Why I love being unemployed

To set the record straight right off the bat, I am not really unemployed.  I'm less conventionally employed.  Meaning at this point I am only teaching voice lessons and picking up random shifts at España as a server or bartender.  JD was recently laid off from his job since they hired him as a "finisher" and there was nothing left to finish at the cabinet shop.  But the point is, I love being unemployed.


Of course we worry about money - that seems to be a universal attribute to Americans.  But we don't worry as much as you would think.  In fact, the majority of our time we have together - outside of looking for more vocal students and JD applying as a sound tech or studio musician to places around town - we spend recording music together, going over plans for our wedding together, making improvements around the house together and in general spending much more quality time together.


When we first started dating, JD and I were both in college and we had much more free time on our hands.  Mostly because we didn't necessarily go to all the classes that we should.  After getting a place together, JD got a full time job working late into the evening while I was going to school full time and working part time.  We didn't have any time to spend with each other and the time we did there wasn't enough of it to do anything but eat dinner and go to bed.  Now that we're both "unemployed" we spend much more time enjoying each other than we used to and it has been amazing!


The timing is both good and bad.  Of course it would be better if we were more financially stable as our wedding (and honeymoon) get closer and closer.  But we've been able to connect more and be together during this important time.  And as cheesy as that sounds, I love it.  So I am thankful that we're unemployed.  I am loving every minute of it.


Now who wants a voice lesson?

Family Reunion

This weekend was the Wessling Family Reunion in Beloit.  It was JD's first and, we all hope, not his last.  The Wessling clan this year decided to hire two fine musicians/comedians to help break the ice Saturday night.  They were dressed like country bumpkins and had no shortage of hugs, jokes and hair petting for all of the relatives.  It was a great way to get people laughing and comfortable together, as everyone knows that reunions can be the most awkward social functions the world has ever seen. 

Here are a few snapshots:

Nothing brings the family together more than a little laughter.