My dream job sacrifice

Re:My dream job sacrifice (Squeaky)

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:43:59 GMT

Cool new avatar, that bear looks quite relaxed!

Welcome back!

Re:My dream job sacrifice (CommandoXJ)

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:07:55 GMT

Welcome home, glad you made it back safe.

Re:My dream job sacrifice (Z)

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:30:47 GMT

Back in town for good, a bit earlier than expected, but it was time to get home!...got back a week ago last weekend...ready to hit the rocks again, was at Bport over the weekend while Michelle was working the Park and had a blast getting back in the groove...I should be going back on duty with Michelle by the end of August...looking forward to seeing you guys out on the trail once again

Re:My dream job sacrifice (MaxxTraxxer)

Sun, 09 May 2010 16:23:00 GMT

That will be awsome Steve! You will have a blast.

Re:My dream job sacrifice (Creepy)

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:38:45 GMT

Awesome job. Congratulations!

Re:My dream job sacrifice (Steve #1)

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:10:09 GMT

Congrats, sounds like a great opertunity. I'd love to spend some time on the trails out there.

We spent the afternoon in Silverton a year ago on our way home from Moab but the trails were still under a few feet of snow.

Speaking of Moab, it's only about a 4 hour drive from Silverton.

Re:My dream job sacrifice (Mrs.JeepGreen)

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:58:28 GMT

Wow, that sounds amazing! Congrats!!

We wish you both the best of luck! Just keep in mind the others who are apart for much longer and much farther away, out there defending our country!!

Re:My dream job sacrifice (CommandoXJ)

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:49:17 GMT

Congratulations on the job Steve! I hope it’s everything you expect. I’m sure this job will be an awesome opportunity for you and Michelle, and I wish you both the very best.

My family and I will never forget the time we had last summer following you and Michelle around the mountings, in Silverton. I hope we have the opportunity to do it again

Ronald (Frankenstine @ LSJC)

Re:My dream job sacrifice (BlaziNator)

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:17:11 GMT

Awesome! Blacknoma can give you some advice on long distance relationships =P Seriously, congrats!

Re:My dream job sacrifice (kkinv1)

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:37:31 GMT

have a great time

Re:My dream job sacrifice (calpher)

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:55:07 GMT

That is some great news...Congrats!

My dream job sacrifice (Z)

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:28:41 GMT

Just wanted to let y'all in on a little sumpin' since everyones been asking about when and what my next rig will be....well, it won't be...we still have Lil' Red to wheel.

I have been offered the opportunity of a lifetime...in other words, my dream job since I was a young boy, and in a place my soul resides. It's only temporary and seasonal, but still worth the sacrifice. I will explain that at the end of this post if you will bear with me....

I will be working for San Juan Backcountry in Silverton, Colorado from June 1st through August. They are one of the back country outfitters in the region. Heading that way the weekend of May 22nd ... and be staying at the Benson Hotel in town.
The job will involve everything from helping run the office in town to conducting town historical tours to guiding jeep/ATV trail tours, assisting with hiking tours, to setting up chuck wagon dinners to servicing the rental vehicles....it will be hard work, but nourishment for the soul.

Accepting this would have been a hard decision without first getting confirmation from my boss at Bridgeport that my gig that I love at the Park will be safe and waiting for me when I return at the end of Summer...I am blessed and most appreciative that he has assured me of that. Michelle will continue on working at the Park in my absence as planned....I will resume my Park duties upon my return at the end of Summer.

My biggest concern considering this has been for Michelle's safety and well being while I'm gone. She has assured me time and time again that she is well capable of taking care of herself....I know without doubt that she is, but still, and at my insistence I have enlisted OUR closest friends as guardian in my absence....With all the BS that I throw down, this is the one thing I DO NOT joke or jack around about...Should any harm or foul come to my lady while I'm gone, Lord help the idiot....they will only wish God had gotten to 'em first....It's a 2 hour flight home from Durango, and I ain't got nothin' else to lose.

If you've gotten this far, this is where the sacrifice comes in...The thought of being away from my love of life for several months has been and will be excruciatingly painful to bear. Michelle and I are both struggling with the realization of it....this is the flip side of this dream job, and it just plain ****s....The one redemption is she will be coming up to spend a week with me in early July, that will no doubt help.

I hope some of our friends here will be able to make it up that way in Summer to look me up busting my arse on the job. If so, I'm sure we will get a chance to hang out a bit.

All in all, hopefully this opportunity is a successful one and will lead to opening the door to the bigger picture...an opportunity to the lifelong dream of eventual relocation to paradise on Earth.