Decisions Decisions...

Its no secret that I can't wait for all the next big things that are going to happen in my life. I can't wait to have lots and lots of babies, buy a house and fill it with beautiful furniture, and of course get married! Not in that particular order....however what order should I do all of these things in!? The so called normal order would be to get married, buy a house then have kids.

A few months ago Michael asked me what I wanted first, I'm constantly talking about all three but lets be honest, all of these things are pretty expensive! Uhhh I have to decide?!?! Haha I actually had to put some serious thought into this...babies got ruled as last right off the bat but what did I want first...a wedding or a house. I have zero doubt that Michael and me will be married someday, I was ready for a marriage yesterday so that's not really the question, its what we want to spend our money on first. We both want to throw a big wedding with all our family and friends celebrating well into the night and that is nothing we would ever compromise. But logically renting is SUCH a waste of money and it kills us both to be giving away our hard earned money in a rental every month.

So the decision is...Buy a house first! Now that we have decided what comes first, I'm not going to lie, I'm a little sad I have to wait and marry my best friend but I know its all worth it in the end. Unfortunatly I don't have a super large income where I could just save to put money down on a house. So it was perfect timing that a Red Robin was opening in Bonney Lake. I stopped working at the one in Renton last summer because it was too much driving, almost an hour away but this new one is literally next store to my house! I got the call for an interview, went in the next day and pretty much had the job the second I walked in. I used to look at Red Robin as a stressful thing that took me away from Michael but I will only be working a few days a week and will be saving ALL of the money I make to put in savings. I am looking at this second job as more of a blessing then anything, I get the opportunity to have a fun second job, that's super close to home, and that helps me save for all the big things I want to happen. The restaurant opens in a month, let the busy schedule begin!