Things to Look Forward To

I'm at a huge transition point in my life. I have a new job, my first real job, I'm not going back to school in the fall for the first time in nearly twenty years, and I'm adjusting to living at home for a while, rather than just staying for a few months. With that being said, I do have a few things to look forward to.

My job is just starting so I'm in that in-between phase where I don't know enough to really do anything and they have to figure out what to do with me. I'm looking forward to settling in and actually getting to do my job. The stuff is fun and interesting and right up my ally. I get to play around with computers all day and I can't tell you how much I love that. It's in my blood, what can I say?

I've been with my boyfriend for five years now, so we're celebrating in style. I'm really excited and I can't wait! It's our anniversary! Side note: I hate that term for when we started dating because I can never tell what date it's supposed to refer to. Is it when we had our first date? (That's what I'm referring to) Is it when we became official? When was that exactly? I only use that word for lack of a better term. But I still don't like it. I only see anniversaries for people who are married. That makes sense. But we need something to explain how long we've been together. Anyway, after that day, I have my birthday (mixed feelings) but more importantly, my boyfriend's birthday (which I love). So I can't wait for that either. Then we have Christmas, so there's a lot of stuff coming up and it'll be here before you know it!

I'm also excited because SinginInTheRain in coming up to visit me sometime this fall. I was freaked out that it wouldn't happen any time soon because his days off are in the middle of the week and I work during the week. Before, I had a random day off because I only had an internship and my classes were at night so it was no big deal. Loosing that day has made us need to rework some things like our weekly phone call. I figured I'd have to take a day off to see him and I wasn't thrilled because I don't have a lot of vacation time and can't really take any for a while as it's a new job. However, SinginInTheRain came through and suggested that we meet up for lunch near where I work. He'll drive the hour (which is probably better for him) and we can go somewhere (there are a million places to eat lunch around where I work) for a full hour. So that's pretty cool. I'm excited that seeing him almost feels normal. I'm hoping that if things continue to go well that maybe I can take a day off in the Spring and he can come to my hometown and see where I grew up. We'll see.

I've made up my mind to go to the protest next year. I've never been to Chicago and I really want to go. Plus it's cheaper for airfare for me. So I'm going. I've made up my mind. I don't care how many days I have to take off or how much it costs. It's a done deal.

I keep reminding myself about all of these wonderful things, especially when I get yelled at the minute I walk through the door for something I didn't do, or when dealing with a stressful situation at home. I'm so thankful I have a job now and can escape for nine hours (ten if you count the commute) and get away from my house for a bit. I love my family, but its getting old.