Life Update
Probably the biggest stress of this month so far has been the whole car issue. Every week we go back on forth about whether or not to get a car now or wait. Last week, we decided to wait and fix my car so that it could pass the SMOG test in CA. Well, we found out that it would cost quite a bit to do that. Just as much as we thought the car was even worth. So after hemming and hawing and quite a bit of debate, we bought a car!
We bought a 2003 Acura MDX
Okay, obviously that is not me and that's a stock photo, but the car is that color. We love it but we're still in the shock of actually buying a car and going over in our heads over and over. We're that type of people and we wish we weren't. We wish we would just make a decision without researching or analyzing it to death. But we love it and I think it will just take some time to get used to it. It has all the bells and whistles including navigation and a rear back-up camera. Not things we really need on a daily basis but still fun things to have.
Work
The store seems to be finally growing in right direction and we've made great strides in the last month. Of course with growth comes more work. I really don't think there will ever be a down time in this business. It's definitely been a learning experience that's for sure. It's been incredibly stressful as I realize the full responsibilities of my job, but on the flip side, it's been very rewarding to see all the hard work pay off.
Life In General
Life in general has been really good. Despite the stress of the car and work, I really have nothing to complain about. I have a lot of stress in my job but I also know that I'm lucky that I can even try my hand at a career that I had no experience in and that I've always wanted to try. We're just over 2 months shy of our first year of marriage and it's been just amazing. Wilson always tells people that married life is so much better than he ever thought it would be. Hearing that makes me smile because I know what sort of inner obstacles he had to overcome to even consider marriage. His parents are divorced and almost every one of his friends' parents are divorced so it's completely understandable that he have a somewhat jaded view and opinion of marriage.
I would say that the only thing that I'm not too thrilled with right now is the fact that I weight a lot more now than I did when we got married. Last week I made a vow to get back to what I weighed on the day I said "I do." It's a lot of work but I think I can do it. We've started to hit the gym more and (most importantly) I'm trying to get my portions under control. I love to eat and find myself eating past the point of being content and stuffing my face until I physically can't eat anymore. I've started bringing my lunch to work which has helped a lot. I used to go home for lunch because I only lived 10-15 min. away but I found that with all this food available to me, I would just eat and eat and snack. I'm hoping this small lifestyle change will help a lot.
We bought a 2003 Acura MDX
Okay, obviously that is not me and that's a stock photo, but the car is that color. We love it but we're still in the shock of actually buying a car and going over in our heads over and over. We're that type of people and we wish we weren't. We wish we would just make a decision without researching or analyzing it to death. But we love it and I think it will just take some time to get used to it. It has all the bells and whistles including navigation and a rear back-up camera. Not things we really need on a daily basis but still fun things to have.
Work
The store seems to be finally growing in right direction and we've made great strides in the last month. Of course with growth comes more work. I really don't think there will ever be a down time in this business. It's definitely been a learning experience that's for sure. It's been incredibly stressful as I realize the full responsibilities of my job, but on the flip side, it's been very rewarding to see all the hard work pay off.
Life In General
Life in general has been really good. Despite the stress of the car and work, I really have nothing to complain about. I have a lot of stress in my job but I also know that I'm lucky that I can even try my hand at a career that I had no experience in and that I've always wanted to try. We're just over 2 months shy of our first year of marriage and it's been just amazing. Wilson always tells people that married life is so much better than he ever thought it would be. Hearing that makes me smile because I know what sort of inner obstacles he had to overcome to even consider marriage. His parents are divorced and almost every one of his friends' parents are divorced so it's completely understandable that he have a somewhat jaded view and opinion of marriage.
I would say that the only thing that I'm not too thrilled with right now is the fact that I weight a lot more now than I did when we got married. Last week I made a vow to get back to what I weighed on the day I said "I do." It's a lot of work but I think I can do it. We've started to hit the gym more and (most importantly) I'm trying to get my portions under control. I love to eat and find myself eating past the point of being content and stuffing my face until I physically can't eat anymore. I've started bringing my lunch to work which has helped a lot. I used to go home for lunch because I only lived 10-15 min. away but I found that with all this food available to me, I would just eat and eat and snack. I'm hoping this small lifestyle change will help a lot.