So my husband and I prayed and discussed and decided it was time for him to resign from his full-time job. *Whew* In this economy, is it the smartest move? Well, not really but we are choosing quality of life over money. Money has never been our motivation anyway and his stress level is over the top. A 40-hr work week, plus 16hrs at an internship, plus around 10hrs in class, PLUS taking time to do homework? I don't know how he's done it this long but he's been amazing and rarely ever complains. The problem is that he is gone 6 days a week and our one day to spend together is just chaotic. Not to mention, he gets home every night around 8:30pm-9:00pm and he's in bed by 10pm. Not the most conducive for newlyweds!
We need a change.
And so, we're taking it. His internship has offered him 20hrs paid per week and they love him so much, we really are praying that they will take him on full-time. So, please pray for us, that this was the right decision to make.
I can't wait for this to start. I will have him every morning for breakfast, every Saturday. It's going to be awesome. We just cut back a little, stop eating out as much, and really watch our funds. We have 10 months until he graduates and then it will be time to look for something full-time *hopefully overseas!*
In the next month, in between semesters, we're taking a mini-vacation (possibly San Antonio) to celebrate this new change. Boy, we could use it!
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Awww..
My husband just called and wanted to tell me "that he loves me and how much he appreciates me as his wife. And he may not always say it, but without my help, he couldn't do 50% of the things he needs to get done." :)
Yes, my husband is pretty darn special..and I'm damn lucky.
Yes, my husband is pretty darn special..and I'm damn lucky.
Stuff..goings on...
Wow, I've been a newlywed almost 3 months now!! (In 2 days!!) And things are going great. We've hit a lot of bumpy roads due to my husband's crazy schedule (60+ hours a week between work, school, and internship). I can't wait for the day when my husband is home by 5:30pm EVERY night and not just once a week so that we can actually spend quality time together instead of one hour a night.
We've been SUPER busy with our house. It was built in the 80s and needs a few updates...so we just painted the living room a nice warm inviting neutral that was called "mushroom" but has some olive tones in it, we got the laminate laid over the last two weeks, thanks to hubby and my dad. Wow, what an improvement. The whole house is so much warmer and cozier..it just feels so soothing to walk in and not see scummy nasty carpet. And let me say, a lot of people feel that way about carpet, I know..but this WAS scummy nasty carpet and probably has been there since the house was built. (EWWW) I don't know what's worse, the scummy nasty carpet or pulling it up and seeing what's underneath. Yikes. I don't think that's healthy. Dirt, dust, everything imaginable and due to my anal retentiveness on vacuuming, I made sure it was ALL up before we laid the flooring..which looks beautiful..did I mention that?
Husband finally put up my curtain rod last night, adios ugly vertical blinds! (which he had purchased, sigh.), and so I got some really awesome curtains at IKEA that make the house even more warm and cozy. OMG. Do I love our house even more now. Unfortunately, I think that Lowe's is getting the majority of our paychecks these days, but hopefully the updates are going to take a pause for a moment. Between painting and laying floor, I'm plain exhausted and ready to have some semblance of order in the house. I can't live in chaos (aka disorganization)..so the remainder of this week is going to be making sure that everything is back in place and keeping the floors clean..which I can tell I'm going to be anal about those too. Awesome.
We enjoyed our three day weekend and we're about to enjoy another one.. :) I have my 10 year class reunion this weekend in Missouri. REALLY. 10 years. Man I feel old..especially when my husband graduated 2 years AFTER me. Makes me feel even more old. I'm really excited because it will be our first road trip as a couple (remember, our first vacation was our weddingmoon in Las Vegas!) and because he gets to meet some of my friends. My mother-in-law will be puppysitting her grandpuppies (another story on that some day) so we will be childless all weekend. :) We are spending the weekend with my best friend whom I've known since we were 15 and I can't wait to see her and finally meet her son. It will be exciting to go "home", see some friends I haven't seen in years but touch base with on Facebook, and show off my husband. One of the girls I graduated has made it big...as in L.A. celebrity, music contract, touring the world, on MTV, etc. Yes, you probably would recognize her name, but I don't want to give out that much details..but I found out she is coming so that will be interesting. My guess is she will show up in 6" Christian Louboutin heels, a super-tight, super-short Dolce and Gabbana dress, and full hair and makeup--L.A.-style. I'll let you know.. In any event, let's just say it will be nice to get away.
I've been doing last minute dieting, via Slim Fast, and I'm down 7lbs (the 7lbs I've gained since meeting my husband) so I feel a lot more confident going home this weekend. Maybe I can lose one to two more so I feel even better. We'll see! So that's what's going on in LL's world for the moment. Life is good! Hope all the same for you.
We've been SUPER busy with our house. It was built in the 80s and needs a few updates...so we just painted the living room a nice warm inviting neutral that was called "mushroom" but has some olive tones in it, we got the laminate laid over the last two weeks, thanks to hubby and my dad. Wow, what an improvement. The whole house is so much warmer and cozier..it just feels so soothing to walk in and not see scummy nasty carpet. And let me say, a lot of people feel that way about carpet, I know..but this WAS scummy nasty carpet and probably has been there since the house was built. (EWWW) I don't know what's worse, the scummy nasty carpet or pulling it up and seeing what's underneath. Yikes. I don't think that's healthy. Dirt, dust, everything imaginable and due to my anal retentiveness on vacuuming, I made sure it was ALL up before we laid the flooring..which looks beautiful..did I mention that?
Husband finally put up my curtain rod last night, adios ugly vertical blinds! (which he had purchased, sigh.), and so I got some really awesome curtains at IKEA that make the house even more warm and cozy. OMG. Do I love our house even more now. Unfortunately, I think that Lowe's is getting the majority of our paychecks these days, but hopefully the updates are going to take a pause for a moment. Between painting and laying floor, I'm plain exhausted and ready to have some semblance of order in the house. I can't live in chaos (aka disorganization)..so the remainder of this week is going to be making sure that everything is back in place and keeping the floors clean..which I can tell I'm going to be anal about those too. Awesome.
We enjoyed our three day weekend and we're about to enjoy another one.. :) I have my 10 year class reunion this weekend in Missouri. REALLY. 10 years. Man I feel old..especially when my husband graduated 2 years AFTER me. Makes me feel even more old. I'm really excited because it will be our first road trip as a couple (remember, our first vacation was our weddingmoon in Las Vegas!) and because he gets to meet some of my friends. My mother-in-law will be puppysitting her grandpuppies (another story on that some day) so we will be childless all weekend. :) We are spending the weekend with my best friend whom I've known since we were 15 and I can't wait to see her and finally meet her son. It will be exciting to go "home", see some friends I haven't seen in years but touch base with on Facebook, and show off my husband. One of the girls I graduated has made it big...as in L.A. celebrity, music contract, touring the world, on MTV, etc. Yes, you probably would recognize her name, but I don't want to give out that much details..but I found out she is coming so that will be interesting. My guess is she will show up in 6" Christian Louboutin heels, a super-tight, super-short Dolce and Gabbana dress, and full hair and makeup--L.A.-style. I'll let you know.. In any event, let's just say it will be nice to get away.
I've been doing last minute dieting, via Slim Fast, and I'm down 7lbs (the 7lbs I've gained since meeting my husband) so I feel a lot more confident going home this weekend. Maybe I can lose one to two more so I feel even better. We'll see! So that's what's going on in LL's world for the moment. Life is good! Hope all the same for you.
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