The Start of Something Big (cont)

So with a prayer to God and the drama left in the past, I now am in a relationship and truly excited about it. I knew I was going to come under a lot of scrutiny because of both our past, but I was prepared to deal with it and not let it affect me. I knew where I stood, and that was on a solid ground with my views, beliefs and feelings, so nothing was going to change that. In due time we let the world know (via facebook, sad isn't it), and we both went through the obstacle course that is our friends' views and opinions as well as others who are really less important to begin with. With my friends understanding how I am, they simply expressed their opinions, tried to gain some understanding on what would make me do such a thing, and in the end wished me the best. I can't speak on details of what happened on her end outside of going through the obstacle course as well, but we both knew what we were in for going into the situation.
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.........As things should always be and even more so in the beginning of a relationship, they were fantastic. We got a lot of stuff out the way with our long conversation before eventually agreeing to take this step, so there wasn't any tension at all to deal with. Truth be told, we both wanted to be with each other in the past, but being young and dumb should never be underestimated. Another thing is that just because people get older doesn't mean they get more mature, in our case, that proved to be different. We were both grown, mentally as well everywhere else we needed to be. We both had someone we could trust and know would be their for one another no matter what, our past, others opinions, or current or future situations. We both knew that as long as we continued to do what we were doing and worked to improve from there, our relationship would be just fine.
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........SI was still living in the Kutztown area and she was in Philly, which of course is an issue for any relationship. But as you are supposed to, we made it work. I didn't have my car yet, so she traveled up to see me on the weekends and I did what I needed to do to keep a smile on her face during the week. Unfortunately around this time, my main full time job was trying their best to get rid of me simply because we didn't share the same values. I valued customer appreciation and they valued the bottom line. One thing lead to another and after one mistake in my year plus of being their, I was let go. Nobody liked the idea of me working their to begin with, but I didn't like the idea of having a job for 40 years period, so you can say we had somewhat of similar interest. Thing is, whatever I ever decided to do in life, I always put my best foot forward and took pride in my work, but I SERIOUSLY CAN'T STAND THE INDUSTRY! Rarely will you find a company that's honest, full of integrity, has all out respect for its employees, and don't just worry about the bottom line. Ironically, if companies really did that, employees would perform better and it would only help their bottom line. Anyhow, this would be another obstacle our relationship would have to deal with now.
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............I still was doing my own business which was doing some nice things at the time, I was also still working as a bouncer. I applied for unemployment because I knew me not having a car would make it harder for me to find a job as quickly as I may or may not have wanted to. After going through what I went through, I honestly didn't want to go back into the workforce. I never wanted to be their in the first place but viewed it as a necessary evil. I figured with unemployment, I could use that time to push my own business and hopefully become successful enough to not have to obtain another job. So I had a plan and now time was the only thing ahead of me.

"you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers." (3 John 1:2)

To be cont...