See, here's the other thing

There are actualy good reasons for why I'm giving this job another six months. The main thing is something I can't so much talk about here, but is something that could potentially make things temporarily a lot worse and then rather quickly infinitely better, but the results won't be seen for at least 6 months. The other thing is plans that I've made that would be awkward to go through with if I switch jobs right this second. Regardless, I'm staying with the company because the company makes me happy and is so large that I could get a totally new job without ever having to leave it. Totally new career, even. But for the next six month, the job stays as is.

Anyway, this week went from bad to worse.

JM's dad died on Tuesday night, after having suffered a pretty major slide downhill. She got to spend a good week or so with him when he was in the hospital, so she's at peace with it, but it is still very sad. Her mother passed away years ago, so there's a special pain to this. The family is gathering the proverbial wagons, and tomorrow morning I'll be flying up to San Jose with the moms and then meeting up with JM's sister before hitting the road for Turlock (which a coworker just told me is literally teeming with Assyrians; it is apparently Assyrian City according to her).

Funerals suck. Funerals for family members suck more. Going to funerals and not having my husband with me because he is still a temp and gets no paid time off sucks the most.