All we really knew about Chick-fil-a then was that they had ahhh-maze-zing food and the people there always said "my pleasure" and were contagiously happy. We also knew that the owners were clearly devout Christians who placed their morals and values as a top priority, which is so refreshing.
Just a few days before Drew and I were set for our move from Dilley to Georgetown, a group of hunters walked into the Oil Patch Cafe. I greeted them and began to explain some items on the menu, I didn't think much of it. After a while, I took their food out to them and began talking with the gentlemen again. It turned out that one of the men, Kirk Thompson, was actually from Round Rock and we actually knew some of the same people. I explained that Drew and I were fixin' to (yep fixin' to) move to that area and that Drew was looking for a job.
Long story short - Kirk is the operator of a Chick-fil-a in Pflugerville and offered Drew some temporary work until he found a job. He gave Drew his card and we parted our separate ways.
Later that day, Drew and discussed how neat that group of guys was and how nice it was of Kirk to even offer to help us out. We kept his card, but didn't expect that Drew would actually end up working there. Insert point one: God has a plan, and it is ALWAYS better than our own.
Within a week of moving, we had experience a series of unfortunate events, so Drew and I decided that it would be best to go ahead and find some temporary work until Drew could find a full-time job. Drew met with Kirk, who was totally awesome, and agreed to basically fill the gap for Drew until he found a permanent job.
So the job search began. It was exhausting and emotional for both of us. Days turned into weeks, weeks into months, and still nothing. All the while, Drew and I fell in love with the amazing company that Chick-fil-a is. Not only did we fall in love with the company, we fell in love with Kirk and his wife Sheryl. They took an interest in us an our well-being, and for that we will be forever grateful.
It began to click in our heads that maybe the job that Drew was searching for was right in front of him. And then...it happened. Drew came home from work one day and was noticeably happier than usual. I made the mistake of asking why, and that is when the word vomiting began. All joking aside, Drew was truly pumped about an opportunity that Kirk had talked with him about.
To make an already long story, shorter, there is program through Chick-fil-a called the Interim Operator program. Basically, an existing employee can apply to become an "Interim Operator." If selected, the employee trains at the corporate offices in Georgia and then is placed at Chick-fil-a's around the country as Interim. The Interim Operator serves at
Chick-fil-a's that are in need of an operator because the pre-exisiting operator either retired, was fired, etc... After serving as an Interim for 1-2 years, you become an operator of your very own Chick-fil-a. Hellloooo....that is AWESOME!
We pretended to be unsure about what we wanted to do, but we knew that this was where God was leading us the whole time. I was even more confident in the decision, as I saw the joy in my husband grow.
So here is a rough time-line of the next year or so...
Drew will continue serving at the Pflguervill Chick-fil-a until Kirk feels that he is ready and qualified to apply for the program. We hope that will be sometime between January and March of 2014. He will then apply for the program, and if accepted, he will head to training in Georgia. We also know that at the end of this, Drew could not be accepted into the program, and we are okay with that risk, because we know this is exactly where God wants us to be.
We also decided that it would be a good idea for me to Chick-fil-a savy as well, so if you're lucky, you might find me there too. I just finished my training and spend about one day a week get my chicken on.
So here is to another crazy adventure in our lives! Until next time...
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