Pictures, Panic, and a Plan.

Pictures first :) From my trip to Utah.

So much fun!!! :)

Ok.... now the panic part....

Everyone already knows my husband and I are planning to move soon, but we didn't really know how soon it would be. Well, we got a letter that our house goes to auction on Nov. 23rd... which feels so soon to me! It's a little stressful. A little bit of a panic. It's also kind of nice to know exactly what time frame we're dealing with here though.

The bad thing is that we're still unemployed. I mean, Seby has a job but he works so few hours and makes so little money, we might as well both not have jobs. And I THOUGHT things were going to be looking at least a little up, because I was supposed to start working on Monday, but as my most recent post states that was not to be.

So.... Here's the plan:

We've been thinking about the possibility of moving to another state because we have to move anyway. It's kind of like what the heck, what do we really have holding us here anyway. And it would be nice to have a change. I'm sure we would come back to Arizona eventually. Positive, actually. But for now, maybe we would find more options available to us somewhere else. And seriously, what the heck, time for a mini adventure!!

I convinced my husband that moving to Utah might be a viable option. I know this probably sounds like it's coming out of no where, but I love Utah. Always have. And ever since my Dad moved there (because of the economy, fyi. He and his wife were in a similar situation in Florida as Seby and I are, so they moved to Utah for more job options and cheaper housing) I've been thinking it should be something to consider.

Seby and I came to an agreement. He had a job interview recently that he still feels confident about. And he wants to give Arizona a real good effort before throwing in the towel here. So we're going to continue to hold out for that job, and continue to look for others for one month. If by October 1st we don't have better jobs, we're going to start thinking about what we need to do to move to Utah.

So I guess this is only sort of a plan. Because we do have to be out of our house before Nov. 23rd, and we need money to move regardless of where we go. Especially if we decide to move to another state... which we may or may not do. Oct. 1st is decision day on that. I'm not sure how it will all work out. We still have to think about how school will fit into the whole thing too, which might be a little tricky.

I guess we'll just have to see! I'll keep everybody posted!

So irritated!

I was supposed to start a new job today. Not a great job, but an ok one... At least it's a job! And it's actually a job I would have loved. It just didn't pay that great... but any pay is better than nothing!

This job has been lined up for a month. I got an e-mail last night, at 9pm, minutes after walking in the door from a 12 hour drive home from Utah, saying "Sorry for not calling. I couldn't remember if you were supposed to start tomorrow and I lost your number. My business partner and I decided we can't afford to hire you. Please don't come in tomorrow." ... from the owner of the place I was supposed to work. (It ended in a pleasant way. The owner of this business is actually a very pleasant person and I'm purposefully not saying much about the business because I'm not here to bad mouth anyone or cause any kind of negative business repercussion for this place. I would never want to do that. I'm just expressing my frustration for my personal situation regarding the matter)

Seriously!? Who does that!? The day before a person is supposed to start! You couldn't remember what day I was supposed to start? And you lost my number? It is definitely on a resume, that I definitely sent you. And definitely offered to give you a hard copy of when we met for an interview. Ugh! .... SO unprofessional! ... And now I'm back to square one. With no job!!! (Well, I kind of have this other thing in the works. But I'm not counting that until it pays... which it may or may not)

And I screwed myself, because I quit a job as a server at a restaurant to pursue other better more consistent higher paying things.... Turns out there is nothing better! Ha! I seriously underestimated how few jobs are available! I also quit another job that was horrible... but it paid! Again, underestimated how few jobs are available. I said to myself "no big. I'm going crazy here and I know I can find something else in no time" ... Yeah right!

THIS IS SO IRRITATING!!!!

It feels so out of character for me to get so riled up. I feel like I can't leave it on that note. I'm far too upbeat for my own good. I can't even end one blog post about a totally crappy thing that happened to me on a bad note. lol. Whatever.... this is where that favorite saying of mine comes in.... I guess it's just not that serious.

So here's something fun to end with: My awesome trip to Utah! I love Utah... I know that's not exactly the most popular opinion to hold, but whatever. I've always loved it. And I had a GREAT time!

I haven't put the pictures on my computer yet... I'll do that soonish and do a longer post all about my great trip to Utah (although I think most of the people that read this blog will know about my trip already because most of the people that read this blog live in Utah! Haha)

For now the idea of the mountains will have to be a cheery enough note to end on :)

***Actually, at the last minute I've decided to end on a different note. I'm sitting in bed with my laptop writing this post. It's pretty late, but my husband and I are night owls. Most of the lights are on in the house. The TV is on in the living room. My husband came in here just to sit next to me for a minute. He was talking to me and playing around... and minutes later he's passed out. This boy can fall asleep so easily! In any situation. Hilarious. I don't know how he does that! He's totally passed out... snoring and all. Silly boy ***