Up and then down again...

   Hello Friends. Sorry it's been a little longer than normal between posts. Things got really crazier (believe it or not). I posted last time that we found the apartment that we wanted to move into and were making preparations for that. That's still true. We verified that the apartment was looking good, then we signed a lease. That was awesome for us and we were very very excited! But that excitement didn't last very long because the day after we signed our lease (of course) Glen was let go from Vandergriff Toyota. This was really disappointing because Glen was working really hard and trying really hard. The overall reasoning behind it they said was "lack of production." Which isn't really true; he brought lots of people in and several wanted to talk numbers, but he'd go to ask the managers to talk numbers with them and they'd say "we won't talk numbers until they're committed to buy." But like any shopper knows, you don't commit to buying something without knowing the price. Then when Glen would start to get to a negotiating point and he'd ask for help from his manager, he'd tell Glen to "...be vague. I don't want them to pin me down to anything." Glen didn't like this at all because he was trying to be honest and sell a car without shanghaiing the customer. He felt (and I agree) that that was just about the same thing as lying, and taking advantage of the customer. He did sell a car within his first month, but they expected him to sell 4-6 within his first month without really any training. So, while I am not really excited about being on one income, I am proud that he was let go for having too much integrity.

   Thus it goes without saying that while we were excited to move into our new apartment, the timing was not ideal. So Glen is back on the job hunt; we're hoping he'll have one soon because he's working with a staffing agency called Burnett's Staffing and they've sent his information to a few different places. We hope to hear from them soon. Shortly after Glen lost his job, on his way to a meeting with Burnett's, he had a little incident. I was at home and had just woken up and was eating breakfast (after he had left for his meeting) and Glen came busting through the door with one of my shirts wrapped around his hand and very upset. I ask him what had happened and moved the shirt to see a cut in his hand that looked quite deep and had bled a lot. He was in the car and was fighting to get the back of his cell phone off and was using a knife to open it, and it slipped and got his palm. He panicked when it started to heavily bleed and grabbed one of the spare shirts that I kept in the car, wrapped it around his hand and turned around for home. I took him to a CareNow facility, but first he made me call Burnett's to say he couldn't make it, where they stitched it up for him and sent us on our way. So that put the job finding thing back a little because he had to reschedule a meeting with Burnett's. So we are hoping to hear from them soon, and in the mean time we are looking at some other avenues.

   Things are going well with my job at Nordstrom Rack, I enjoyed working in shoes but there are a lot of changes being made in the department. Our manager just moved up to be a manager in one of the full line stores, and we are losing a lot of associates. So the shoe team is hurting, I feel bad for the friends that I have made in that department; but not too bad because I am one of the ones leaving the department. I am moving to the customer service department. This will be a big blessing because I enjoy working up at customer service more, it pays more hourly, and I get a sort of commission off of every new Nordstrom Rewards account that is opened. I am hoping that this will be more enjoyable and that it will help our finances a little more. I am nervous to go up to customer service because I have never worked in a situation where there is a focus on opening up those new accounts, but in the last month or so I have opened about 8 or so just from being on the sales floor, so I think I will be okay. But I am excited too! 

   Something more exciting (for me anyways) is that in about 2 weeks I will finally be done with the treatments for my endometriosis. For those who haven't been following us from the start I will do a quick recap. I had to have surgery on the first of february because they suspected endometriosis was the cause of a lot of problems I had been having for quite some time, and really the only way to be sure that that's what it really is is through surgery. They did find some smaller spots, and some larger ones and they took care of it. But after the surgery I had to go on a round of medication that lasted six months total. It was two injections, that lasted 3 months a piece. This medication has caused quite a bit of discomfort including, but not limited to hot flashes; and hot flashes during a Texas summer is super not fun. So in two weeks or so my final injection will have worn off (or mostly anyways) and we will begin the next phase of precautions to prevent it for coming back soon. We know it will come back, but we are trying to do everything we can to hold that off as long as possible. I am excited for the hot flashes and stuff to stop, and Glen is excited for the mood swings to stop. It's win win. :) So there are a lot of big and exciting things coming our way.

   In about three weeks or so Glen and I will have been married for a year. I cannot believe it has been that long already, it still feels like yesterday. This year has been....interesting, to say the least. But we've agreed that it's been worth it. Thanks to all the wonderful friends and family who have supported us and stayed along side us through this year. Your help has not gone unnoticed and we are very appreciative.
   After that, fall semester of school starts up again and the super nerd inside of me is very excited. Especially, for my education classes. I guess that's a good sign though, considering I want to be a teacher. This semester (if all goes as planned) will be Glen's last semester, and he will graduate in December. He is very excited to be done with school and have his degree. It has definitely been a long time coming.

   Coming up this next week is my Dad's birthday. Happy birthday Daddy. Love you tons and I am so glad you were borned. ;). 

   So that's us for right now. Things are changing fast and there will be a lot coming our way this next little bit-so stay tuned!

“Use what talents you possess, the woods will be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” 

-Henry van Dyke