The Waiting Game

House Update
The 15th of this month marked a month from our offer date on our house. We have had some positive news in the realms of FHA possibilities. The roof was put on the house just 6 years ago, it has a new water heater and is getting a new HVAC system before we move in.

We were supposed to know something last week, the bank was having the house reappraised. Timelines like these I do not give a generous amount of weight to. Today we received an e-mail saying that the file was "up for review" and that we should know soon.

In other news, life is just chugging along. Brian and I have been dating for 7 months now, and I couldn't be happier. We have been through a couple of weeks of school now. While I can think of better ways to spend my morning, I guess in the long run, a degree will be better than sleeping in.

Job News
I have worked for Subway for 4 years as of February 17th. I have had a couple of breaks and I have griped about it forever. On Thursday I got a phone call from Bruce, our owner. He FINALLY offered me a General Manager position at a small, easy store. I am thrilled. I have had several people say "don't do it!!" but to me, I am working 50 hours as it is,  if I am going to continue working 50 hours anyway, I may as well make more money. Tomorrow is my first day. We will see how much I prefer or dislike it comparative to where I have been the last few months.

One last update, many people know that Brian and I are managing our own little side business in the retail community. At first I was really embarrassed by this, but now, I just feel successful. We have around $1300 dollars in sales, and have put over $600 in the bank towards our down payment. It is always rewarding to know that you know your market. It is a comparatively small income, we could not quit our jobs or anything like that, but in the future, if we could use the income towards renovations in our house and say a recreation budget without it ever affecting our salaries, that would be nice.

Not a long update, but I felt like I had not updated in a while. Look for an ecstatic update when I hear about the house. *fingers crossed*