Hubby's New Job: And The Things I Want To Spend His Money On =)

We've been back in PA for just a couple of weeks and Hubby already managed to find a pretty good job!  He'll be working in a factory just a few blocks away from where we live.  Of course I wish the job would be more safe, but there are many perks to the job.  He will get paid pretty well, have 3 days off every weekend, have off every holiday, and our little family will have good insurance.  Oh- and he won't be working 2nd shift.  That is my least favorite shift for him to work.  It's just an awkward shift.  I feel like a family should be able to eat dinner together every night.

Eric has to go for his orientation tomorrow morning around 8AM and then he starts work tomorrow evening.  He'll be working 10 hour days 4 days a week on 3rd shift.  I'll sleep when he's at work and then wake up when he gets home and watch the little guy during the day while he sleeps.  It's going to be quite an adjustment for both of us.  It's been a few months since he's worked and I'm used to having him help out a lot with the little guy.  Aside from all that I also just love being around him.  When he works I always wish he could be home with me instead.  =)

Anyway, I can't wait for money to be coming in again.  I love money.  I love the carefree type of lifestyle that comes with knowing you can afford to buy food, gas for your car, and you can afford to live comfortably.  I'm not materialistic:  I don't want to buy stuff with all the money we get, I much prefer to spend money on good food and good times.  I can't wait to get some chicken fingers and a wild berry smoothie from Sheetz, I can't wait to go to the movies with my hubby, I can't wait to go on a few dinner dates with him, I can't wait to take a trip to Hobby Lobby for some more yarn, and I can't wait to put some gas in the car and take a drive.  I want to buy our son a few new toys and lots of socks (we lost most of his socks and I'm tired of seeing his dirty feet), and I really can't wait to take our son out on the town for a nice day.  Maybe we could take him to try his first ice cream sundae, or take him to the mall or to the park.  Someday I'd love to take him to the aquarium again as well, and when we do, it's definitely going to be the aquarium in Baltimore.

They say money can't buy happiness.  While I believe that people don't magically become more happy as they become more wealthy, I do know that I am personally more happy when we have some money.  It makes me happy having the bills paid, it makes me happy when we have a full tank of gas and enough money to fill it up again if we *accidentally* use it all, and it makes me really happy doing dinner and a movie with my husband.

I want to thank my husband for being amazing and getting a job to support his family.  His son and I appreciate every minute that he spends working so he can afford to take care of us.  We love him and we will both miss him when he is at work every day.  Although we won't see each other as much as we have been lately, we will be able to get much more out of our time spent together when we have the money to go out and enjoy life.