So It Comes Down to This

It looks like I have till December until I have to move back to St. Louis. I got the word from my weekly chat with my grandmother. Apparently, my parents have set a December deadline for me to find gainful employment in the brew city. If I'm not employed by then I will be "forced to move back to St. Louis."

Let me say this first: I do not want to move back home! However, finacially it makes sense. I hate having my parents bail me out month after month. But the thought of limping back home with my tail between my legs just puts a big old nasty pit in my stomach! I've jumped on every employment opportunity that I've come across and all I've got to show so far is two interviews and a stack of "We'll keep your resume on file" letters as high as my knee.

But December is five months away. A lot can happen in that time. Maybe I'm stupidly optimistic, but this deadline is just more motivation for me. I'm not packing yet.