establishments, to say nothing of the jobs that we interviewed for but didn't get. I've never seen Danny come home from an interview as confident as he was when we came home from Vernal for the first time. He really felt good, and it showed in every way as he explained the process and his conversations with his prospective boss. We were both elated that it went so well, and even more so when we heard back a few days later that the job was his if he wanted it.

So, here we are! We have enjoyed it thus far. Vernal is a small, but quaint little town, very much like my hometown, Miles City. Vernal has nearly everything we could ask for in a town; we love our ward, the temple is spectacular, there's a great Rec Center down the road from where we live, plenty of shopping, Cafe Rio (We would've probably actually died without one...) two movie theaters, one of which is in decent condition and has more than one cinema in it, an awesome public library, and V. is an outdoor sports haven. It's lovely. Most importantly, we are happy to report that Danny is really loving his job, and it has been a great fit so far.

As for me, my time has been spent thus far job hunting and taking advantage of the fabulous rec center, with the exception of today, which is blogging day. I have an interview next week and another likely interview from a pre-interview (if that makes sense), and just submitted more apps yesterday. I'm hoping to have an update on my employment front soon, which I'm really looking forward to.

Thanks for listening!

-Camille and Danny P.