I'm thinking about moving my blog again... this time to wordpress. What platform should I use?
My complaint about blogger is that when I want to attach photos, I have to sit there and wait for all the photos to attach and can no longer write while the photos are uploading - thus, I've stopped attaching photos bc I have no patience. Anyone else?
Saturday, December 28, 2013
The Job and a Spilled Glass of Water
B has been at his job now for a few weeks.
There's nothing quite like getting a paycheck after you've gone more than a year without one. We've always taken for granted that we were from educated families, we went to a good university, got our degrees, found good jobs... continued on for a JD... that's when reality hit.
There's this peace we have about our lives now, one I can't explain. You don't quite know how peaceful your life is until it's not.
We always felt an overall peace - like we know God loves us and will take care of us as long as we're doing what's right. But, knowing we can take care of ourselves is just so relaxing.
Bryce will be taking the CA Bar this February... so, let me clarify our level of relaxing - I know the FULL peace will come once he is working as a licensed attorney. For now, we are at peace knowing he is building his resume, the boss refers to B as his associate and assigns him cases as if he is an attorney. Knowing he is "almost" licensed in CO makes him trust him more.
Thus, B works all day, then studies all night and on Saturday's. I'm looking forward to the peace that will come when he just has a job, and comes home and is home to stay. I can't wait to have Saturday's to play as a family after a good week of work. But, I'm still at peace.
I still work from 9-1 everyday - generally - but, not sure how long the job will last as it is a nonprofit and you never really know...
Back to B's job. He loves it. It's an office with one attorney (other than B), an office manager, and a secretary. The Office Manager and Secretary are both chatty girls. I went to lunch with the staff and it was fun to meet them. They are definitely distracting at work for Bryce, but he's learning to work while they talk to him all day. haha.
At lunch, I met Bryce's boss and wife for the first time. The nice table cloth on the table had this spot on it that really looked like a smashed bug... like really. It was grossing me out, and I overreacted. I lifted up the table cloth to see if it was in fact a bug... wait for it... still lifting... slowly looking... crash.
That's right, my glass of water tipped over and poured across the round table, drenching the table cloth and splashing onto my husbands boss. My hands literally both flew to my mouth as I stared with a big "o", speechless. Go ahead and laugh.
I immediately asked him to not fire my husband because I spilled water all over him. He laughed. Bryce was embarrassed for me, don't you love when someone is embarrassed for you? The girls loved it, they decided they officially liked me after that.
The boss reminds me of my stepdad, a lot, with his elaborate stories that are fascinating the first time you hear them. haha. I wonder how many times his wife had heard the story he told about missing his flight to the cruise. Entertaining for us though.
I couldn't really read him... until late in the lunch he asked if B will be taking the CA Bar. We said absolutely. Boss was trying to figure out how permanent B will be. He told us he usually wakes up at 5am every morning, but he's been so stressed with his last paralegal that he'd wake up at 2-3am. Now, since B started there, he's been sleeping in until 6 a few mornings. So, he's thrilled and loves having B work for him.
He told us that when B passes the bar, and if things keep going the way they are (which there's no reason they shouldn't) then he'd like to have B hired on as an Attorney for him. Who doesn't love B? They said the office has been so positive and they just love having him there. Seriously, this boss loves him and is quite concerned he'll leave to go to CO.
While my number one choice is still CO, and I would really like to move to CO... I feel more at home here than I have yet since we have a job and are not just floating in limbo. We may end up settling here for the long haul... but I still hope it's just the short haul. I'm not ready to stay here my whole life, but I could give a solid 5-10 years here... I think I would cry if I had to settle this far from my parents and siblings. It's just so difficult to get to Bako from anywhere since we only have a small airport that is pricey to fly into.
Not just the distance to my parents - but CA is really going downhill. The government is messed up. The school systems are quite poor, kids are behind, a lot of people over here homeschool or take their kids to a nicer school farther away. I'm not ready to homeschool, so hopefully we can find a good school district around here for the kids... that is, if we stay... he still needs to pass that nasty CA Bar.
There's nothing quite like getting a paycheck after you've gone more than a year without one. We've always taken for granted that we were from educated families, we went to a good university, got our degrees, found good jobs... continued on for a JD... that's when reality hit.
There's this peace we have about our lives now, one I can't explain. You don't quite know how peaceful your life is until it's not.
We always felt an overall peace - like we know God loves us and will take care of us as long as we're doing what's right. But, knowing we can take care of ourselves is just so relaxing.
Bryce will be taking the CA Bar this February... so, let me clarify our level of relaxing - I know the FULL peace will come once he is working as a licensed attorney. For now, we are at peace knowing he is building his resume, the boss refers to B as his associate and assigns him cases as if he is an attorney. Knowing he is "almost" licensed in CO makes him trust him more.
Thus, B works all day, then studies all night and on Saturday's. I'm looking forward to the peace that will come when he just has a job, and comes home and is home to stay. I can't wait to have Saturday's to play as a family after a good week of work. But, I'm still at peace.
I still work from 9-1 everyday - generally - but, not sure how long the job will last as it is a nonprofit and you never really know...
Back to B's job. He loves it. It's an office with one attorney (other than B), an office manager, and a secretary. The Office Manager and Secretary are both chatty girls. I went to lunch with the staff and it was fun to meet them. They are definitely distracting at work for Bryce, but he's learning to work while they talk to him all day. haha.
At lunch, I met Bryce's boss and wife for the first time. The nice table cloth on the table had this spot on it that really looked like a smashed bug... like really. It was grossing me out, and I overreacted. I lifted up the table cloth to see if it was in fact a bug... wait for it... still lifting... slowly looking... crash.
That's right, my glass of water tipped over and poured across the round table, drenching the table cloth and splashing onto my husbands boss. My hands literally both flew to my mouth as I stared with a big "o", speechless. Go ahead and laugh.
I immediately asked him to not fire my husband because I spilled water all over him. He laughed. Bryce was embarrassed for me, don't you love when someone is embarrassed for you? The girls loved it, they decided they officially liked me after that.
The boss reminds me of my stepdad, a lot, with his elaborate stories that are fascinating the first time you hear them. haha. I wonder how many times his wife had heard the story he told about missing his flight to the cruise. Entertaining for us though.
I couldn't really read him... until late in the lunch he asked if B will be taking the CA Bar. We said absolutely. Boss was trying to figure out how permanent B will be. He told us he usually wakes up at 5am every morning, but he's been so stressed with his last paralegal that he'd wake up at 2-3am. Now, since B started there, he's been sleeping in until 6 a few mornings. So, he's thrilled and loves having B work for him.
He told us that when B passes the bar, and if things keep going the way they are (which there's no reason they shouldn't) then he'd like to have B hired on as an Attorney for him. Who doesn't love B? They said the office has been so positive and they just love having him there. Seriously, this boss loves him and is quite concerned he'll leave to go to CO.
While my number one choice is still CO, and I would really like to move to CO... I feel more at home here than I have yet since we have a job and are not just floating in limbo. We may end up settling here for the long haul... but I still hope it's just the short haul. I'm not ready to stay here my whole life, but I could give a solid 5-10 years here... I think I would cry if I had to settle this far from my parents and siblings. It's just so difficult to get to Bako from anywhere since we only have a small airport that is pricey to fly into.
Not just the distance to my parents - but CA is really going downhill. The government is messed up. The school systems are quite poor, kids are behind, a lot of people over here homeschool or take their kids to a nicer school farther away. I'm not ready to homeschool, so hopefully we can find a good school district around here for the kids... that is, if we stay... he still needs to pass that nasty CA Bar.
Monday, December 9, 2013
The First Job
Yep, you read that title right.
We are officially ready to become adults. Like, real, job, working adults.
Bryce has been slaving away trying to find a job. He finally got his certified driving record to the CO Bar, so now he can get licensed, he just has to find his way out there again! But... the job is not in Colorado. Tear.
Our ward is awesome. They are just so aware of us and care so much about helping us find a job. One lady in the ward, with whom I'm not sure I have ever spoken... maybe a hello... has a son-in-law who is an attorney. Luckily, this attorney fired his paralegal this past Friday (3 days ago) and is absolutely swamped. Double luckily, she chimed in for us and gave a solid plug for my hubs knowing that he has not passed the bar in CA, but has passed in CO.
This attorney was thrilled to find someone in our situation because he doesn't want to pay an attorney rate, but isn't quite sure about pursuing another paralegal versus a full-time attorney. As he was torn... cue music... he heard about a young (becoming old) man who was seeking attorney experience.
Bryce went to see him today. He hired him on the spot. Bryce starts tomorrow.
He said if things go well, and B takes/passes the CA Bar this time around (no, this was not in the plans, but now is in the plans) then he would probably hire him on as an attorney if they have enough work for it and if he likes him (which, duh, who doesn't like B?).
There you have it. Building the resume resumes. :)
B starts tomorrow (we hope it's full time, but are not sure yet, it was kind of a whirlwind).
He is so excited. I am so excited.
Who knows how long we'll be in CA. But, for now, we are grateful we don't have to deal with moving somewhere temporary as he gains experience.
Yes, he will probably take the CA Bar again. Ugh. We just sold all our books and flashcards!! Guess we can afford to buy some more now that he has a job! :) Great timing. Right before Christmas. Life is good my friends.
I'm still dreaming of a white Christmas for next year.
We are officially ready to become adults. Like, real, job, working adults.
Bryce has been slaving away trying to find a job. He finally got his certified driving record to the CO Bar, so now he can get licensed, he just has to find his way out there again! But... the job is not in Colorado. Tear.
Our ward is awesome. They are just so aware of us and care so much about helping us find a job. One lady in the ward, with whom I'm not sure I have ever spoken... maybe a hello... has a son-in-law who is an attorney. Luckily, this attorney fired his paralegal this past Friday (3 days ago) and is absolutely swamped. Double luckily, she chimed in for us and gave a solid plug for my hubs knowing that he has not passed the bar in CA, but has passed in CO.
This attorney was thrilled to find someone in our situation because he doesn't want to pay an attorney rate, but isn't quite sure about pursuing another paralegal versus a full-time attorney. As he was torn... cue music... he heard about a young (becoming old) man who was seeking attorney experience.
Bryce went to see him today. He hired him on the spot. Bryce starts tomorrow.
He said if things go well, and B takes/passes the CA Bar this time around (no, this was not in the plans, but now is in the plans) then he would probably hire him on as an attorney if they have enough work for it and if he likes him (which, duh, who doesn't like B?).
There you have it. Building the resume resumes. :)
B starts tomorrow (we hope it's full time, but are not sure yet, it was kind of a whirlwind).
He is so excited. I am so excited.
Who knows how long we'll be in CA. But, for now, we are grateful we don't have to deal with moving somewhere temporary as he gains experience.
Yes, he will probably take the CA Bar again. Ugh. We just sold all our books and flashcards!! Guess we can afford to buy some more now that he has a job! :) Great timing. Right before Christmas. Life is good my friends.
I'm still dreaming of a white Christmas for next year.
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