A Life Update!

I realize that I’ve been a bad blogger.  I’ve been busy, stressed, exhausted, and lacking motivation.  But, I’ve had some requests for an update on my life (so sweet of you all to care!). 

I started the new job on June 4^th, and honestly, this job rocks.  The people I work with are fantastic.  I am appreciated.  I am not bored.  I have a lot of fun.  Unfortunately, I have about a 45-50 minute commute every day.  But, that’s something I am used to by now. 

I worked part time at Kohl’s for a short while (we need the extra money for Philip’s flight school).  It was just awful.  I was working too many hours and it was boring and unrewarding.  Not to mention that the managers didn’t care about the employees.  AND, it was an hour commute from my house.  I will never again work retail. 

I am now working part time waiting tables at a restaurant about 10 minutes away from my house.  It’s pretty much going to be just weekends, but it’s still exhausting (especially since I work 8-11 hour shifts).  Labor Day was my last day off, and I’m not sure when my next day off will be (I’m scheduled for the following 2 weekends). 

But the restaurant is crazy busy and the time flies by.  And I have the opportunity to make a ton of money (mostly because of the crazy busy-ness). 

Philip is switching jobs next week.  He hated the job he’s been at, for lots of good reasons.  Hopefully the next one will be better.  It’s better hours and better pay once he passes his CDL test.  AND, he will no longer be putting thousands of miles on the CR-V.  He’ll just have a ~10 minute commute every day and won’t be driving the CR-V as a part of his job.  So, I get the CR-V back and we will be spending far less money on gas every week!

Philip got approved on Friday for a flight school financing program which covers half the cost of the school.  Unfortunately, that meant having to come up with the other half ($25,000) up front.  We had over half of that right away.  And we’re having to beg and borrow the other part.  Thank goodness we have amazing friends and family. 

So, Philip will be starting actually flying next month!  It’s very exciting.  It’s been a long process to get things hammered out, but I’m glad we waited.  Now we won’t have to worry about how to come up with the other half of the money a few months from now! 

I still have chickens and they are amazing and I love them.  The dogs are doing really well.  They, too, are amazing and I love them.  The chickens are beginning to lay eggs now and it’s really exciting.  We had a bunch of double yolk eggs and even one TRIPLE yolk egg!  My mom and I probably got WAY too excited over that.  Ha!

I started reading the Song of Ice and Fire series and I’m really enjoying it.  I’m over half-way through A Clash of Kings.  And, just in case you were wondering, Daenerys Targaryen is my favorite character. 

We saw Dark Knight Rises at the midnight showing.  It was good, but nowhere near as good as Dark Knight.  And, the more I think about it, the less I like it.  But, still worth seeing. 

I don’t remember if I said anything about this, but I also saw Cabin in the Woods and I loved it.  Philip wasn’t nearly as impressed, but he’s just silly.

The new Ice Age movie is fantastic.  Definitely see it.  The Campaign is hilarious.  Brave is decent.  The new Spiderman is mediocre.  The Watch is okay.  The Expendables is amazing (and my boyfriend still looks fantastic!). 

My birthday came and went.  I’m now in my late twenties (27 years young!). 

I read the 50 Shades books and wasn’t impressed at all. 

Philip and I went to Cleveland last month and I got to go to my first Yankees game.  It was a lot of fun.  Unfortunately, we lost.

I think that’s about it right now.  That’s my last 3.5 months in a nutshell.  I will try to update more often, but honestly, I’m pretty much tired all the time and lack the motivation to blog.  But, I will try.  Adios until next time!