The wait is over!

I know it felt like every time I had an update in the last three months I was saying that there was only one last step for E to get his job...well, the wait is over friends! He got his offer on Wednesday afternoon!

We were in the middle of our Wednesday afternoon tradition of watching Castle on Hulu.  E got a call from a "No Caller ID" number.  We both had a pretty good idea who it could be.  They asked him what he was up to and he told the woman on the phone that he was just home hanging out with his wife.  The woman then asked E to hand me the phone so she could talk to me.  Once I had the phone she asked me "Do you want to offer him the job? Or do you want me to do it?"  I told her I would do it so she just told me to have him call her back for the details.  After hanging up the phone I left E in suspense for a second or two...just to soak in those last few moments of anticipation.  After I told him we (and when I say 'we' I really mean 'I') jumped around dancing for joy.  E smiled and looked so relieved.  He called them back and got the details.  The next class with open slots is actually in September.  However, starting on March 13 E will be working at the front desk! Secretly I like this.  That much more time to spend with him.  Once he starts his training I will only see him two days a week...

While E was on the phone accepting the job I let my boss know that I officially could not work overnights any more.  That position was so tiring for me.  It's hard for me to spend that much time away from home and not be able to come home at night to relax and recharge.  When I let my boss know, she told me that I was officially done with overnights.  What a relief!  Now I can focus on my new job, and I don't have to go through the stress of basically living in someone else's house two days per week!

Aside from all that excitement, on Tuesday E informed me that his Monte Carlo was seeing it's last days.  E was afraid to drive it much more for fear that it would die.  So he began the search for a new car.  Thursday we met up with a couple of guys to look at their used 2001 Saab.  We ended up purchasing this car.  The previous owner actually lost the car due to a DUI and fought for it for 8 months prior to losing it.  That being said, the car was not given up because there was anything wrong with it.  E is so so excited about this car...especially the turbo feature...I forsee a speeding ticket in his future haha.  Really there are a lot of features in this car that we are both excited about...heated seats, CD and Tape player, good speakers, electric locks...We also ended up spending a lot less on it than we really planned to which was nice.  For this reason we didn't feel guilty about getting new tires for the car (and my car, which desperately needed them).

Friday evening E took the other LT's out for a guys night.  He came back with enough time to rest for 30 minutes before it was time to get ready for work at Starbucks for the opening shift...poor guy, but at least he had fun :)  Plus he got to talk all that car talk that mostly goes over my head with the guys who could probably appreciate all the things E is so excited about...I really only care about the heated seats.  After his shift we met at Costco where we had tires put on both of our cars.  We also took the new car for an alignment.  When we got home E was so tired that she slept the evening away straight through til morning.

This afternoon we took the new car to JBLM so E could change the oil.  Harper and I went to the dog park. There were so many dogs there this time and Harper ran so hard that she slept soundly all the way home.

Now I sit in Starbucks waiting for E to be done.  I've been searching Craigslist for an affordable table for our dining room.  That's my next wish.

So much is falling into place!  Thank you for your prayers and words of encouragement when they were so badly needed.

Ta-ta for now!