Newlyweds

So I finally caved... after having so many friends and family ask Ryan and I, "What's going on now that you're married?" I started a blog. Good timing too as we are in the middle of house hunting.

Before we get to that... after the wedding in May we went to Jamaica for our honeymoon. It was absolutely amazing and we can't wait for another Caribbean getaway (maybe next year...). We are officially hooked on all-inclusive resorts! We can't imagine any other way to completely relax and still be budget conscious. Even though Hawaii and Disney World are still dream vacations, we just need extra funds to justify those trips!

I started my new "big kid" job in September. I am an 8th Grade teacher at West Side Middle School in Waterbury, CT. WSMS is where I completed my student teaching and they were so impressed with my 16 week teaching stretch, they hired me on the spot! It was quite exciting. Yes, it can be EXTREMELY difficult at times, but I absolutely love it. It's nice to know that I can really make a difference in the lives of these kids. They definitely need a positive role model amidst all the chaos! All in all, I am very happy and feel blessed to be in such a wonderful school right out of college.

Ryan is still a manager at Gamestop in Danbury, CT. He is doing well, but growing tired of the retail world. This January he is going back to school for his associates degree at Naugatuck Valley Community College. He will be enrolling in to the RN program at the college which will almost double his current salary! Needless to say we are quite anxious for the completion of his schooling, but we know it will take a while (and lots of money) with him working full time.

We have recently been pre-approved for a mortgage and have begun to look at houses. We have decided to stay in CT for at least the next 5 years and settle in the city of New Britain. Why New Britain you ask... WE MISS IT! New Britain is where Ryan and I met, where I went to college, where we first lived together, and where we got engaged. We have history there! Not to mention that moving to Newtown has been quite the death of a social life... a majority of our friends live past Hartford and we are excited to be closer to them. We have found a few houses we could see ourselves living in (one in particular) and way below our price range. We're scheduled to look at 8 more houses on Tuesday and then hopefully put our first offer on a house!

I think that is it for now... a quick update on the last 7 months of our life as newlyweds. We'll try to keep you posted as the house hunting progresses.