Nothing much to provide a big update on.
Thanksgiving was good and Christmas is sprinting towards us.
As of December 1st, I'm "officially" promoted. New title and all. Still, I've got folks at work telling me that I should be able to make it to the next level at our fiscal mid-year (March 22). That would be a really good track record; promotion in March 21, promotion in December 21, then again in March of next year.
The extra money wouldn't hurt either. We're starting to seriously look at a house of our own. There are a few different places that would be nice to go. At the moment, we're still checking out what's available here in Minnesota - kind of where or near our current place. Also on the list would be northern Arizona, northwestern Colorado, northern California, southern Utah, and the Pacific Northwest.
While I would love, more than anything, to go back home - the financials around that are just untenable. How anyone can make a $5-7500 mortgage payment a month is beyond me let alone put down $250,000 for a house. The northern part of the state seems more affordable, at least.
Dani is happy here, though. She's got a job that she loves and coworkers that absolutely adore her. I feel terrible at the thought of uprooting her from where she's made a niche for herself. I dunno, maybe they'll let her work remote?
Here's to hoping for 2022 being a better year for us all.
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