Update

Well, since Chris did it, I suppose I will provide an update on here as well. I finally got out of the restaurant industry after a little over two years at Ruth's Chris. I am now working as a designer in the media department for a company called Ellett Brothers based out of Chapin, SC. We are a wholesaler for the sporting goods industry. The job was an answer to prayer in that we were desperately trying to get out of Ruth's Chris after some horrible management moves there and just because Megan is a school teacher so our schedules were exact opposites. Now, we see each other every night and have every weekend together, which is absolutely fabulous. I am very discontent though with the job, not nearly enough people interaction, and I am the most qualified designer in the department doing the least important work, so that's slightly frustrating.

Some of you also know that I am a distributor for a nutritional beverage company called Monavie. January 30th marks one year with them and it has been the coolest experience of my life. I have learned a lot about nutrition and wellness as I have gone on, and the business model (one which is highly misunderstood) allows me to choose the people I want to work with, so I have been able to partner with a lot of friends and help them succeed, so that's been really cool. We also just launched a product called M(mun) for immune health that one of the the world's leading immunologists basically said has the potential to change the world health outlook, mainly because of a molecule we have in it called Wellmune which is the most studied molecule in existence, so it's really cool not only to be able to work with your friends but also to have a product that can truly change people's lives, because chronic disease in America is sickening. I am hoping by the end of the year to be able to do that full-time if I choose to, though I don't know if I will. The amount of good that can be done with a residual income bewilders me.

Anyhow, we are also contemplating moving. I guess I should say that desire is probably a little more on me than Megan. I spent New Years in Austin, TX and my best friend is there so it made me really want to move there, probably the coolest city I've ever been to. We just spent this weekend in Charlotte, NC however, mourning the loss of Megan's former roommate, Aimee Powell. Aimee is the closest person to me I have ever lost, so it's been kinda weird, even though I mourn more for my wife's pain, I have still mourned over her loss. The girl had a huge impact for the Lord in her short lifetime, and her family are missionaries in Taiwan, and her dad has probably the best perspective on their loss that I can imagine. The church Aimee was a part of has probably during this time exhibited more of what community means to me than I have ever experienced, and it made Megan and I both very interested in moving there and becoming a part of that body. So....we are thinking maybe of moving to Charlotte, though I need to find a job, and really the only two things I WANT to do are Monavie, and teach Bible, but job-wise I am most qualified for design work, so keep that search in your prayers please. I don't know..all of our friends have moved away and neither of us are really satisfied with Columbia, so we will see.

I also miss you guys and think often about how I don't keep up with any of you nearly well enough. We are all busy and unfortunately we allow that to be an excuse, so bravo to Chris for rekindling this blog potentially. -Goebel