Update on Taxes

God is so good. I didn't end up owing $30,000 in taxes for that short sale. And on top of that, I even got a nice little return! This came at the perfect time as we're super close to our modest little wedding fund. Hoping to save enough for a mini honeymoon! Yay!

How do they do it?

Seriously... how do women work while pregnant? I feel so sick and tired ALL the time. A full day at the office has felt impossible to me (I've only been able to pull of one of them in the last 3 weeks). Thanks to some meds, the nausea isn't too bad while I'm here, but the exhaustion is just too much. I can easily take 4 naps a day, so pulling off nine hours in the office without one is not good. I can't wait to hit that 12-week mark for a couple reasons:
1. My chances of having a miscarriage after 12 weeks is so small, compared to those first few months.
2. My morning sickness is supposed to ease up.
3. Some of my energy should return!

Praying to God that these next 4 weeks pass quickly and that I find a way to keep my butt at work!

The past keeps catching up

Reporting an income of $128,645.76 to the IRS would actually be pretty exciting to me. In fact, that's just under 3 years' worth of income for me. Too bad this came by way of a 1099 and an amount of debt cancelled. By the way, debt cancelled is considered income, even though that money never touched my bank account. And it is also taxed as income, meaning it faces the same 23% (or so) I would normally pay on any real wages. We are trying to find a way to work around this one.... there are some laws protecting certain groups of people and there are some other ways around it (none that I understand or am ready to try just to see what happens). Today I am *hopefully* meeting with my boss's tax consultant to see what he can do. Keep your fingers crossed! I definitely don't have $30,000 hiding in my closet that I can pay the IRS thanks to a short sale on my condo.

7 Reasons Why

Just reflecting on how much I love my man! Here are seven reasons why I love him today:

1. He humbly shows his confidence at times, and it reminds me how strong of a man he is.
2. He doesn't get vulnerable with very many people, but he is not afraid to show any emotion with me.
3. He shares my exact level of excitement for our precious baby on the way.
4. He wants to be involved... in my day, in my heart, in our family.
5. He genuinely cares about the people in my life. He is bummed when he misses out on family events, he asks about my friends, and he makes an effort to stay involved despite his busy work schedule.
6. He has, overnight, become a responsible father. His every desire is to love and care for this growing little family of ours.
7. He is so cute when he compliments me. I wake him up to get a goodbye kiss when I leave for work and he always finds something special to pay attention to. Today it was "You look really cute with that clip in you hair". Not many guys notice or comment on things like that.