A Year From Today -
October 6, 2006
I talked with Rachel today to remind her that a year from today, she will be getting married. We have been spending our weekends looking at places, talking about flowers, caterers, cakes, photographers, etc. As if we didn't already have a busy life, this just added to it.

This weekend Rachel is out of town, but it doesn't mean I have the weekend off. My job this weekend will be to purchase some wedding magazines or planners for her to use. I also have to work tomorrow at one of my associations, but don't mind cause I get to make some extra money. In the morning I am performing a site inspection with two board members and in the afternoon, I am passing out pool keys, by their pool.

I had a pretty simple week this week except for a few meetings. Last night's meeting started at 4:30 p.m. and ended at 6:30 p.m. Next week I have a busy start of the week, but it should settle down the remainder of the week. The office staff up in Murrieta are all a little bummed cause we were told on Monday that the owners of the company have decided to close our office, after only 9 months. They did offer me a good deal however, which included a sizeable pay raise and two days a week working out of my home, so I am looking forward to that. I can work in my p.j.'s or jeans from my house and save money on driving to San Diego. So on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays, I will drive to San Diego and on Tuesday and Thursdays, I will stay home (or at least that is how I am planning to do it for now). Days may have to change depending on what is going on with my associations at the time. Three of my four Mondays I have board meetings, so I will be leaving the office early on those days to get to my account locations, and Fridays are casual dress day, so that day I will be wearing jeans to work. I look at it this way, only have to dress up two days of the week - yahoo. I will be saving money on gas, and clothes (water, detergent, dryer-electricity expense), and can eat lunch at home too (saving even more money). It will be a different change, but I am sure I will be able to adapt.

I'm hoping to get my roof replaced this month and need to get it scheduled. This morning it rained a little here and was quite a surprise to say the least. At 6:30 p.m. it was already dark outside and we haven't even changed our clocks yet for daylight savings time (at the end of the month). It gives us a taste of what the weather will be like next year when Rachel gets married. We were thinking of doing the whole ceremony by the pool, but it may be just a bit too cool for that - plans are still evolving. Stay tuned -