Cest La Vie

We had a pretty busy weekend.  The family got together and celebrated by 3rd born's 2nd birthday.  We had tacos, a piñata, candy bar, and a nice big water slide for the kids.  Little did I know the kids would make such a splash. It was nice to have fun and mingle with friends and family after the interested announcement at work on Wednesday.

Photo Cred: Emilio Olivas Photography

I've always heard the saying, when life gives you lemons make lemonade.   That's a good way to try to explain what's going on at the moment.  My co-workers and I were informed that our branch office would be closing it's doors.  We weren't given a very detailed outline of when and as far as I know at this moment, I should have a few weeks of work left.  However, this was said to me and my co worker and this morning I heard that they were "still keeping her around two more weeks."  I don't know about you, but two weeks doesn't equivocate to a couple of weeks does it?  So as of right now my future is uncertain.  I am currently battling with the idea, do I look for another job and jump straight into right after I am laid off here, do I go back to school?  Do I try to establish a work from job?  Internally I am pulling myself a little in each direction.

To my surprise, I wasn't devastated by the news.  I took my last lay off much harder because I had put a lot of time and energy in that job even though I kept getting screwed paid wise left and right over the course of 9 years.  I think I learned my lesson from that and so when I started here I made sure to let them know that if they wanted me, I had a couple of stipulations i.e. start time would be 8:30am once my 5 year old started kindergarten, I wasn't working more than 30-35 hours a week.  And hey, if that was OK with them I was more than happy to join the team.  I stood my ground even when I felt that management expected me to work more.  So when I received the news that we wouldn't have a job here in a "few weeks" I took it as "Cest La Vie."

I shared the information with my family and all have been supportive.  Some are concerned but I feel they all have faith everything will work out.  I am not as religious as my mom would want me to be but I am a true believe that God has bigger plans for me.  I have faith it will work out and what is meant to happen will happen.  I'm definitely taking it one day at a time, and am praying on what is the right path.  I've been wanting to go back to school for a very long time so I think this may be God's cue.

For now I will continue to go to work and continue business as usual and hopefully in a few days time I can decide on my next course.  Meanwhile, here are a few more pictures my talented brother in law took at our very successful birthday party.  Enjoy and God Bless :)