A Happier Update

Apart from the last post life is pretty good. I was pretty stressed for a while because David so desperately wanted to move home. He hasn't adjusted so well to life in the Beef Capital, but then again it isn't exactly my favorite place either. This, however, is where we are at this point in time and whilst it isn't forever, it isn't such a bad life.

I have spent the majority of this school term looking for work back home. I promised David I would, so I did. Even had a few phone interviews and lots of interest. Apparently I'm "hot property". As much as I wanted David to be happy, it just didn't feel right at this point in time to move home. But he is my world and so must come first. Jobs come and go, but family is forever.

I guess God had other plans for us, because He has provided the means by which David is happy to stay, and the pressure is now off me to find work (it is easier for me to find full time work being a teacher). My wonderful, most beautiful Aunty made it possible for David to have a job interview for a Dock job (logistics), and the powers that be really liked David. He now has a full time job at Yeppoon by the beach working week days until about 5pm and every weekend off!

This is just perfect for us. David hasn't had a full time job before. Don't get me wrong, he is an extremely hard worker and has worked full time hours (and the rest, 70 hour weeks were not conducive to a happy married life), but has always been classed as a "sub contractor" with the "pain in the arse" job of taking care of his own tax and super, and no paid holidays!

Now we finally both have full time jobs which means that we can start thinking about a family within the next year! I'm a little excited about that. But more so I'm excited that he is happy. He is working with people, not just on his own in a taxi, so he can make friends. He isn't working all hours of the night, I get to see him every night and every weekend! And to top it off, when the lease runs out on the place we are in, we will be moving out to the beach, I can dig that!

It feels as though a weight has been lifted off my shoulders, and it is so nice to hear the confidence back in his voice, and his willingness to start a family now he feels he can provide for us.

A big THANK YOU to Aunty Chris who got him the interview, I know he had to get the job on his own merrits, but you were instrumental to getting him there, we will be forever greatful!

I love the fact that I don't have to leave a job and kids that I love, and I'm looking forward to what next year will bring (especially the whole trying for a baby thing).

Whirlwind Week!

This week was the first week back at school after the mid-year break, and what a week it has been!  I think we have had more kids through the office, more decisions made and more positive outcomes than the rest of the year combined.

I love the feeling of making headway.  I can see the progress we have made so far this year, but this week has been a leap forward.  It one of those times when you have been walking forward and suddenly you break into a run, taking you much further in a short amount of time.

Hopefully it will continue.  There is still so much work to do, but I am feeling confident that we can get it done.

A Challenging Week

This week has been rather challenging, and it is only Wednesday.  It will most likely stay this way until after Sunday, but could go on into next week.

The problem, David's work hours.

They are hard hours at the best of times.  With me working full time during the day, we don't see nearly as much of each other that we would like.  Often times he is at work when I get home and doesn't get home till 4am in the morning.  When he does works days he has to go to bed really early so he can get up at 3am to do it all again.

Needless to say, we treasure the time we have.  It is difficult being newly married and unable to spend quality time together.

This week is the killer though.  David has to work a 70 hour week.  Today he is doing a 14 hour stint, starting at 2pm till 4am, right after getting off night shift last night.  And tonight is Origin, there will be lots of drunk douche bags out and if QLD loses they will not make for happy cab rides.

David gets overwhelmed when he has to work such a mammoth week as this, and rightly so, it's not fair.  Who works a 70 hour week as a driver, with quick turn arounds from day to night?

I never knew your heart could break for someone so much.  I thought that feeling only happened once you had kids and one of the was hurting.  It's stuff like this that makes him hate where we are living now, he wants to go home.  He wants to have family and friends around him.  I want those things too, I just seem to cope better.  But I feel guilty for moving here for my work every time something like this happens and he gets stressed, overwhelmed and lonely.

It's difficult for him to make friends here because of his work hours, and driving a cab means he doesn't really have any workmates he can become friends with.  It's a lonely job.

I just wish I knew how to make it better for him.  Any ideas?

I thank God every day that I can just get on Skype and have a teary to mum any time I want to.  Thanks mummy I love you, our Skype dates are part of what gets me through each week.

Sorry if this post is kind of disjointed, I'm rather emotional at the moment and thoughts are going a million miles an hour.  Hopefully will have a much happier post for you next time.