Update

Well, this summer has now become quite busy. I began working a full time job at the American Red Cross as a laboratory tech in the viral lab. So far it seems like an interesting job, and it does pay the bills. Brendon has been staying with Lora a couple of days a week and with my dad the other two days of the week. I am trying to get used to having Sunday and Monday off, as opposed to Saturday and Sunday off. After I am trained, I will be allowed to move to a 10 hour schedule and work only 4 days a week. The best part about the lab, is that they are open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, so if I need to switch shifts for any reason, it isn't that difficult. Everybody there works a different schedule. I like the idea of that kind of flexibility. Eric has also switched to a new job, and his hours are extremely flexible. I think that things are finally starting to come together.
In other news, Eric and I have decided to start saving for a down payment on a house. We have done lots of number crunching based off of our new salaries, and we have determined that we can probably buy a house by next summer. We will have to live on a tight budget for the next year, but we really know that it will be worth it for Brendon to have a back yard to play in. I am really excited that we have decided this is the best option for us. It finally feels like I am an adult.
Brendon and I are so lucky that we now have Eric in our lives. Eric provides Brendon and I with a stability that I thought we would never have. Brendon finally has someone to fill the role of dad, and I finally have someone that I actually want to spend the rest of my life with. I think we appreciate one another even more since we have both been in terrible marraiges. I am so happy that we finally have a family;)