Houston, we have a problem...

I may have to stay in this city longer than I ever hoped for..

But, for good reason.

I talked to C this weekend about how I've been trying to push forward with my career by applying to other places and not giving up. After sending in about 100+ job applications since last fall, going to head hunters, and having little success I felt like I was slowly starting to give up. Trying to land some awesome meteorology job with normal hours is just about as easy as trapping lightning in a bottle (no pun intended). I'm extremely thankful to have a job right now, but I've always been thinking one step ahead.

So I prayed about it...a lot. I've had so many ideas bouncing around in my head since last summer...culinary, business, meteorology, etc etc. I prayed for an interview to come up, or for another Aggie to see my application, for anything...but then today, literally out of the blue, I had an epiphany.

I've talked a lot about wanting to get an MBA. In my little "5 year plan" I preferably wanted to do it in Chicago, when I saved more money, and was ready to permanently be away from my family which I was hoping could happen in the next year. But, the planner in me maybe was being too specific.

I talked to my friend from high school who is completing the MBA program at UofH. Maybe not the best location for a school, but half the price of any school in Chicago. Also, one of the few second tier schools that don't require 5+ years of working experience.

If I get accepted the downside will be not having an income and having to be here for another 2 years...but when I really think about it starting in a new city at 25 years old isn't that bad, right? I might as well take advantage of this opportunity when I'm single, can still be insured, and can save money.

So right now I'm weighing my options. The deadline for everything is May 1 - I'll have to take a standardized test and get used to that thing called homework again. But ultimately I have this feeling that it'll all be worth it in the end.

And the best part -- if I get accepted for Fall 2010, I'll have...what is it called again?..oh yeah, weekends and an actual summer not 5 days of vacation to split between summer and Christmas.

So, long story short, I'm going to do it. I'm taking the leap of faith because there's no sense in going down a road that you know leads to a dead end. I just hope I can pull off wearing red.