Final Steps!

I created this blog on the day after Christmas, 2005. Almost 6 years later we are finally putting the final pieces of the plan together that caused this blog to come about. There is no accident that the blog is called "Pikes Peak or Bust". Our main goal from the beginning has been to leave this house and this town to pursue a "better" lifestyle for my wife, my children and me. When this blog started we were both working low paying state jobs in a town that did nothing for us. Since that time, we made several very big decisions to change our little families way of life. For one, getting my wife a suitable job that she truly enjoyed and that deserved her was my main goal at the beginning. So we decided that she needed to go back to school. It was very hard for her, and I have to admit at times I did think it was too much for her to handle. A full time mom with a full time job going to school full time??? Not possible! Little did I know I was married to Super Woman. I am so proud of my wife. The next step was for me to get a better job and when I applied for a uniformed civilian job in the Patrol (for the 4th time) I was happy to find out that I was accepted. Almost 6 years later we have more than doubled our salary and we have used the extra money to get us closer to our next goal. Complete debt freedom. Our true goal is, as I stated above, to pursue a "better" lifestyle for my family. One thing that I did come to realize was that happiness was not a direct reflection of how much money you make.

The final steps are in motion as of 2:26 today. I talked to a real estate agent in regards to selling this house and we are about to list the house and pay off the rest of the debt we have and cross that goal off the list. Once the house is on the market, the agent predicts around a 90 day sale which would be perfect. Once we sell the house and pay off as much if not all of the debt with our profit, we will then be in our final steps to leaving. Deidra will then apply for her jobs and we will start making 3 day vacations out to the areas we are interested in.

The excitement is about to begin!

Keep ya posted.

Oh...quick side note...down to 254! Still losing! 6 more pounds and I will have reached a weight that I have not been since my son was born! Boom Baby!