I Love This Guy!

A couple weeks ago, Pete called me from work saying he got a call from his old boss at Emcore (they're still friends). She called to tell him that he switched companies just in time, because the guy who replaced Pete was just laid off! Pete knew their stock was in the tank (because we own some of it) and had mentioned to me earlier that he was glad he works for ITT now. He assured me that his division, which works mostly with defense contracts, would not be affected by the yucky economy, and they had in fact increased production for the next year and had been awarded some pretty big contracts. That made me feel much better, and SO grateful that he made the move when he did. Phew!

Well, today he called me again. Pete's boss is in Virginia, so the only feedback she gets is from people either calling to complain about or praise the work he does in Albuquerque. Well, apparently his boss' boss called him to say that department heads had gone out of their way to call Virginia to say how awesome Pete is, and how it's like night and day compared to the woman who used to have his job! Then, she asked him what his career aspirations were, and of course he told her that he wants to move up the ladder as quickly as possible. They had a long discussion about possibly moving to another ITT location in the future, and whether Pete would be willing to relocate, etc. Of course he said yes! She said she would keep him in mind, and was really happy to have Pete working with her.

I am so proud of him! Pete really is a hard worker, and does his best to make sure that everyone he works with is satisfied with the work he does (he's in Human Resources for those of you who didn't know). He does such a good job taking care of our little family, and I couldn't have asked for a more awesome husband!! PETE ROCKS!