Good news!

Item 1 - Ryan got a new job. He starts at the end of the month, its quite a bit more money (about 20%) and about 5 min away rather than half an hour. So we can expect our financial issues to subside somewhat and maybe we'll finally get some emergency padding back in savings. Then we can start saving for moving, etc.

Item 2 - Well, I think its good news anyway. After years of biting my tongue in regards to my SIL's complete bitchiness I finally spoke up. We had it out, I don't have to play nice anymore. I am tired of the sneering two-faced miserable person who has to judge everyone else to make herself feel better about the lack of life she has. She is a holier-than-thou jealous miser (in Aeropostale and MAC LOL) who actually somehow takes pleasure in other people's troubles. She has never been nice to me, just fake. I feel liberated. I wish we could get along but some people just do not. Its a shame but I feel like this is progress for me because my biggest problem in life, I 100% believe, is letting people walk all over me and not speaking up for myself. I hold it all inside and I just cannot do that anymore. It is not healthy. Granted we will all never be one big happy family, but I don't think that's a shocker. Its never really even been a possibility and it was silly to hope otherwise. So that's mother and sister out of the way.. how many more in-laws can I alienate? (Sarcastic - they probably all hate me anyway, its ok though, you can't live for other people)

Item 3 - I am actually glad to be me. I am happy, its such a relief to not be so so stressed any longer. Money is going to be easier, I'm graduating soon, I feel confident in who I am, I love my husband. I can't wait to see what 2010 holds for us!