BIG NEWS AND LOTS OF IT!!
So I have lots of BIG NEWS so bear with me on the length of this post:
1) DONE WITH LAW SCHOOL!!!
Last week I finished my last class. The only thing I have left to do take my finals. I only have three this semester: Securities Regulations on May 3rd, Venture Capital Law on the 8th, and Corporate Finance on the 12th! Then I'll be DONE!!! Right now I'm just trying to make myself study. I have really bad senioritis. Graduation is on the 18th. But, due to limited tickets, I only have enough to invite immediate family (Wife, parents, & in-laws). So, I think Lara is trying to put together a little sworee to celebrate my completion of three years of hell. keep your ears to the ground, folks.
2) GOT A JOB!!!
So come late August, or Early Sept, it looks as though I'll be an associate at White & Lee (www.whiteandlee.com). I'm really excited because I'll be practicing EXACTLY what I want to do. The salary is equivalent to large law firms (Somewhere in the $140k-$160k range) but because they don't normally take first year associates and there is a learning curve, I'll be taking home 50% of my salary for the first 4-6 months. I'm not complaining though, 50% of that much is still a lot.
Another perk is that Lara and I will be moving to a more reasonable location relative to all of our friends and family. So those of you who have been griping, "why should we come to visit you all the way in Walnut Creek! Its an hour drive!" Will no longer have an excuse.
3) LARA AND I ARE MOVING TO SARATOGA IN MAY!!
So with the new job comes a new appartment. And because I'm going to start as soon as Lara and I get back form my bar trip, we want to move BEFORE I take the bar. The commute to RC from WC can take up to 2 hours in traffic each way. Unfortunately due to our lease terms we either have to break our lease (i.e. pay 1 months extra rent) or move to another Archstone Apartment complex. We initially decided that the latter is really our only option.
On Saturday Lara and I drove up and down the peninsula looking at the Archstone complexes. We finally found one that we liked in San Mateo. The only problem is that the rent is almost one grand more than what we're paying now. While this wouldn't be a problem once I start my job, we're a little to cash poor to afford that kind of rent over the summer.
We brainstormed about our options, then it hit us: why don't we just break our lease and live at my parents house for the summer. We'd ultimately save two to three grand and because I can (more easily) commute from 'toga to redwood city, we can stay there until we find the perfect place to live AND we don't have to be limited to Archstone (so we don't have to pay crazy-stupid rent unless we want to). So Lara and I will be moving back to Saratoga in mid May.
Which brings me to where I need your help! DOES ANYBODY WANT TO HELP ME THE MORNING OF MAY 17TH TO PACK OUR STUFF INTO A SHIPPING CRATE? We're going to be packing our stuff into temporary storage until we move into a place on our own. We're using the Door to Door storage units, so we can pack all of our stuff into a crate before we move and the storage company will drop it off at our new place after we move. Everything will be in boxes, we just need help loading everything onto the storage crate. If you helped me out the last time, you know that 4 guys can do it in about an hour. If you want to help, give me a call. Traditional offerings will be provided.
1) DONE WITH LAW SCHOOL!!!
Last week I finished my last class. The only thing I have left to do take my finals. I only have three this semester: Securities Regulations on May 3rd, Venture Capital Law on the 8th, and Corporate Finance on the 12th! Then I'll be DONE!!! Right now I'm just trying to make myself study. I have really bad senioritis. Graduation is on the 18th. But, due to limited tickets, I only have enough to invite immediate family (Wife, parents, & in-laws). So, I think Lara is trying to put together a little sworee to celebrate my completion of three years of hell. keep your ears to the ground, folks.
2) GOT A JOB!!!
So come late August, or Early Sept, it looks as though I'll be an associate at White & Lee (www.whiteandlee.com). I'm really excited because I'll be practicing EXACTLY what I want to do. The salary is equivalent to large law firms (Somewhere in the $140k-$160k range) but because they don't normally take first year associates and there is a learning curve, I'll be taking home 50% of my salary for the first 4-6 months. I'm not complaining though, 50% of that much is still a lot.
Another perk is that Lara and I will be moving to a more reasonable location relative to all of our friends and family. So those of you who have been griping, "why should we come to visit you all the way in Walnut Creek! Its an hour drive!" Will no longer have an excuse.
3) LARA AND I ARE MOVING TO SARATOGA IN MAY!!
So with the new job comes a new appartment. And because I'm going to start as soon as Lara and I get back form my bar trip, we want to move BEFORE I take the bar. The commute to RC from WC can take up to 2 hours in traffic each way. Unfortunately due to our lease terms we either have to break our lease (i.e. pay 1 months extra rent) or move to another Archstone Apartment complex. We initially decided that the latter is really our only option.
On Saturday Lara and I drove up and down the peninsula looking at the Archstone complexes. We finally found one that we liked in San Mateo. The only problem is that the rent is almost one grand more than what we're paying now. While this wouldn't be a problem once I start my job, we're a little to cash poor to afford that kind of rent over the summer.
We brainstormed about our options, then it hit us: why don't we just break our lease and live at my parents house for the summer. We'd ultimately save two to three grand and because I can (more easily) commute from 'toga to redwood city, we can stay there until we find the perfect place to live AND we don't have to be limited to Archstone (so we don't have to pay crazy-stupid rent unless we want to). So Lara and I will be moving back to Saratoga in mid May.
Which brings me to where I need your help! DOES ANYBODY WANT TO HELP ME THE MORNING OF MAY 17TH TO PACK OUR STUFF INTO A SHIPPING CRATE? We're going to be packing our stuff into temporary storage until we move into a place on our own. We're using the Door to Door storage units, so we can pack all of our stuff into a crate before we move and the storage company will drop it off at our new place after we move. Everything will be in boxes, we just need help loading everything onto the storage crate. If you helped me out the last time, you know that 4 guys can do it in about an hour. If you want to help, give me a call. Traditional offerings will be provided.