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Costly Good News

How come good news always seems to cost money?  For example a vacation costs money.  But one (me) could argue that it is worth it to get away and sit on the beach for a week with family.  Totally refreshing.  Another good news is a wedding.  An announcement of engagement is so exciting (most of the time) yet the wedding/reception could cost a small fortune.  How about babies?  Those little boogers can be costly getting here.  Especially if there are struggles getting pregnant.  Then you have to pay for the next 18 years more if there is college.  However to me all of these things are so worth it.  I love vacations.  I love being married.  I love my kids.  Another thing which has yet to happen is a new job for Lee.  If the job offer is not local it means moving.  Which will cost us money.  But it would be good news.  Especially if it means I can stop working full time.
Acceptance to grad school was good news.  And since I was accepted to a private college it was also a very expensive adventure.  Now that it is almost over,  I see how many opportunities I will have because of my degree. 
Sometimes we have to give up something like money in order to have something greater such as a husband, kids, and an education. 

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