Stress Week

I seriously think this might be the craziest week in the history of our marriage. McCall literally has 7 interviews this week and just scheduled one next week too... It's hard to try and analyze everything and make decisions... several options would actually work out perfectly for us... if only we could tell the future and know for sure which one was going to pull through. There is promise with a few of them though... with one of them, he is in the top 10. With another.. they are only interviewing 7 people. With another.. he is the only one out of all of his friends who applied that got an interview... with another.. they don't have many candidates and we have a friend who is close with the higher-ups..  and the last one... that is causing the most stress is actually a possible job offer... he is in that interview as I am typing this right now. You would think it would be all celebration with an offer but it's not really that simple.. it's actually very complicated. I won't go into details or anything.. but I think we have wasted about 10 hours of our lives discussing it, trying to figure out what our next move is. SO. MUCH. STRESS. I feel kinda bad for him... he even has 2 interviews scheduled on his birthday.. so I won't even hardly get to see him that day since I still have to work. Major bummer. So needless to say... we've been doing alot of stressing, worrying, analyzing, and praying about what is going to be best for us. So just keep McCall in your prayers if you would please. It would be greatly appreciated. And don't forget to wish him a Happy Birthday on Thursday! Hopefully we can make it through the next little while and HOPEFULLY we come out on top and we are where we want to be. If only life were simple and easy...
It gets kind of frustrating when people we know or friends of McCall's just have their perfect job fall right into their lap. McCall has worked so hard and has been so patient. But time after time, he gets screwed. He has already had 3 job offers that were perfect.... and then they were taken away just as fast as they were given. Stupid budget cuts. It's not fair. I sound like a whiny baby when I say that, but it really isn't fair. He devoted over 5 years of his life to get his education and training.. and then jobs go to less qualified people who don't have anything half as impressive as McCall. I just want to go down there and scream at them!!! but I can't do that.. so I try and be his rock... stay positive for him... so that he doesn't get down on himself and start thinking it's something wrong with him. The perfect department is out there... I just know it.
So those of you in the law enforcement community who think your job sucks or you don't get the things you deserve... those things may be true.... but be grateful you have the job. Some people aren't as lucky as you... and don't have the first job they apply for given to them, gift wrapped with ribbons and bows. They have to work their butts off for just the mere opportunity to be considered.

Ok now I've had my vent-fest. That is all. I am giving myself an ulcer or two, worrying about what is going to come our way after this week. Maybe he will get ALL of them (sooner rather than later- They usually take forever!!!)... and then we will FINALLY get to be the picky ones and actually CHOOSE where he goes.
In a perfect world maybe. I can hope right??