I hadn't realized that I'd been away that long! A lot has been going on during the last few months. Well, since the beginning of the year really; 2009 is a big one around here.
Ben and I are in the process of buying our first home about 20 minutes from the beautiful Santa Cruz we're in now. We're sad to have to move but the housing market in this city (and this area, really) is just outrageous. On the flip side of that we are VERY excited at the thought of owning our own home. It's nothing big or amazing or even close to our 'dream home' but it's what we can do right now in this area so we'll take it! Once the economy turns around we plan on selling and buying something closer to family down south. Anyway, we close in a little over 2 weeks and the list of things that need to be done before Escrow is dwindling down!
Ben's medical problems finally seem to be on the mend as well. After numerous doctors poking and prodding him for the last 8 months I believe that the end of it all is in sight. Last week he started acupuncture and already, after one session, he notices a difference in the level of pain. =) While this makes me SO happy I'm a little bummed at the thought of him going back on the streets at night. Seems that there are always 2 feelings to one situation these days...
My youngest brother graduated from High School last week. That was a bittersweet time. I am so extremely proud of him and all the hard work he's put into everything he's done thus far. I mean, we're talking scholar athlete (amazing quarterback), member of the National Honors Society, 4.0 in practically all honors classes, and in the midst of it all (and most importantly) he is a fine young man. He goes off to a 4 year in September and I know he's pretty stoked about that. I keep thinking how weird it's going to be when Ben and I go to visit mom and dad's and he's not there.
I'm sort of looking for a job. I've come so close to being hired a few times and for one reason or another it hasn't happened. It's really frustrating and I'm to the point now where I'm just done. I'm done looking. I probably shouldn't be but I am so sick of it! I'm hoping that Ben and I will start trying for a baby by the end of the year anyway and we've both agreed that I'll be a stay at home mom, so we'll see what happens.
There's more but I'll leave it at this for now. I'm not feeling very well today so I'm going to go plop on the couch for a while once I finish my smoothie. . .
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It can be so discouraging, looking for work. Try not to let it convince you that you're anything less than super special. If you ever decide to jump back into the job market, there is an employer out there who may not know it, but would be totally blessed and better staffed if you were apart of his/her team.
ReplyDeleteI'm super happy for you in your house shopping. You'll have to show us pictures!