New Frontier

Recently, there has been quite a few changes that have been introduced into my life that I am excited about and a little scared of at the same time.

First, my good friend Dustin proposed to me one day that we should go into business together and flip houses. The goal being that we own our own company and can quit Fastenal. As much as we like the place, neither one of us wants to stay there permanently and both of us would like to be our own bosses. I'm very excited about this new endeavor because I have been wanting to flip houses for a while and I don't think I could pick a better business partner. Not only that, but we have many people we can look to for advice and support. My parents have moved/remodeled so many houses that we can learn from their experience. His mom used to own her own business so we can rely on her to handle the finances initially. Dustin's realtor has lots of experience flipping houses, so we can use her until Dustin gets his license. We have two beautiful, wonderful, amazing women who will support us all the way and maybe even work by our sides. We are completely ready for this and believe we will do wonderfully at it.

Second, Raquel and I recently met this amazing couple who are very much like us. She met the husband on a writer's forum. They decided to meet each other just to hang out and it has progressed into a nice friendship for all of us. Marcus (the husband) is very much like me and his wife, Kat, like Raquel. We believe we can learn quite a bit from them and that they will be a wonderful influence in our lives.

Third, Raquel and I decided to get her tattooed with my name in Greek (Ιάκωβος in case you are wondering). Originally, we wanted each others names on our ring fingers so that no matter what, we know, along with the rest of the world, that she is mine and I hers. Although the symbolism and idea is amazing, we found out that tattoos anywhere on the hand will just fade in time. It's understandable, but disappointing. All day today, we've been thinking and talking with others about where else to put them where we will both enjoy it and can easily show people. We thought about the inner wrist, but Raquel is afraid she would faint from the pain because she is very sensitive there, plus it would be hard for her to cover for her vet tech job (assuming the vet doesn't want visible tattoos). Then we thought about the shoulder, neither of us was crazy about it. Kat suggested that we get on the backs of our necks, which we both though is a great place.

So, tomorrow we will go get hers done. I will have to wait until I move out unfortunately because my father believes that tattoos are against God's will. Therefore, if I get one, he stops paying for school which I cannot afford. Her name didn't translate directly into Greek since it is a Spanish variation of Rachel. She looked at Rachel in Greek (Ραχήλ) and adored how it looked. I then mentioned that we would be similar to Jacob and Rachel in the Bible, which would be a very nice thought that we relate to them.

Lastly, but most importantly, is I am marrying the most wonderful, amazing, selfless, loving, caring, beautiful, sexy, compassionate, protective, perfect woman in the world. God made her just for me as evident by our lives and how we match each other perfectly. Plus, I believe we resemble Jacob and Rachel in the Bible very closely which a cool little thing that only God could pull off. I only have to wait one year and eight months until I finally get to call her completely and utterly mine (that's if we don't decide to elope beforehand). She has been my saving grace this week. I have not been sleeping well since Sunday which lead to me being depressed. Foolishly, I started thinking that she would leave me for Marcus because he is such a great guy. She stood by me the whole time and continually told me that no one other than me will replace me because I am perfect for her. I made her upset with how depressed I got, and I felt so horrible for that. It finally clicked that no one will take my place in her heart and that she will always be mine. My lover, my best friend, my comfort, my support, my source for courage, my all.

There are so many new things happening, it's exciting. I hope I am prepared for them all and trust that God leads the two of us down the correct paths in each journey.