I was just looking at this and realized it has been almost a year since I last posted anything. Not that I haven't had anything to say, but I just fell into the trap of laziness and not really caring about updating. However, onward and upward as they say. I don't know who this "they" is but they say it.
In the past several months I've been fired, found and new job and am a month away from getting married. Lots of big changes in my life. Although honestly, the smallest of those changes is the getting married. I've been living with this wonderful woman (shhh don't tell Callie, just kidding dear) who has been an angel in my life. And since we have been living together for almost a year now, I don't see how being married will change the day to day living we do. But I am looking forward to it. For so many years I was convinced that I would never find someone who would marry me. I was just resigned to the fact that some people don't get to be married. I've never been more happy to be proven wrong. As the day approaches I find myself getting more and more nervous about the actual event, then the "being married" part. All the little details that are creeping up. She has been wonderful in the planning and setting up of the wedding and reception. I've given my opinion when I had one, and we have come to decisions together. It's been a great metaphor for the years to come.
On the job front, I was fired from my job after seven years of....well productivity would be stretch, but I did meet and exceed all the company ever asked of me. Not my fault they thought the job would take 8 hrs, when in reality it took about 2. But I digress. After being fired I had this enormous sense of the loss to my manhood. I couldn't provide for my family. We were fine financially, I got a nice severance, Callie still had her job. Unemployment kicked in...we were able to pay all of our bills and still save some money. However, I wasn't contributing. I'm not one of those guys who has to make more money than his partner. But I do feel the need to contribute. So for quite awhile I was pretty depressed, but I just refused to let it drag me down the rabbit hole. Eventually, I found a new job and in an area I am interested in. So far so good, not a great job, but not horrible either. The work itself is challenging and I enjoy trying to figure things out.
That's it sports fans..or fan. Hopefully it won't be another 8 months before I post again.
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