Good News For Once!

I received a call on Tuesday morning from the lady at the Grant Office. Remember I said that she was going to put me on the appointment cancelation list? She asked me if I could come this past Thursday (yesterday)! So my appointment got moved from October 16th to September 17th! What a huge blessing! I had all my paperwork in order. The only thing I had to do was go to my high school and get a copy of my transcript. It was funny because my husband works nights so I asked him to come with me on Wednesday to pick it up. I can't even tell you how surreal it was for me to be in there after 19 years, with Larry no less. I just think back to when I was there, I could never fathom the thought of bringing my husband back years later. How weird it was! He said that the school is stuck in a 1970s time warp. Whatever!

So anyway, I went on yesterday to the interview and guess what?!?!?!?! I am eligible for the grant!!!! All I have to do now is pass an assessment test next Friday. It is a 3 hour long test! Good Lord Almighty. I'm scared to tell you the truth. I feel so out of my league. I mean last year I took writing classes, but this is different. This is college. My stomach hurts just thinking about it.

The real good news in all of this is that I will more than likely be able to start school on October 26th. I am SO excited. It is a blessing to me, really. It is like I was given a second chance. Getting laid off may have been a blessing in disguise because I was really not happy being a travel agent. I just went through the motions daily. Plus, the commute was killing me. I want to be passionate about my job. I want to help people and maybe be able to give that person the smile that they need to not be nervous or be a calming effect to them. I don't know. I just know I didn't have a purpose before. Does that make sense?