07/17/2010
chipotle
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NWR: He got a job!!!
That's right, my man works at Chipotle!!!

Admittedly, my husby and I do not have the 'typical' newlywed experience.
Here I am, a teacher with a master's degree and my husband just got a job at Chipotle and is about to start community college in the fall.

We don't have a house, we share a two bedroom apartment with his parents. We're dirt poor right now. We have no plans for children in the near future...our main goal is to have enough money to buy a house for his parents in Mexico in the next year.

But, you know...our relationship has been through so many tests and we've passed every one. It was sometimes a struggle, but we made it! No, I'm not coming home from an amazing honeymoon. No, I did not have the wedding of my dreams...

And yet - I'm SOO happy today because Luis has a job and we are starting our lives together. We are writing our story...maybe our story doesn't follow the fairy tale pattern but I am happy it is OUR story nonetheless!

I feel so blessed to be able to post this and so blessed to have you girls as a support network through all we've been through! =)

PS - Careful with those burritos! The tortilla alone is like, 300 calories! Happy planning ladies!
jtherrie's Chocolate wedding
 |  Thunder bay, ON, Canada  |  07/17/2010  | 
mmmm chipotle! Congrats to you and your wonderful husband! All of the best luck for you both in your new future!
gratefulbride's Blue wedding
 |  Huntersville, NC, USA  |  07/17/2010  | 
Your testimony in the works is so encouraging to many of us!!  You & your hubby sound totally selfless, & I know that only good things will come for you!  God bless you both in everything, & congrats on the new job!
lafuturasrat's Black wedding
 |  Parkville, MD, USA  |  07/17/2010  | 
Thanks girls! You are all so supportive and I really appreciate that! It's been a hard road at times, but everything is easier with good friends by your side =)
nasha412's Black wedding
 |  Pittsburgh, PA, USA  |  07/17/2010  | 
i love this post!!!!!! Girl i love your spirit! and your hubby will be my lil sister's BF because she is obsessed! Tell him atleast he WANTS to work and if it ain't a struggle then it ain't worth it! I wish ya'll nothing but continued happiness and blessings!
heathermae's Pink wedding
 |  Waterford, MI, USA  |  07/18/2010  | 
I like this post also. You really sound like such a good couple. Congrats on his new job!! It also makes me really angry that you area a teacher with a MA degree, and you can't make more money :( Teachers like you are important, and should be paid as such!!
corumj's Red wedding
 |  Goldsboro, NC, USA  |  07/18/2010  | 
Thats whats up.... He got a job!!!!  And a low paying job....That says that he is willing and able to wait for the best out of life.  Alot of men would not even consider it! A lot of men would not take a low paying job.. they would rather not work...  I think we have the same story... My husband was diagnosied with a bad heart years ago and the doctor put him out of work.  He is getting full disability. Which means he does have money coming in. All this came around the  time of us planning this great wedding.  As you see (if you read my blog)  I am trying to have a great renewal of vows since I did not have the wedding I planned to have..(And I do not even care how people think it is a bad feeling to not have the wedding of your dreams!!!) Well long story short he is attending the local community college.... and I am hoping he pursues his degree until he gets to a Masters degree... He does not have the greatest  ambition and drive...In fact I think he is totally happy and content with just getting a disability check.  We will see how this unfolds.... (The days of The Davis's Lives)  Just think we are part of the reality of life... We dont have it going on like others but we do know how to struggle!  We know what it is like to bust our a** and we know what it is like to sit back and chill out until we are able to shine!!  
By the way I feel your pain when you have a Masters and you are getting paid pennies on the dollar... you really have to love what you do!!!! I work with people with disabilities and believe me there is absoloutly have to love what you do!!!!!  Keep up the great work..with teaching and everything else....There are going to be some great days and some not so great days...Just stay strong!!!! And keep us posted!!!! JCD
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Nidhal
 |  Los angeles, CA, USA  |  07/18/2010  | 
I just had a chipotle chicken bowl (w/out rice or beans of course)...

seriously though, congrats!!! It's a fine start and you guys will work hard with jobs and each other and you WILL find blessing and those vacations and nice things will come. Way to go!
lafuturasrat's Black wedding
 |  Parkville, MD, USA  |  07/18/2010  | 
Thanks so much ladies! I appreciate your support for us poor teachers! To be honest, I can't truly complain about my salary because I know many people suffer more than me in that department, you know? It's really the immigration that killed our finances. Sometimes it's hard because I just want to vent to my mom or whatever about the situation because it's frustrating, you know? And my mom says stuff like, "Well, you chose this life." or like, "You knew what you were getting in to when you started the immigration process..." Uh, thanks for the support there, Mom...
Anyway, I really appreciate the WBC love and support! I hope you are right and that we are on the right track and one day we'll have the wedding and honeymoon of our dreams =)
roxannehuber's Purple wedding
 |  Tucson, AZ, USA  |  07/18/2010  | 
congratulations on the job ! well done !
I am sure you will have your dream wedding and honeymoon in the future, just more to look forward to ! We are also unable to do a lot of things because of money, but in the end we don't care about stuff. we just care about being together (in the same country, house, room, bed ;-) and being able to spend time together, that's what will make the marriage last a lifetime, not buying stuff for a wedding...it's a dream to wake up in the morning and see my hubby to be right there next to me. I am sure you feel the same. Put's a smile on my face and butterflies in my tummy just thinking about it. xx
roxannehuber's Purple wedding
 |  Tucson, AZ, USA  |  07/18/2010  | 
ps.
thanks to the immigration process we don't have money for a wedding ! I don't know how they expect people to pay for all the legal fee's and still have a wedding within 90days. Really it's all worth it because it's the only way we can be together but sometimes it makes me really sad that we are "giving" all this money to the government that we could otherwise use for bringing our family here for a ceremony...well you know...
becomingaward's White wedding
 |  Albany, NY, USA  |  08/09/2010  | 
ok, you might be a good friend for me to have!  I think i'll follow you all throughout your day, because a lot of things you have to say, sound like my story!  

good luck and best wishes, you can do this.  Don't forget its for you and he.  not so much about all the others we plan so extravagantly for!  :-)
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