Saturday, January 26, 2008

Had a bad day again....

Morning all, or shall I say afternoon! It's the weekend so I slept late... my favorite thing (other than Justin of course). I absolutely HATE waking up early. I know sleep is different for everyone but it seems to be therapeutic for me. There's nothing a little sleep can't heal... well almost lol. So yep the weekends are my time to stay up all night and sleep all day! Yes, I'm backwards. I keep telling myself to find a night job again.. Note to self: Look for night job once you move to Texas! Anyway, I have to vent for a few and then I'm off to design some fun things! ;)

First, my non venting section of the post: Thank you all soooo much for all of the comments you've left me! I read EVERY single one of them on my comments and on the actual downloads. It really makes my day to read them so thank you for the taking the time to leave them for me! I'm glad you're all enjoying my freebies!!

Second, venting portion lol: Ok, ever feel like EVERYTHING is falling apart? Yesterday was one of those days for me!! Work was rather quiet for the first few hours so I should have known something was coming. Then of course a job that we did, that I did specifications for, was ALL wrong. The state sent back a 2 page letter of everything that has to be fixed... know what needed to be fixed? The Specifications!! A lot of it was nitpicking but we had one major problem that I don't know how we're going to fix, not really my fault at all, but a problem. I feel bad for Cyndi (who is taking my place at work) b/c if we don't get it figured out before I move then she's stuck with fixing it. :( Well that was bad news but not enough to ruin my day, right?! So of course Justin calls with a million things that have gone wrong with us moving to Texas. I don't even know if I can get into it all or I'll get all stressed out. He doesn't understand why I get so stressed b/c he said it doesn't solve anything, just stresses him out too b/c I'm stressed lol. He's very laid back for the most part and well I'm just NOT about that sort of stuff. I can be laid back about A LOT, but when it comes to packing up my whole life and moving it to another state, leaving half of it behind (my family, friends, JOB!), then I want a very thought out plan that will WORK!
Bad news: Justin tried getting a loan to get something off our credit from 2004 (old apt. complex) and he was denied. His best friend was going to go get one but can't get off work. Well that means we can't pay the bill off, we can't get an apt. in Texas. He thinks this is no reason to stress? Second, the job he had well... they ran a background check and misdemeanor came up for driving with a suspended license, so they can't hire him for 90 days?! WTF?! For one I didn't know that was a misdemeanor! I also had NO clue he had that on his record. He got a bunch of tickets a few years ago and they suspended it. We paid all the fees and got it taken care of. He's gotten 2 jobs since then w/ background checks, nothing came up. So why now?! So.. that job is out. The lady felt AWFUL b/c they really wanted him to work there and it was just a suspended license. So she told him to come back in 90 days and she could get him through no matter what. After those 2 things I was ready to just come home and sleep the rest of the day away. Well then he adds that b/c of the stuff on our credit, even if we pay it off, the apt. complex wants another 300 bucks for a deposit and I already paid them 150!! At that point I just wanted to cry and then sleep the day away lol.
So ready for the small good news? Here goes: We can't get a loan by ourself b/c we screwed up our credit in our early, non married days. A year or so ago my dad helped me get a small loan for school and it will be paid off in 2 months. So I called my dad and asked him if he'd help me get another one for school (in Texas). He said yes but not right now. So I told him I needed it by March 15 and I'm going to push for getting it next week. He's sick and told me to talk to him later when he feels better but he'd help me get it. Awesome, so now if I can talk him into doing it next week I have money to pay off the bill and the extra deposit, but what about school? Well Justin got his disability set back up in Texas and within 2 months we're getting back payments and such and we'll get about 10 grand! So then I'll have money to pay off the loan my dad helps me get, pay for school, and still pay off our other bills and we'll be debt free, other than my car. So that made me feel better.. now I just really have to talk my dad into going next week to get the loan lol.
Did I mention I miss Justin sooooooo bad? I'm so not used to this and I feel so bad for the women that have to be away from their husbands like this often for military or whatever reason. It's just miserable!! Like when I stress out, normally he hugs me/holds me and I just feel better, cheesy I know, but he just has that effect on me. Of course I talked to him on the phone when I was worried yesterday and he made me feel better but it's just not the same. 2 more weeks before I can be with him all the time again :(
Oh and I can't forget... I have SUPER good news!! I'm not sure of all of the details yet but Texas has a mandate to offer infertility treatments under insurance. Which from what I've read so far it's usually bigger companies (50 employees or more) and they have to offer it and it covers IVF (usually one cycle). Justin said he thought the mandate to "offer" also only applied to those that NEED it in order to have children. I also read they have a petition for mandate to COVER which would mean all health insurances would have to cover it. Anyway, the place Justin wants to work (go back in 90 days job) and the one he'll probably work for until then both have over 50 employees. So anyone live in Texas and know ALL the details on this? If I can get insurance that will cover it OMG that would make EVERYTHING worth it to move there!
So did you make it this far? lol if so good for you b/c I don't know that I would have!! Ok I took way too much time spilling my guts. I feel better though ;) I'll be back later with some more fun stuff!

7 comments:

  1. Oh Amanda, I'm sorry you're having such a rough weekend! That really really sucks about the job making him wait 90 days. I can TOTALLY relate to some of the stuff you wrote. My DH and I both really messed up our credit before we got married, and it's made everything SO much harder! And I also found out after we were married that my DH had a misdemeanor and that actually prevented us for getting an apartment when we were first married! HE didn't even realize that what he had done was a misdemeanor. Don't they tell people these things? lol Anyway, all that to say I can sympathize and I hope you get your loan and that everything goes smoothly for you both from here on out. Best of luck and big hugs!

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  2. Whew! I'll keep you in my prayers!

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  3. Well the best thing to do in times like this when life comes at ya hard is to take one thing at a time. I think all of this will work itself out and you are very fortunate to have such a loving relationship to help pull you through it all. Hopefully the time until you are together again will go fast. Look forward to then...and for now, treat yourself to something relaxing like a bubblebath :) spoil yourself a little You are worth it.

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  4. Hope everything will turn out great for you guys!!

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  5. hang in there baby girl!! you're a tough one and I know that it will all fall into place when you need it too! email me if you need a "cyberspace" shoulder to cry on!!!

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  6. Big Hugs girl! We are here for ya! oh and just thought I'd throw in that I absolutly LOVE your Blog Header!!!

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  7. So sorry to hear all the woes about the move to Texas. We've been in Houston a year now and I have to say I love it - I really hope the move goes smoothly and you'll be back to designing soon.

    I finally got my page done with your Strawberry Cake freebie - thought you'd like to see.

    http://myscrappinevolution.blogspot.com/2008/02/berrylicious.html

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