My SO has a new job -happy dance-. In my last blog, I lamented over the fact that he wasn't earning much money, but now that has changed so YAY! He works for a card/stationary company that has two shops in downtown Santa Barbara. He's really enjoying it, so I am extremely happy for him. We don't get to talk much now because of it, but I'm willing to sacrifice talk time if it means we can both save towards our visit as well as our visa application.

I've booked my ticket to visit him in February. I leave on the 5th and arrive home on the 28th. My return ticket from SYD to LAX was only 1000 dollars - bargain! I'm sooooo excited. I'm sad that its only 3 weeks, I know it will go super fast and be over in the blink of an eye, but I'm grateful that we get to see each other at all. I'm also lucky to have gotten the time off work. I don't really get any set benefits or annual leave though.

We hope to send the visa app shortly after I leave the US. I am hoping to have it approved by the end of this year, so then we can get married in 2015. Woo!