Down Time

So I have spent my first weekend with Jessica in nearly a month, and I must say that is has been wonderful. Even though we spent Friday night apart, we have had such a great time just relaxing around the house and really doing a bunch of nothing.

My first week in my new job was wonderful, and I look forward to being busy over the next several days as we prepare to reload our camp teams coming in from the road. There are so many things to learn, but it will definitely be a trial-by-fire type of job, where I learn what to do as things present themselves.

Jessica and I sat down last night, and for the first time since we have been married, came up with a monthly budget for ourselves. We tried several times before to accomplish the task, but while being in a commission only business like Real Estate can be lucrative, it definitely is not consistent. This posed many problems when it came to "budgeting" a monthly income. Now, however, we will have two steady paychecks, and after coming up with our budget, we noticed that we will for the first time have money leftover at the end of the month, even after paying all of our bills, and making attempts to pay off our debts. It is a very liberating feeling, and we are excited to see where this will take us. Financial freedom is finally within sight...