Thursday, January 24, 2008

My Husband the Rockstar


I just registered my hubby to take the GMAT test for admission into Graduate School to get his MBA.


This seems fairly mundane--lots of people go to grad school, right? For us *right now* in our life, this is no small feat!


DH will be turning 35 this summer. We've been married for 13 years come June and we have 4 kids ranging from 3 to 11 years old. He just built our dream home (I really do mean *he* built it--he was the General Contractor and did most of the finish work himself!) this past year and we were finally hoping we were "settling down" into a slower-paced life. NOT!


On top of being a husband, father, and sole-provider for our family, he is also serving in 2 time-intensive positions in our church. He is the Varsity Scout Coach for the 14 & 15 y.o. boys in our area, and he is also serving as a Second Counselor in the Bishopric (a Bishop in the LDS church is pretty much like the pastor/priest of other Christian religions--so my husband is one of his 2 assistants).


Needless to say, the man is BEYOND busy--juggling work, family, church service, etc. So to say that it was a total shock when he came to me a few weeks ago and told me he was seriously considering getting his MBA would be an understatement. I've *always* wanted Sam to go back for his MBA, so I didn't utter a word of resistance (such as, how in heaven's name are you going to have time for that and where on earth are we going to dig up an extra $38,000 to PAY for this little activity???).


I've spent the last few weeks on-line gathering info and printing out applications. We got a bit side-tracked with the news about Sam's dad being diagnosed with cancer, but I asked him if he still wanted to pursue this idea and he told me he did. So when the screen asked if I was sure I wanted to commit to him taking the $250 test, I gulped and clicked "confirm." Here we go...


My husband is a Rockstar.

12 comments:

Vanna B said...

WOW! You are so lucky to have such an amazing man!!! He is also lucky to have you there supporting him all the way! Congrats and tell him to stgart studying chica! That thest is a killer!!! :-)

Kerry Johnson said...

Good luck on your new adventure!

Aimee said...

Good luck on this great and grand adventure... lots to look forward to..

Marilyn said...

Sounds like you have a lot on your plate, but with your attitude - you are going to make it!! Congrats to you and your husband on taking this big step forward - God will bless your efforts!

Unknown said...

Way to go Sambo!!!

Stampin' Meg said...

That's so cool- good luck to him. How can you not but want him to sucede!!!

Rosella said...

WOW! You do have a lot going on in your life right now. My prayers are with you and your dh, your family and your FIL.
All the best to your dh and his studies!!

Laurie Unger said...

Good luck! You're an angel for supporting and assisting him through all his work!

Are you guys pictured at the Venitian in Las Vegas? The back ground looks familiar.

Sherri said...

I guess we didn't have time in our conversation the other day for this, amongst all our other topics. WOW! If anyone can do it, it's you guys. As you always say, "What's one more thing, right?" :) Love you sis!

JazzyH said...

Great Job and Congrats.

Velta said...

You two are obviously meant for each other. How nice to hear that you guys are so close. Congratulations for making the plunge and Good Luck to you both :)

UrgentCookie said...

It is always so nice to read about husband/wives supporting each other. In the world we live in today, we need to be extra aware of how we treat our spouses. :0)