And the Door opens!

There has been so much happen in the world of marraige-dom, that I don't know where to start. Perhaps the happiest place is to say that J FINALLY got tapped to go into management training. This is so amazing, for obvious and not obvious reasons.

1. Honeymoon. We couldn't afford one. And sadly, (if you don't tell our moms) the money we recieved as wedding gifts went not to a honeymoon fund, but to pay our bills on Sept 1. As you know, there's no paycheck for grad students in September. And J took 3 weeks off for wedding stuff, so the gifts allowed us to enjoy getting married, driving home slowly (we made the 15 hour trip last 4 days), and paid for rent. This economy is horrible as you know, and its worse for people waiting tables. J seriously would get $1.00 on a $30 ticket. Consistently. He's the best at the restaurant, so that's embarrassing-- he even said someone tried to justify it to him once, apoligizing when the man handed over the tab. Dude, if you can't afford to go out to eat, don't go. DON"T STIFF THE WAITER.

But the good news is that now we can save money for a honeymoon!

2. All the hardness of the last two years-- J's bad back, and the horrible failure that is the R------ Steakhouse downtown-- are done?

3. I'll stop making more money than J. I mean, with the student loans i took last year, I made twice as much as he did. Maybe now we can pay down credit debt.

4. J is happy. He got what he deserved. He's energized to do amazing things, like build french doors for the closets, and work out, and save money.

I'm still working on my proposal, as I recieved notes back from ONE of four people. cie la vie. It better be done and approved by next week.