CORI GOT INTO UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI !!!!!
AAAAAHHHHHH
Regardless, I told him it's still his decision but it's the program he wants (Minneapolis has a social work program but he specifically wants counseling psychology) but the two of us always thought Cincy would be best. I want to go back to Ohio, he wants to get out of the frozen tundra... he replied with "By telling me it's my decision and I can do what I want, what I actually think you're saying is that I can do what YOU want" XD
I feel so relieved... it's insane how relieved I feel. Granted, this only means there is a lot more uncertainty and work to do... but if this is a viable option and he tells me today Cincinnati it is, then to Cincinnati we will go. And if I don't see him until the end of summer... as long as I know I WILL see him and we will be together, that's all I need. It'll still be hard but it'll be the light at the end of the tunnel.
I also had my interview today. I think it went well--I had a really good first impression of the manager there. The assistant manager was a little rough around the edges but I didn't doubt her intelligence (unlike the manager at Paper Source). I was their first interview and she told me they were holding interviews over the next couple weeks, but the job has been posted since March 12th. I find it hard to believe I'm the first. I don't know how much interest there would be. I know at 7FAM I would come across maybe one application for P/T Keyholder every 5 days and that was it. None of them had previous denim experience, and most were coming from Express or Abercrombie or Hollister.
Of course in retrospect, in the car, I thought of all these things I could have said. And I spoke very positively about Benetton but when Katie (asst. manager) pried about it, I eventually had to say that I had a leave of absence approved but when I called them, anyone who knew about the LoA had resigned or moved on, and the new manager that started right before I left said he had a full team, was not aware of my LoA, and I was welcome back if someone resigned (70% true). And then when she asked why I left 7FAM if I loved it so much, I said "pay." And now thinking about it I should have specifically said I wasn't actively looking to leave 7FAM at the time and that I would have been insane not to take Benetton's offer at the time.
So like I said, I'm going to write a thank you email to Lindsey (new manager) and reiterate my desire to go back into the denim business and contribute my experience and talents to their store. I just... maybe as usual, I'm overestimating myself. But come on ! Nearly 5 years' keyholder/supervisor experience AND a year & 2 months premium denim experience in the SAME MALL ? How can they find someone better ?
Mom actually said to me last night, "maybe it's worth it to just move out to Ohio ASAP and live with Catie and look for a job there and not even bother with one here."
Ha. Uh... yeah. Maybe.
~Rachel
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