A New Start

So not only is it a new year but we are starting fresh this year as Luke starts a new job! I know some of you are thinking he just got a new job at Quiznos, and yes he was only there for just over a year, and so he was not planning on looking for a new job for a couple more years. However, this opportunity practically fell in Luke's lap as they came to him and asked him to apply. We even were friend's with the guy who previously held the position, but it became available when he got promoted and they moved to New York this summer. The company did not realize that he and Luke were even friends from church, but had his resume from over a year ago and were referred to Luke through a random recruiter.
So despite the fact that Luke was not interested in leaving his job, let alone thinking he'd even receive an offer, he went through several interview processes around Thanksgiving and after almost a month of waiting, he received the offer days before his birthday!
So even though he felt awful leaving his position where they desperately needed him at Quiznos, he knew it was best for him to leave now, not to mention they gave him a great offer that he just couldn't turn down.
So he will now be a senior internal auditor at Ball Corp. and he is really looking forward to the opportunities that this will present for him. We know that this is a stable company that he will be able to stay with for a long time and be able to move up and within the company. And today is his first day, so hopefully he likes it because this is it now- no more job hopping!
We are so proud of Luke and how hard he works for us, and we can't believe how blessed we are that Luke was able to be offered such a great job, especially when there are so many others around who struggle to find jobs for such a long time. We realize that our family is definitely being watched over and we hope this job becomes a good fit for him.
I got to admit though that are some perks from Luke working at Quiznos that we will miss- the free drinks and Quiznos gift cards for one. Luke will also miss getting to ride the bus downtown and meeting with all his other downtown friends for lunches. His new job is in Broomfield and so it will be a 25-30 minute drive west so that won't be as fun for him. One better thing about his new job though is that there will be no more "month-end" and so he won't be as busy and have to work late as often- which is what started happening much more frequently at his last job.
Luke working at Quiznos also marked when his interest in running and eating healthy began- ironically because Quiznos is a fast food company. But thanks to their gym downstairs Luke lost over 40 pounds while he was with them, but luckily Ball will have a nice gym there too so Luke plans to continue running after work. Now if only I could find myself a little set-up so that I could get in some work-out time...
Either way, we're a little sad to say goodbye to Quiznos since it was a good job for Luke at the time, but we are both excited about the possibilies that this new job will provide for our family, and looking forward to a new and even better year!