Today was a pretty good day. Well, it didn't start off that way. I was more than a little crabby after yesterday's events with Christian. Of course, like usual when I'm upset, I shut down and go into silent mode, and never speak my mind. I need to work on that so bad! He actually sent me a message and confronted the issue, which I was pretty impressed with. We talked a little, I brought up some issues I've been having, some thinking I've been doing - and insisted we have a good conversation about everything. He was totally on board, and seemed to be eager to work on things and figure everything out. It was a relief to hear him being so involved.
A little later in the day, he sent me a message letting me know he just found out he got the job he interviewed for a few weeks ago! I'm so excited for him. He works so hard, and I'm so happy he is finally being rewarded for it. This new job will be a promotion for him, and should come with a decent raise. He'll probably have to work an extra hour ever day though - which means I'll be picking up the girls and my evening schedule is going to be uprooted. They are supposed to be meeting on Monday to hash out all of the details, so we'll see. Right now, he's supposed to work 8:00-4:30....but he usually goes in closer to 7:00. With this new job, he thinks he'll be working until at least 5:00, probably 5:30. Initially they talked about doing this position salaried, which I was not on board with. We depend on his overtime for a little extra cash - and if he knows for a fact he'll be working 1-2 hours of overtime everyday, there's no way he should have to give up that OT pay! I guess they did change it to an hourly position, thank goodness.
Work for me wasn't as bad as yesterday. Things kind of picked up all of a sudden, which is nice. Nothing too interesting is going on in that department though.
After work, the girls were bugging Christian to go see Grandma Coro, and he hasn't seen his mom since he got home, so they stopped over there to visit while I worked out. They arrived home just in time for dinner. Much to my surprise, Christian actually brought up our conversation from earlier, and we had a long conversation about some of our issues, and the fact that we need to communicate more, and in a better way. I couldn't believe he actually brought it up - sometimes he actually does amaze me!
After dinner, we all rushed outside to enjoy the amazing weather for a while. Olivia rode her bike, we watered the plants a little and ran around the yard. This little bush the previous owners planted the summer before we moved in is FINALLY blooming. It was just this tiny little green thing, and it's gotten bigger and bigger every year. Tonight, I noticed the lilacs on it are FINALLY blooming for the first time. SO excited, lilacs are my favorite!! Finally, the girls were dirty and tired, and it was time for baths and bed.
Here are some pictures of our outdoor adventures tonight...
Hey, we have the same kind of bush in our front yard! It blooms every February here and smells WONDERFUL. I hope you get more flowers, and if it's near a window, open the window to get the scent wafted in. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm seriously so excited! They planted it right before we bought the house, and it was this little green bush of nothing. It's gotten a little bigger each year, and finally this summer we're getting some blooms! YAY, can't wait until it lets off some scent. It's pretty close to our kitchen window :)
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