October 17, 2005

Ross' first day at the new job, although he was so tired by the time he got home that I wasn't able to get many details out of him before he fell sound asleep in the recliner. A bit anticlimatic, that, excitedly asking him all about the new job and his official response being "Zzzzzz."

Later, after he had a little nap and a bite to eat, he was more coherent and said that his day had been overwhelming... The long commute to and from suburbia, meeting a ton of people, getting settled into his new work space, finding out the ten billion things that are expected of him and the magic he is supposed to work, it was all a bit overwhelming he said. But in a good way, the new and exciting kind of overwhelming.

So Ross is off and running with the new job and it all seems a bit surreal. We spent so long wanting and waiting for this that it's hard to comprehend that it's actually happening. After 3 years of employment and financial hell and depression, life is finally getting better. That's a mind boggling concept right about now. You might even say it's a bit overwhelming.

And now, along with the job change, comes the domicile change as well. We've wanted to move for a long time, but now we actually need to in order to cut down Ross' commute. From where we live now, Ross has a 90 min. commute each way but, once we move someplace that's on the light rail, his commute will only be 40 min. So we need to move and, while I don't look forward to apartment hunting and all, no longer living under the neighbors from hell and their demon child will be absolute proof that life is, officially, better.

Ross no longer hating his job, actually having money, and me no longer fantasizing about hogtying the upstairs neighbors with duct tape, these are very good things, indeed.

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