the top 10 updates on my life (in random order)

SO... things are crazy and hectic for Kel and I, but in a very good way most of the time. Here are a few updates on how things are going:

1. Kel and I both have over 50 hours of work this week (me at 55ish and him at 65ish)! While some people think this is crazy both Kel and I are very excited about this. we botha re hard workers and although we don't always love our jobs we love working. Hard work is the number one way we can say "I Love You" to each other. I am so proud of him because working this hard is how i was raised so it's natural to me, but to Kel it is very much a learned thing and he is a wonderful man!

2. we got a Wii (for cheap because we have no money) and Super Mario. Which means i am able to reward myself with 30minutes of Mario time each day if i get my to do list done, eat right, and exercise! i think it's a much better reward than food, because that negates eating healthy.

3. Some time this week i will have another niece named Alexa. Kel's younger sister is due today. It's a rough situation but we are praying for her and the baby and it will be fun to have a little baby around to hold when we see the "in-laws."

4. Kel and I are setting up double dates and i am setting up some girls nights with my friends for November and December. This is HUGE for us. Kel and I have been trying for awhile to find a social group we really fit in with and it's a lot harder than we expected. We are a young, religious, married couple and yet we just don't have many friends who identify with us (i have a lot of my girlfriends and he has his bible study, but as a couple we dont have a lot of people to set up monthly game nights with, etc). So we are very excited to have a couple of double dates and friend nights set up... but we always wanna add more if people get bored!

5. We need to start and finish Thank-Yous. UGH!

6. Our townhouse is a mess. Downside to working so much is there's no time to clean.

7. So i work at a retail store (a plus size woman's retail store) and with Holidays coming up there are a lot of sales. Today was the last day of our 40% off everything in the store sale. I worked open to close and was expecting to be busy, but since everything's cheaper than usual (still not very cheap) i was expecting people to be friendly. NOT TODAY! i was yelled at, borderline harassed, mocked, scoffed and treated rudely by over 75% of the people that came into the store. It gets really hard to smile and be nice and give good customer service to people who dumb clothes everywhere, make you run to the back 5 times for a pair of pants you don't buy and complain about everything; and i do mean EVERYTHING! a lady complained that the shoes i was wearing were cuter than the ones for sales and she wanted to buy the shoes OFF MY FEET and have me wear the ones in the store! WHO DOES THAT? I found it very hard to be nice and patient with people, but i still was. My boss complimented me on how composed i stayed even after she had given up and gone to hide in the back for fear of saying a mean thing to a nasty customer. I think we should hand out brochures at the doors that say "we are working minimum wage to provide food for our families with crappy district managers and no dignity, please at least be polite as we clean up after you, fetch clothes for you, and fight with 10 year old computer that don't work in order to sell you clothes that you probably don't need anyway."

(sorry to rant, it had to come out)

8. i got a full time position at my other job! this makes life a little easier!

9. I am applying for a DREAM job this week. I want it a lot, but i am much more relaxed about it because i know i have a full time job no matter what comes out of this, so i can actually WANT this job without absolutely NEEDING it. It's a great feeling knowing i can look for jobs in a career i want and not jsut any job i will hate in order to pay my bills.

10. Last but definitely the most important... Today was Sunday and i LOVE Sundays because Kel and I got to mass together. Not only that but we go with my parents, which i like. It means i get a least one hour of God time that i also spend with just me and Kel and my parents. That is literally the most quality time you can have with your spouse and parents. (plus i still get kicks out of giving Kel a little peck on the lips during sign of peace! it's the small things that give me peace, but i will take them when i get them.)