So much has happened since my last blog post, I barely know where to begin.
Since last I typed and you read, I started my new job at the bakery so I'll talk about that for a little bit. One word describes pretty much every day there: crazy. The customers are crazy about cake (I need a strawberry cake, but not that one, it's too pink), the workers are crazy over the customers (seriously who pays this much for a cake?!?!), the business hours are crazy (6am to 6pm most days), and Saturdays are nonstop. There is a steady stream of people coming through the door from around 10am til we lock the doors at 5pm (or in yesterday's case, 4:55) and even then people still try to come in for one last cake. Most of the customers are really nice and very patient. The best part of my day is seeing a customer's face light up like a child's when I hand them their sweets. I love seeing happy faces. I also love when a customer comes in to pick up the cake they ordered, and it exceeds their expectations to the point where they can"t stop smiling, and waiting in a line with 15+ people is no problem.
One downside is that I'm on my feet for literally 8 hours, with only 30 minutes for lunch. It's nothing I'm not used to, but that doesn't make it any easier. As long as I stay hydrated though I'm okay.
I like my job, and that's the most important thing.
The second big change since last I typed you read is my living situation. I currently live alone in a one bedroom apartment. While I like it, it is a little trying sometimes. I have some loud neighbors, my place is really small, there is no yard, etc. But it has some good things too. It's small, and my landlady loves me. I've lived there for almost 4 years and have never had any real problems.
As of this week, I am trying to buy a condominium. Oddly enough it's about 30 seconds from where I live right now, but with some HUGE plusses. The first is that it's over twice the size of my apartment. It's also on the first floor and has a beautiful front yard with 3 huge old live oaks in front of my door. It's also a walk across the parking lot to the pool :) and the pool has a pavilion for parties!
It's hard for me not to get my hopes up when something like this is so close to my reach...my parents are very VERY generously helping me with the loan. Without them, I would probably be doomed to rent forever. They showed me the place on Monday; Tuesday we filled out the loan application. Wednesday morning we turned in the app to the bank and by noon had learned that we qualified for the loan. Thursday night I signed a purchase agreement.
It's a terrifying, exhilarating experience. We scheduled the closing for April 2nd, so if everything goes well (all my home inspections, the appraisal, etc) I could be a homeowner in about a month. A MONTH!!!!!!! It's absolutely insane to me to think that just last month I was struggling to pay my bills, and this month not only do I have a great full-time job, but I'm actually trying to buy my own home, and will be responsible for a 30 year mortgage.
It's enough to keep me up at night.
Somehow I mananged to get to sleep after signing the purchase agreement. I'm sure that soon I will start having nightmares about termites, black mold, and frozen pipes that may burst...and then who do I call? I'll be my own landlady. Again, the thought is exhilarating, but terrifying.
Lastly, the most important news of all...
Around Christmas we found out Mom has breast cancer. It was a huge devastating blow. She was classified as Stage 1, and had a lumpectomy which went well. But they said her lymph nodes tested positive, which changed her staging to high stage 2, possibly 3. This was really hard for me to handle. She was at home for almost two weeks after surgery, and it really took a toll on her, and most of all my dad. But we stayed strong. We kept thinking good thoughts.
Well finally the tissue samples came back (the same day we qualified for the loan) and her cancer is apparently very low risk, and she most likely will NOT have to go through chemo. I cried tears of joy when I found out.
I guess I'll wrap things up for now since this post is ridiculously long. I hope you have enjoyed reading, and hopefully I'll post again soon!
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