It is now 2 am and guess what? I'm wide awake. First it started with Philip being an incredibly annoying snorer then it just turned into insomnia. Either way I figured I could squeeze in a blog with a few updates on our life. I know when my 5:30 alarm goes off I will totally be hating myself, but that's okay.
Philip and I have actually had some really exciting stuff going on lately. It's so weird to think about what used to be exciting and what is exciting now that we're married.
I'll start with school. Philip and I have been working really hard with school this semester and last. Yes we both should've been done by now and no neither of us are, but we are making HUGE progress. We're both right on track to graduate with our Associate's Degrees this semester. I met with my counselor last week and Philip is meeting with his this week. We haven't really decided if we are going to walk or anything, but I am really proud of us. No one in my family has any kind of college degree so I'm pretty excited even if it's 4 years after I should've had it. I'm really proud of Philip for getting back in school. I've always known Philip was really smart, but sometimes he still surprises me. We work well together and help each other out with our classes. We have both decided to major in Accounting. We both have about 2-3 years left depending on how many classes we take each semester, but I know it will be worth it in the end.
Now I have to brag about myself a little. I got another promotion at work! I am so excited. I've really worked hard at my job and it feels good to be rewarded with a promotion. My new team seems really nice and friendly. I can't wait to start. I have one more week at my current job. It's always bitter-sweet leaving a job. I will miss seeing all my friends at work (I'll be moving to a different building), but I can't wait to make new friends and for all the other opportunities that will be there for me. The drive will be a much shorter drive so I'll be making more money and saving more. Sounds like a win/win right?
I really have to give major props to my husband! I married such a great guy. Philip has been by my side through everything. He has helped me so much with school and pushes me to want more out of my career at IRS. He really has been my rock and I wouldn't have been able to make it through this last year with out him. Plus he even cooks, cleans, and does laundry sometimes? Man am I lucky!
Last week we FINALLY got insulation in our house. I seriously can't believe we went a 1 1/2 without it. We were crazy. We got a killer deal through my brother's friend. It is so weird to not hear our heater every 5 min. Like I said what's exciting now is completely different than what it would've been 7 years ago when we first started dating. We've been making updates to our house here and there and it's been pretty exciting. Now that we're getting old debt paid off I can't wait to spruce the place up even more. It's funny because I will walk into a room and want to make something to decorate it. I love our house. I love that we have room to grow in it and that we have all the things that we "wanted" in a house. We really lucked out when we bought our house. Yes it still needs some odds and ends, but it's one investment we'll never regret making.
Our animals still keep us pretty busy when we're not at work or school. It's kind of funny because when we have people over now we joke about being an animal shelter. It's okay though because the guy who put insulation in our house has way more pets than us so I think we're doing okay. Tootsie, Bentley, and Trouble still aren't loving Kimber. It's really kind of sad. Kimber really is a good puppy though (minus a couple cords and pairs of shoes chewed up) she's actually been easy when it comes to other training. She's completely potty trained, knows how to sit and lay (when she's not super hyper), knows how to fetch, and finally is warming up to car rides. Now if I could just get the other 3 to love her like we do it'd be a big happy family.
Well I had all these things in my head that I was going to blog about, but that's all I remember for now. Until next time...
