J-O-B

I'm writing this at 11:45 PM, Friday. I have the house to myself right now. I spent my night watching the Royals kick ass (shoutout to the home team) and eating a gluttonous amount of chicken wings without any judgment. Aye. Great night. 

I want to be sleep now, but I am waiting for Al to get in from a concert with her (fast) homegirls. I don't know what made her think that she could be out this late. Curfew around here is usually before the street lights come on, guess I need to tighten up the ship.  She better be walking in the door any minute now, so I will be able to rest. 

While lying here, I am thinking about how grateful I am. I'm exhausted right now and thanking God that it's Friday. I'm looking forward to getting some rest this weekend. I started a new job last Monday. It has been a great past two weeks. This job has really taken a lot of stress off of me. I hate having an unstable financial situation. (Being broke) My prayer was for stability and that has been provided. I am working the hours that I want in the environment that I want to be in. This is a great step for my family and I. I've prayed for this for months now, and I will not take it for granted.

I am working at the Central Heating Plant in DC. It's a real cool gig, as gigs go. Exactly what I wanted. A place where I can do my work and go home. Once I walk out the door, I don't think about work until I walk back in. I'm working with a great group of guys there too. Some OG's giving me game about marriage, family and life in general. And some young fellas around my age, trying to figure this shit out too. We have a good time every day. I don't dread going to work, this is a huge plus for me.  

Timing truly is everything. I thought that I was going to be starting this job, last October. God clearly had other plans. The past 12 months have been crazy for me. I've had extreme highs and devastating lows. My faith has been tested, but I've never lost it. I have been humbled. I found myself working jobs that I never imagined, working harder than I ever had. I've cried more in the past 12 months than I did in the past 12 years. I've grown closer to Alex and Charleigh. I've learned a lot about myself and what I'm made of. I have seen again, just how precious and fragile life can be. I've learned a lot of valuable lessons. This time last year, I wasn't in a good place mentally. Now I know that I am ready for this job to be a stepping stone in my life.

Alex just walked in the house, I'm half sleep writing this, I'll resume this entry in the morning...

It is now 8:30 AM, Saturday morning. It felt so good to sleep without having an alarm set. I had a crazy dream that T-Pain was singing at our wedding reception back home in Kansas City. Goals. It was a good ass time, but I woke up right in the middle of “In Love With A Stripper” (she poppin, she rollin, she rollin) because my allergies are whooping my ass this morning.  

But let me pick up where I left off, I'm in a great place right now. I feel like I was broke down to my core in the past 12 months, and I have been built back up. I am so excited, not only for the future, but for today. I have a clear vision of what I want my life to look like, and I am getting closer to it. I am humble and hungry, ready to attack life and be who God created me to be. I feel like I'm really starting to understand what life is about, or at least what I want my life to be about. I know that it won't be easy, but I'm up for the challenge. I can't predict what life will throw at me, but I will always roll with the punches and keep moving forward. 

Today, I am going to enjoy my day off. I'm about to wake Al up and try to get some breakfast. (Food, not groceries) I just found full episodes of Hang Time and City Guys on YouTube so I'll be spending my Saturday morning in 1998.