So I guess you could say...

Well I believe we have achieved another goal. Ale got her 'Welcome to Employment at MSA' letter yesterday. She starts working at where I work on November 5th. I think when she still was living in Argentina trying to get all the paperwork to move up here I dreamed about how cool that would be. We could get up together and drive in together saving on gas. Now it's a reality and it's kind of weird. I guess maybe I never thought that would actually be a reality. She was getting way better job opportunities from other places. If she can make more money I definitely want her to go for it. I do think it's good she starts here. If she ends up not getting another offer for 6 months at least she's working here making money for 6 months rather than nothing. She will also be learning to drive (because she sucks at it now). That way she will be able to get to a job by herself. Since she works with me we'll drive together and that won't need to be a concern for a while.
It took some doing to make this happen. When she became eligible to work I referred her here to a bunch of jobs here and they said 'not a good fit'. GTFO She's smarter than me. She could be doing any one of those jobs. I had to give her resume to my boss Terry and have her shop Ale around before she got a hit. It's weird because it turns out it was Randy Rubash that hired her. That's the guy that hired me in the first place. He got me out of that crap job I had at WMTR and into the Miller group. That wasn't too much better but at least it was more work involving what I got my degree in and it was my foot in the door. I sort of don't like that she had to settle for Data Analyst but at least it's something. She's going to be working now and making money and our life should improve. I won't have to worry as much about supporting us all and she can start socking it away to pay for Pax and Bunneh Manor. So I guess you could say we're living the dream. It definitely sounds better and romantic than it feels in real life but I know I should be thankful and I am. I know when I look back later in life this will be an important moment.

Too Much Rain

On Sept 18th it rained. It rained badly. It was coming down like crazy and the streets were flooded. I usually don't bring an umbrella with me to work. I will put my hood up and make due but today I brought an umbrella so for some reason I though that would do me just fine. Unfortunately it wasn't the rain coming down that I really had to worry about. It was the rain that had already fallen and collected on the ground in vast bodies of water. I got to the parking lot, popped the umbrella open and started walking. I think was not even 3 minutes away from my car when I first got the suspicion that this was not a good idea yet my stubbornness to walk and get my steps for the day made me press on. The further I went the more I agreed with my original theory. Even the sidewalks were deep pools of water. I could tell my socks were getting wet and so were the bottoms of my pants. It was slow going and it got more miserable as I went. I started coming up with excuses for what I could call my bosses and say. A car drove past and splashed me would work. Yet I kept going. By the time I got there it was ridiculous. I took off my shoes and wrung them out in my trash can. I collected a good amount of water. There was no way I could work in this all day. Luckily Ale suggested I go down the street to the Target and get new clothes. That was a great idea and that's what I did. I got a pack of socks, new boots (which I needed anyway) and even a pair of pants (which I ended up taking back later because I got a size too small). I was too stubborn to ride the shuttle and that was a mistake. I did learn though because not even 2 days later I walked out of work ready to go home and it was pouring again. This time I made a good decision and got on the shuttle. I guess I can learn from experience.