i love Nicholas very much.
So it turns out my department did exactly what i thought. i didn't get the buyer position, but they did promote me to a clerk 4. that's an extra $200 a month in my pocket. hooray! it really kind of sucks because the ONLY reason i didn't get the buyer position was (suprise, suprise) because i don't have my degree yet. On one side i feel it's unfair because i was the best candidate for that position, but on the other side i understand from a business stand point why HR didn't want me there. whatever. it is what it is. At least they gave me a promotion. if they didn't give me anything after this whole process i probably would have been a lot more mad about it.
Nick and i have been talking for the last few months about my need to be closer to work. My 30 minute commute to and from livingston everyday, most days in traffic, is really bothering me. It makes me cranky. God forbid if something happens to Nick or Murphy i can't easily come home and help fix it. We really want to move to turlock but it has been tough convincing Nick to leave Modesto. His whole family is here, and since his dad is continually getting worse and worse health wise it hasn't been an issue i've wanted to push.
Well for the past few months i've also been looking at the possibility of owning and since homes have come down to my range I've finally talked Nick into moving to Atwater (10 minutes to work) and owning our first home together. We are both ready to take the next step in our life together and i couldn't be happier. I never thought of renting as throwing money away, because this is the place i live, my home. But when i can own a 3/2 house in atwater cheaper than what i pay for 1 bed/1 bath in downtown modesto i think it's a good idea to seriously start looking. So i got preapproved this last monday and now i'm just looking for a realtor so i can start looking at houses. I'm not in any rush, but i would like to find something before july. we'll see! only time will tell.
Nick and i have been talking for the last few months about my need to be closer to work. My 30 minute commute to and from livingston everyday, most days in traffic, is really bothering me. It makes me cranky. God forbid if something happens to Nick or Murphy i can't easily come home and help fix it. We really want to move to turlock but it has been tough convincing Nick to leave Modesto. His whole family is here, and since his dad is continually getting worse and worse health wise it hasn't been an issue i've wanted to push.
Well for the past few months i've also been looking at the possibility of owning and since homes have come down to my range I've finally talked Nick into moving to Atwater (10 minutes to work) and owning our first home together. We are both ready to take the next step in our life together and i couldn't be happier. I never thought of renting as throwing money away, because this is the place i live, my home. But when i can own a 3/2 house in atwater cheaper than what i pay for 1 bed/1 bath in downtown modesto i think it's a good idea to seriously start looking. So i got preapproved this last monday and now i'm just looking for a realtor so i can start looking at houses. I'm not in any rush, but i would like to find something before july. we'll see! only time will tell.