I Suck At Open Houses

Instead of having a house warming, my friends (Marc and Kelley) decided to have an open house today. Too bad I suck at open houses.

The open house was good. Karen and I got to enjoy ourselves without having to worry about our children running amok. Well, we still had to worry about that. Just not directly as Karen's parents were watching our kids while we attended the open house. And as much as I love my kids, it was definitely a welcomed break.

Anyway, I had fun tonight even if Karen and I did not stay too long at the open house. (The "indirect" running amok thing.) I spent the majority of the time with my friends (Andrea, Ellen, Aimee, and Garv) and my BFF (Kerry).

Among the topics of conversation that came up were Kerry's new house, Andrea's possible career change, and Garv's podcast idea.

For anyone curious, Kerry is closing on her house this Monday. I remember the feeling of closing on our house. For me, it was both exhilarating and scary at the same time. The exhilarating part was because I had always wanted to own a home. It's the American dream, right? I had saved up after college to specifically achieve that goal. Of course, that was also the scary part: the financial aspect of it.

One of the more comical parts of the night involved Andrea's possible career change. Well, I should probably clarify it by saying her career change is not the comical part. The comical part was our discussion surrounding that topic. It turns out, Andrea has been contemplating a career change. Unfortunately, that new career is unknown to Andrea at the moment, but she would like something a little more balanced in terms of work/life. And with her upcoming birthday, she has set a goal to possibly implement this new change.

One of the possible career choices Andrea mentioned was journalism, to which Garv naturally provided his feedback on. Most of the time, Garv's ideas go in one ear and out the other... like the time he wanted to open a German bakery because his girlfriend at the time was German. Occasionally, he'll have a good idea. And tonight, I think he actually had a great idea: podcasting.

Even if the idea for Andrea doesn't work, podcasting would still be a fun activity to do with a bunch of friends. We'll see how it goes though.