Jeremy graduated 4 years ago with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Not the easiest degree ever. Most people tend to take a long time to finish that degree, but my amazing husband did it in 4 years. (With a mission in between of course. And yes, that means that this summer also marks 10 years since he graduated from high school! Whoa.) Anyway, he graduated on a Friday and started his career working at Fluke: Hart Scientific as a Manufacturing Engineer on Monday (May 1, 2006 actually). Not much of a break there - and he's been working ever since. :) In July of 2007 he got promoted to Manufacturing Manager and in December of 2007 he got a call from a company in Salt Lake wanting to interview him for a job up there. He seemed to impress them so they offered him all sorts of goodies to come there, and Jeremy really liked the company, so in January of 2008 he started working at 3-form and in March we moved up here! His responsibilities at the company continue to grow. They keep giving him more parts of the factory to run, more products to make, and more people to be in charge of. I'm so grateful for a smart, amazing, hard-working husband. And I'm so grateful he has a job. These are hard economic times, and I don't let a day go by without thanking the Lord for Jeremy's job. I know what a blessing it is, and that there are many without work right now.
Three years ago I graduated! No Engineering for me (yikes). :) Just a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance, with a Minor in Family Life (not sure why the minor matters since it's not on my diploma or anything, but I liked the classes I had to take to get it). Then I started a Masters of Music: Vocal Performance with a minor in Choral Conducting - decided that wasn't what I wanted to do, so I quit after a year (yep, grad-school dropout here; my mother is not proud of that) and started teaching. Then I got pregnant and I quit teaching at the Conservatory about a month before Eli was born and now I get to be a mom and homemaker! Best job ever. (And teach a few lessons at home).I'm so glad Jeremy and I both have college degrees. Both of our families were always very encouraging and stressed the importance of education. I'm grateful for Jeremy's mom who told him to get through school fast! Because every year you're in school, that's a year you're not earning. My parents both graduated from college (BYU baby!) and I'm glad I had that example. 4 out of the 5 kids in Jeremy's family are college-grads and 4 out of the 5 in my family are too (and all the son/daughter-in-laws in both families are). Our siblings that haven't graduated are currently in school, so in a few years we'll probably both be 5 for 5!
Anyway, this is kind of an Ode to Education post, but I'm glad to be a part of an educated family and I'm so grateful for my time at BYU. We both loved BYU so much - of course, that's where we fell in love. (Awww). We had so many wonderful experiences there and always look back with fond memories. :) So many of the people on my blog list are people we met at BYU and I'm glad we still keep in touch!
So here's to college! And BYU! And friends! And I need to stop now...
7 comments:
Don't you even try to make it sound like getting a bachelor's in Vocal Performance isn't a huge deal!! Haha... this post makes me feel nostalgic :)
I didn't mean it to sound that way! I'm proud of my major and I worked hard for it (as all music majors know). It's just very different from Engineering. :)
Education is SO important in my opinion too! I've always grieved over the fact that I don't have a degree in anything. I so badly want to go back to school, and someday I hope I can.
So, good for you and Jeremy!
Yay! I know, I can't believe how long it's been. And man, I would've given a kidney to have John have such a short break inbetween school and work. We're still hoping to start that "life in the work force" phase... sigh...
I loved you Ode to Education (and BYU). I look back on it with such fond memories. Thanks for making me feel all nostalgic. :)
So, so proud of BOTH of you. You are doing the most important job in the whole wide world and doing a FANTASTIC job of it!!!! (Jeremy is also doing great!) Love, love, love to see what a fantastic wife, mother and homemaker you are! It makes a mother cry! Tears of joy!
Love you, Debbie
Sarah we are all so proud of you and Jeremy. Education is so important and such a great accomplishment! You and Jeremy are doing the most important work in your home raising Eli and living the gospel. We admire your beautiful family and the atmosphere of love you are creating with your homemaking skills. I love to read your blogs.
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