Isn't It Ironic?

Here's the scoop.

When we made the move to Louisville, I was excited. It seemed like a great chance to get away from all of the drama and ties to my home city. We could start over fresh and have a chance to make our mark in a way that didn't include our sometimes checkered pasts.

We found (what seemed like) a cute apartment in a cute area. I found a new job where they rolled out the red carpet for me. It seemed like a chance to make things the way that we wanted them.

Then things turned ugly. The wonderful apartment was a shabby result of the apartment complex's bait-and-switch. My new job was a disaster area and most of my co-workers would make Lucifer shout with glee at the chaos they created. I felt more lonely than the crazy cat lady.

You know what? I don't regret it though. It sucked, but we gained wonderful perspective. We adopted 2 Kentucky dogs that are badness incarnate, but are adorable and always make me laugh. I grew closer with my adorable husband over all of the adversities we faced. I learned that it is possible to turn an addiction to venti iced quad vanilla caramel non-fat lattes into a valid friendship with the baristas who put up with that obnoxious order.

So now, we're back. It feels great. I love knowing where in the hell I'm going, wandering to my mom's for 'coffee and porch time', seeing people who know me and love me. The intrigue that is swirling at my hospital here with everyone wondering if I'm truly coming back. Driving all over town and seeing my past self in those places.

My ex is pissed that we dared to come back and live within a 50 mile radius of him, but it kind of makes me laugh on the inside. Our mutual friends that gave up on me in favor of him are even starting to come back over to the dark side(talking to me, which he's forbidden). I'm so in love with my life now that I couldn't even imagine all of those crazy events not taking place. Had that all not happened, I wouldn't be where I am today. And I would have never started dating my incredibly wonderful (did I mention HOT?) husband! What a huge loss that would be!



It's so funny how things that seems so bad can turn out to be so great! Isn't it ironic?

Don't ya think?

A Rich Man's World

Money, money, money. Why does it rule our world? Why is every aspect of our lives so inexplicably tied up in pieces of paper? Why does it makes us feel better when we have it and feel so horribly when we don't?

I've been fighting with these issues lately. It seems that a lot of my feelings of self-worth are tied tightly into this money thing. I feel like nothing but scum when the bank account is negative and the bills are pouring in. Isn't that what this whole country is going through right now?

I knew we were in a recession long before our wonderful government finally admitted it. I also have a strong feeling that most people had it figured out before the Fed was willing to own up to it too. It seems like only the rich timed their acknowledgement of the situation with the government's.

It's hitting all of us. From the rich to the poor, we are all feeling the pinch of a country in turmoil. A woman I work with was just lamenting the fact that memberships at the country club that her property sits on was down significantly on memberships. This infuriated me, until I realized that this is her version of bad where mine is just different. It was bad for me when I had to borrow significant amounts of money from my mother. It was bad for me when we had to abandon our bank accounts for now because they were just too overdrawn. It was bad for me when we realized that we may not be able to make next month's rent on our new apartment. It was bad for me when I realized we can't pay any bills and may be lucky to be able to commute to work for the next 2 weeks. These are all bad things, but I still have faith. We have managed in the past and we will manage again. Just like so many other people who are struggling in tumultuous times.

I'm just thankful for all of the great things I have in my life. I have a great husband. I have 2 hysterically funny pets. My family may be dysfunctional in ways that a sitcom wouldn't touch but they're there and great. I may be commuting 2 hours to work, but I get to share the beautiful friendships that Louisville showed me. I have a wonderful friend who has been great from the start and has taken the time to get to know me and care, even though she's a busy Starbucks barista. I gained an incredible friend in between all the lattes!

In times like this, we are so tempted to think of what's going wrong. What's stressing us out. The prices going up and the incomes being squeezed. We tend to forget that we still have all of those wonderful, fundamental things that we need most. We mostly have all that we need, it's just overlooked and taken for granted. I am thankful for these amazing things and I'm resolving to not let the bad get me down when I have such good in my life.

Have faith all. We'll get through this, just as we have before.

Home Is No Longer A 4-Letter Word

We are all moved and back in the big city! We moved in on Wednesday and have mostly settled in. It's so nice to be living in a place that doesn't get my blood pressure up every time I think about it!

The night we left, we got a reply from the Better Business Bureau. The apartment complex had told them that they offered us the new apartment or a release from our lease. Had they given us that option, we would've been out of there ages before! Hubby fired back an e-mail letting the BBB know what scandalous liars out apartment complex was. When we returned the keys we left a letter telling them that since we weren't given a release option before(even though they told the Better Business Bureau that) we were taking it now and their business practices were shady at best. That's called poetic justice!

I think that this very blog is feeding the rumor mill at my hospital of former employment. I keep getting calls asking if the rumors that I'm coming back are true. I won't say on here one way or another, but just wait and see! For all of those who know the truth, keep it a surprise for me OK?

It's so good to be back, even if I'll have to commute for the next few weeks. We are thoroughly enjoying being back in our home city! The dogs are settling in nicely and we are happy to be in a city that we actually know people.





I do have to give a shout-out to my Hikes Point Starbucks crew, especially Molly and Jaye. You guys made these past 6 months livable!! Thanks for keeping me caffinated and happy! I'm going to miss you guys like crazy....


Things are getting back to where they should be. It's about time that home is not a 4-letter word anymore!

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