Life Happens
#1
03-02-2012, 06:15 PM
Life Happens
It seams like the past month i've been out of the loop and it's all because life's taken some unexpected turns. I just want to update everyone on what's going on the past 6 months and get updates as far as what's been going on since the new year.
As most of you know, Jessica and i got married the last week of September just this last year, what you don't know is... -we found out shortly after our honeymoon that we're pregnant! I honestly don't consider it an "accident" (if that's what you're thinking, because we were both planning on starting our family soon anyways (within a year or 2), but it definitely wasn't on purpose. ANYWAYS, shortly after finding this out, I came to the realization that even though i've got a business degree and a job using that degree, I wasn't making nearly enough $$$ to support a growing family, especially given the fact that there were NO benefits with the job . . . health insurance and retirement being the biggest 2. It was to the point where I was going to be getting rid of the monte, just to have more cash to put towards our student loans....needless to say, I was getting SERIOUSLY depressed whenever I even thought about not having the monte, but when it comes down to it, family's more important than a car.
Given the situation, it was time for some major changes, and fast. Jess had just finished school, and since she'd be looking for a job i figure now's as good a time as any to get some things in order. We decided to quit our jobs (or at least go on a "if you need help you can call, but this isn't my full time job anymore" kind of thing) and move back to my hometown. Not a huge deal as it's only 3/4 an hour away. We're back by alot of our friends and family now which means we're gonna have quite a few babysitters when we need them
. We found a house about a mile from my parents, which sounds kind of close, however my dad farms and i'm slowly but surely going to be taking that over--SO-- If he ever needs help with something, it's just a 4 wheeler ride away.
I found a new job around the first of the year and started it on the 23rd of Jan. It pays around $5 more an hour than i was making as a store manager (HUGE improvement), with all sorts of benefits from free coffee to kick a** insurance
, the only bad thing is that it's 12 hour shifts and switches from days to night every 2 weeks. While this sounds like it kind of sucks, I worked 11 hours a day regularly at the store, so it's really not much different except for working nights thing. So far i can honestly say that my new job is AWESOME. I don't want to jinx it since i've only been there a month, but the work is easy, the people i work with are just like my friends, easy going and funny as hell being the 2 main things
About a month ago, we found out that we're having a boy, Jess is doing very well (except for the crankiness) thus far
Now for the main reason i started this thread...I've been kind of hit and miss on MCF and feel like i've missed a LOT. I've caught up on a few things like Jerry's new wheels, Cort's on-going recovery, Mike's (03jgmonte) recent employment change. . . . but i know i've missed some stuff. If it was important and happened in the past 2 months, post it on this thread or post a link to the original thread and i'll definitely check it out.
Jerry, you're rims look great, however i think the remodeled rear end takes the cake
Cort, Good luck with you're job future. . . .it may not seem like it, but good things are yet to come
Zach, Congrats on the STB's. I know you'd been looking for quite some time and I'm crazy envious
As most of you know, Jessica and i got married the last week of September just this last year, what you don't know is... -we found out shortly after our honeymoon that we're pregnant! I honestly don't consider it an "accident" (if that's what you're thinking, because we were both planning on starting our family soon anyways (within a year or 2), but it definitely wasn't on purpose. ANYWAYS, shortly after finding this out, I came to the realization that even though i've got a business degree and a job using that degree, I wasn't making nearly enough $$$ to support a growing family, especially given the fact that there were NO benefits with the job . . . health insurance and retirement being the biggest 2. It was to the point where I was going to be getting rid of the monte, just to have more cash to put towards our student loans....needless to say, I was getting SERIOUSLY depressed whenever I even thought about not having the monte, but when it comes down to it, family's more important than a car.
Given the situation, it was time for some major changes, and fast. Jess had just finished school, and since she'd be looking for a job i figure now's as good a time as any to get some things in order. We decided to quit our jobs (or at least go on a "if you need help you can call, but this isn't my full time job anymore" kind of thing) and move back to my hometown. Not a huge deal as it's only 3/4 an hour away. We're back by alot of our friends and family now which means we're gonna have quite a few babysitters when we need them
. We found a house about a mile from my parents, which sounds kind of close, however my dad farms and i'm slowly but surely going to be taking that over--SO-- If he ever needs help with something, it's just a 4 wheeler ride away.I found a new job around the first of the year and started it on the 23rd of Jan. It pays around $5 more an hour than i was making as a store manager (HUGE improvement), with all sorts of benefits from free coffee to kick a** insurance
, the only bad thing is that it's 12 hour shifts and switches from days to night every 2 weeks. While this sounds like it kind of sucks, I worked 11 hours a day regularly at the store, so it's really not much different except for working nights thing. So far i can honestly say that my new job is AWESOME. I don't want to jinx it since i've only been there a month, but the work is easy, the people i work with are just like my friends, easy going and funny as hell being the 2 main thingsAbout a month ago, we found out that we're having a boy, Jess is doing very well (except for the crankiness) thus far
Now for the main reason i started this thread...I've been kind of hit and miss on MCF and feel like i've missed a LOT. I've caught up on a few things like Jerry's new wheels, Cort's on-going recovery, Mike's (03jgmonte) recent employment change. . . . but i know i've missed some stuff. If it was important and happened in the past 2 months, post it on this thread or post a link to the original thread and i'll definitely check it out.
Jerry, you're rims look great, however i think the remodeled rear end takes the cake
Cort, Good luck with you're job future. . . .it may not seem like it, but good things are yet to come
Zach, Congrats on the STB's. I know you'd been looking for quite some time and I'm crazy envious
#9
03-02-2012, 08:38 PM
Congrats on the baby boy! Sounds like you two are making decisions to improve your quality of living so there is nothing wrong with that!
