I wrote a blog in January never posted - so I did... because I thought it was funny that I said I'd be back shortly and that was January 24th.
And here we are August 9th.
I'd like to say that life has been a fabulous world-wind of an adventure and that is why I haven't posted... but it more like life got in the way the whole working for a living thing and when Bubba is home and I'm typing he starts asking questions.
So! What's been happening these past 6 months... well we added another niece to the family in February... Avery. I haven't met her yet. March was March and busy and stuff.
April and May were busy - I went home to see my sister's daughter get her first holy communion. That was interesting only in the fact that we got to church early and sat around, then went to the school and didn't get cake, then went to dinner and enjoy the hockey game on my brother's cell phone. Bubba was in Vegas. Whoops.
June -- June things really hit the fan in a fascinating way. Bubba having been a complete miserable human to live with due to his hate and loathing of his job... finally got a way out. Not that his wife telling him to freaking quit before she murdered him in his sleep... got anywhere...
So! Friend from previous job called - offered 6 month consulting gig --- IN PITTSBURGH, PA. Yep you read that right. So --- hem, haw, hem, haw lots of back and forth for several days - discussion of living arrangements and low and behold - Bubba quits hated job and starts a new one in Western Pa. The fun part is he's living with my parental units since July 3rd. They tell me it's going well as they never see the man. Probably the best of all outcomes.
I brought up the blog because I wanted to start a series called "Living without Bubba" or home alone and those adventures.... I'll get to those. :-)
so June Bubba quits his job - we take a mini-vacation - I go to a planned and paid for Rainbow Event and Bubba got to spend 4 quality days alone with his family. The revelations were AMAZING. The stuff I have known about for YEARS... come as a great surprise to him. No wife-y filter so he had to hear it all where I had this knowledge already. It was fun to watch.
So, I saw where he's working in dawn-tawn Picksburgh - he's right in the food mecca of the Strip District. Yes - he's a happy boy. He started July 5th. He's been home once.
Now granted July 15th was my big birthday blowout - he came home two weeks later -- and that has pretty much been it. I have mixed feelings on this - one weekend I was very productive and things were groovy - subsequent weekends - not so groovy. coupled with the fact he's calling with trips to Heinz Field and going here there and everywhere while I sit home - started to seriously piss me off. I think he got the message he's calling more often and less chat about fun times. August is another busy month, with the beach trip and a trip to Vegas with my in-laws planned - should make for a couple of interesting stories.
We are living separately; in what I am calling the 6 month holding pattern as no formal word on full time employment in PA has been discussed. I have searched the job web sites; a little scary as my skills are very specialized to the current gov industry that employs me. I am talking to my company - maybe just maybe we'll find something there.
I will be honest I am of two camps; would love to head home, would make holidays and events easier and be closer to family without that 4 hour drive and invasion. However, I am the cool Aunt who lives in DC can take you to cool places and is a good stopping place from the beach. I also consider the Rainbow commitments I have made - it will be hard to walk away from the girls who needs me to see her up the chain. But if this comes to pass - we will pack up and make it happen. Bridges to cross when we get there. No sense borrowing trouble.
So! stay tuned I have several stories of "life without Bubba we'll see about getting those posted in a more timely manner than every 6 months.
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