Taking one for the team
There's good news...and then there's bad news. The good news is Lou got the job at the restaurant. More good news: it pays better than we thought, and advancement is more rapid than we anticipated. But wait...there is still more good news...we got a car loan (trust me, if you knew how crappy my credit rating has been in the past, and how hard I've worked to improve it, you'd understand why being able to go into hock for a car is good news).

But this is where the good news ends and the bad news begins...

Lou got the job, but had to lose something that he hasn't been without since he was 20 (he's 36 now). I'm not going to tell you what it is...I will reveal it in a later post. Yeah, I know...you hate me. LOL

The other piece of bad news...I got the car loan, but they want..(take a deep breath before you read this...) THIRTY PERCENT DOWN. Now, if I could afford 30% down, then I probably wouldn't need a car loan! For the record, the amount in cash would equate to $1000-1500. So...now we are debating about whether to get a second car (after we've saved up the downpayment..and by that time, the car we have might be shot), or just trade in the car we have currently and worry about getting a second car later. I can always get a ride to and from work, and on weekends when he works he can either drive himself, or I can take him and pick him up. Now sure which route to take yet...comments anyone?

Let's see...I don't think there's much more worth mentioning to blog about. This weekend, I'm taking Taylor school shopping and Lou shopping for clothes for work. I also need to pick up the items to make my parent's anniversary party invitations. Have I mentioned that my sister and I are giving them a dinner party for their 50th anniversary? Well, we are. Mre details about that later.

That's it. You may go about your lives now. :-)
- posted by Kim @ 9:29 PM