So Much Stuff

Hello blog world. So much stuff has happened since my last post that I don't even know where to begin, or even if I will remember everything to post here.

After Christmas, everything began to change. Tabetha and Savannah and Ashlynn came to Virginia for New Years, just as we had planned, but after that everything went downhill. On January 3rd, on the way back from taking our visitors to the state line to meet my mom and aunt so they could go home, Jordan and his mom got into it on the phone. It was all really stupid, but we came home, shoved all our stuff in the car, and moved into my mom and dad's house in NC. Just that quick. Jordan's job was gone, and we were estranged from his family. Just that quick.

We were in NC from January 3rd to May 4th, and now we are back in Va, all family reconnected, and Jordan has his job back. Here's what happened:

January 3, 2012- We left in a huff and started over in NC.

February 2012- We started work in NC. Jordan at Zaxby's and Western Sizzlin, and me with Tyler as his CAP worker.

March 12, 2012- My parents' house burnt down. Jordan dropped a candle that ignited the curtains and everything went ablaze from there. He was the only one home, and he got himself and the dogs out. We lost a lot, but were able to save some sentimental items and, miraculously, my sister's bedroom and the spare room were spared thanks to the closed doors made of platinum. My sister didn't lose anything aside from what she had in the living room, and most of our family pictures were saved, because my mom kept them in that spare room. We lived in a hotel for two weeks before my parents were placed in a rental house. During that time, Jordan's family came to help us. They stayed a weekend, and during their stay we had a family meeting that gave Jordan and I a plan. We were working toward moving out on our own, and he was given a manager position at Papa John's in Goldsboro. Having been absent for work for a week due to the fire, he lost his previously mentioned jobs.

April 2012- We were working toward our goal when we came to Va to visit for a weekend and celebrate Michaila's birthday with her, because we had missed her party because of work. We had planned to leave and go back to NC that Monday after breakfast. On the way to breakfast we got a phone call from Jordan's dad saying that the Supervisor of the Va Papa John's franchised stores was asking to see Jordan, so he went. The supervisor offered Jordan his job back. This is the same job he was working in NC, but in Va the pay is double, so we accepted graciously. We did go back to NC that Monday, but only for the week.

May 4, 2012- We moved back to Va.

May 14, 2012- Jordan went back to work at a different Papa John's, Great Bridge.

And now here we are.

Until my next post,

Stormy <3