8.14.19
Nugglet the pugglet –
Life comes at you fast. Yesterday I’m making logos and planning to go over to Dan and Kate’s to talk about vacation rentals and today they’re splitsville. Love gone awry. Don’t want to bore you with details but let’s just say that Dan’s family had a hand in their breakup. Really a bummer because I think Dan would have been happy long-term with Kate. She’s a cool person who helped bring out the best in him. But at the end of the day I think it came down to family vs Kate, and Dan is fiercely loyal. One of my favorite qualities about him, but I think it cost him a really great relationship. We’ll see how things shake out over time. I still need to talk to him, but Kate reached out to mom and gave her some background. I hope mom and Kate stay friends because they really get along. I think I can still be friends with Kate too, just maybe a step removed from the level mom could since I’m so close to Dan. I think mom will stay friends just to see Silo! Just kidding (half kidding).
We’re both pretty bummed about it today and I think that’s seeping into the overall vibe of the week. There’s just a sadness I can’t shake and I don’t know why. I’m supposed to be so happy because of you and I just feel guilty that I’m not.
I took a few snaps of your mom this morning on the ferry, and of course got the bump. Lookin like a million bucks.
Mom is pretty fed up at work. They don’t pay her enough and she found out that some of her co-workers at the same level make more money. I want her to go scorched earth on their asses and give everyone a piece of her mind, but we’ll see. She hasn’t really ever been happy there and I just want her to be fulfilled. I think you’ll help on that front, but work is a different beast. Your mom is making such a huge sacrifice by putting her salary away. She could justifiably say, I work hard for my money and I want to do whatever the fuck I want with it. But I genuinely think she wants what I want, a happy home for us and for you. A strong foundation for the rest of our lives. For about the last year and a half mom and I have lived off my salary and saved hers so we could put money away for a down payment on a house. It’s been working but it makes me feel like we’re way more broke then we are. When I think about how much we actually make a month vs what we spend, it’s wild. We live a pretty low-cost lifestyle. I think it will end up benefitting us long-term but fuck, we could be ballin right now.
Speaking of money, there’s talk of a recession and not to be selfish, but as a prospective homebuyer I’m kind of rooting for it. Granted, anytime our economy takes a dip it’s not a good thing BUT I’m 31, your mom is 30 – if we can score an underpriced house for a good interest rate now and take a small hit on our 401k’s, sign me up. We have 30+ years to grow our retirement funds. We still need to figure out where we’re gonna live but that’s a different issue. I was looking at an apartment complex in Georgia today and it was fucking awesome. Lakeside apartments. Straight up fitness center, laundry in the apartment, half hour drive from my office, on a lake.
So, yeah, pretty sick. You might live there, WHO KNOWS?
Love you big time,
Dad
