How surreal is this? Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be living in Brooklyn!
For the past month I was packing every day and little by little the apartment was packed. On Wednesday night we were up until midnight doing the final packing, took apart some furniture, our bed being one of them and slept on the couches in the living room. Thursday was the moving day and we got up at 6am, got some Dunkin Donuts and waited for the guys to come and help us. Our new landlord Chris, T's brother Johnny and T's friend Calvin were our work horses. We took a load of stuff to our storage place...it is now packed from floor to the ceiling. Then we packed the van and headed to Brooklyn. I was driving T's car, T was driving Chris' car, Johnny his own, Chris Calvin's and Calvin drove the van. I have never been so nervous in my life as I was on the turnpike. Tractor trailers sandwiching you on both sides passing you 70 miles per hour, trying to follow Johnny's car so I didn't lose him as I didn't know where I was going and here if you miss your exit the next might be tens of miles away. I also had to go to the bathroom badly so that drive was not fun. And then we hit Staten Island and the traffic was barely moving. Can you say good times?
We were moving until about 6pm so the whole deal took almost around the clock. After the guys left we went to the deli across the street and got sandwiches. We were up until midnight again unpacking and made some progress. On Friday the cable guy came to hook up the TV, Internet and phone...Woo Hoo, we have TV! Some more unpacking and the place started to look like home. On Saturday we had Chris' birthday bbq, did some shopping for the new place and did 3 loads of laundry. On Sunday for Eagles game we went to a local pub that shows all the games, had a few ciders/beers and some chicken wings. For the rest of the day we finished up the apartment and watched some more football. We are done now. It was a bit a bit challenging putting our stuff in the closet space here as there's a LOT less available space but we managed. It looks really nice and cozy. We like it. Now we kinda hope that we will stay here for longer than a month. Or not. I can't decide. It's really nice place and the neighborhood is awesome and moving is a bitch but at the same time I want this job in DC. So lets hope they call me...later this week, early next week...
Since we moved here, on both days this week I've gotten phone calls about my resume. Yesterday someone called about a Environmental Engineering job in Morris County, NJ. She said she will give my resume to the hiring people to set up a phone interview...will see if that happens. My visa status might be an issue even though she said it might not. This morning someone called me about an Environmental Manager job placed at Merck in NJ. After I told him about my visa status he said they were not sponsoring visas right now so that did not work out...but it looks like I am getting noticed at least.Can't do anything about the visa status...
I gotta eat some lunch and take a little walk around the hood but I will post some pictures and blog more in the days to come...or later today...
Later!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
September
This month has been great so far. Especially the 3 first days. Wanna have a job in Kazakhstan? No thank you but thanks for the interest! Wanna interview for us for a position is DC? YES, absolutely! And then Happy Birthday!
I spent my birthday with my 3 girls. T was home "sick" for my birthday and it was awesome. The cats had saved from their allowances again and Bailey got me 4 "Jaws" DVDs and Sox got me the Miss Congeniality DVDs. T took me to Red Lobster which might be an annual thing...LOVE Red Lobster and bought me a waffle maker. Before you say anything bad about my waffle maker you should know that it makes COW and duck shaped waffles! Isn't that awesome??? I saw it the day we took the cats to see a vet and now I have one! Woo Hoo! I'm so excited but I won't open it until we move to Brooklyn.
My birthday was very low key, just the way I like it. We walked to Dunkin Donuts, spent an hour by the pool, and watched 2 of the Jaws movies. Few weeks ago was Sharks week on Nat Geo channel and we got talking about the Jaws movies and how great the shark was for movies produces in the 70's...Sox picked up on that but didn't have enough money so B got them for me. that night was the last Eagles preseason game and Michael Vick was playing a lot so we stayed home and watched the game and ordered a pizza.
We went to Red Lobster on Friday and then on Saturday we went to T's mom's for dinner. We were playing around with Carly who can now say my name and is just talking mile a minute. She's like a little parrot, repeating after you. I asked her what her name was and she said "me". LOL! She is the cutest little girl ever! We might see her again on Sunday for the Football season opening...Make her an Eagles fan...
For the rest of the weekend (It was a long weekend, Monday was a Holiday) we laid by the pool, sat outside, packed a little and went to a street fair in Nutley. It was a nice little walk and an preview of things to come when we move to Brooklyn. Speaking of Brooklyn...we are moving in 2 weeks and still have a lot of packing to do. I better get to some of it today.
I had my interview 2 days ago...it was a phone interview with my future boss should I be hired!hehe...It's an Environmental Scientist position for a company in DC...they are doing the phone interviews this week and then will get back to the people who they wanna meet face to face at the beginning of October. Interviews in DC would would be at the end f October and I don't know if the job would then start in November...I am really excited about this opportunity and hope to get a call back. I thought the interview went well, obviously there is always improvements to be made but who knows...Unfortunately I am not making the decisions! But She sounded really nice and I just hope that I am what they are looking for. This was my first real big time interview so even if I wouldn't get the job at least I have some experience now...
What's next? More job hunting, more packing and a move in 2 weeks. Keep your fingers crossed for a call back!
Today is the 8th anniversary of September 11 terrorist attacks. I am so grateful that T got out of the city that day alive. I love You baby.
I spent my birthday with my 3 girls. T was home "sick" for my birthday and it was awesome. The cats had saved from their allowances again and Bailey got me 4 "Jaws" DVDs and Sox got me the Miss Congeniality DVDs. T took me to Red Lobster which might be an annual thing...LOVE Red Lobster and bought me a waffle maker. Before you say anything bad about my waffle maker you should know that it makes COW and duck shaped waffles! Isn't that awesome??? I saw it the day we took the cats to see a vet and now I have one! Woo Hoo! I'm so excited but I won't open it until we move to Brooklyn.
My birthday was very low key, just the way I like it. We walked to Dunkin Donuts, spent an hour by the pool, and watched 2 of the Jaws movies. Few weeks ago was Sharks week on Nat Geo channel and we got talking about the Jaws movies and how great the shark was for movies produces in the 70's...Sox picked up on that but didn't have enough money so B got them for me. that night was the last Eagles preseason game and Michael Vick was playing a lot so we stayed home and watched the game and ordered a pizza.
We went to Red Lobster on Friday and then on Saturday we went to T's mom's for dinner. We were playing around with Carly who can now say my name and is just talking mile a minute. She's like a little parrot, repeating after you. I asked her what her name was and she said "me". LOL! She is the cutest little girl ever! We might see her again on Sunday for the Football season opening...Make her an Eagles fan...
For the rest of the weekend (It was a long weekend, Monday was a Holiday) we laid by the pool, sat outside, packed a little and went to a street fair in Nutley. It was a nice little walk and an preview of things to come when we move to Brooklyn. Speaking of Brooklyn...we are moving in 2 weeks and still have a lot of packing to do. I better get to some of it today.
I had my interview 2 days ago...it was a phone interview with my future boss should I be hired!hehe...It's an Environmental Scientist position for a company in DC...they are doing the phone interviews this week and then will get back to the people who they wanna meet face to face at the beginning of October. Interviews in DC would would be at the end f October and I don't know if the job would then start in November...I am really excited about this opportunity and hope to get a call back. I thought the interview went well, obviously there is always improvements to be made but who knows...Unfortunately I am not making the decisions! But She sounded really nice and I just hope that I am what they are looking for. This was my first real big time interview so even if I wouldn't get the job at least I have some experience now...
What's next? More job hunting, more packing and a move in 2 weeks. Keep your fingers crossed for a call back!
Today is the 8th anniversary of September 11 terrorist attacks. I am so grateful that T got out of the city that day alive. I love You baby.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Hope
I think I might not be a lost cause after all...After months and months of silence all of a sudden I have 2 interested parties asking about me! First yesterday I got an e-mail about job opportunity in Kazakhstan...Needless to say I am not interested in going there unless they offer like 10 million dollars per year! Then this morning I woke up to an e-mail from a possible employer from DC wanting to do a phone interview next week! YAY! I will try to stay calm and not get overly excited so that I don't jinx myself but...YAY!
I also made an appointment with my career counselor at MSU to do an mock interview next Tuesday. He told me when I saw him that as soon as I hear something, to contact him and he can help me prepare for it. So next week should be interesting.
Sox is feeling much better. After last Thursday's Doctor's visit when she got an injection of antibiotics she had trouble going to the bathroom and was having diarrhea. After the initial problems she did not poop for 3 days and then when she finally did, it was on a bathroom rug! Now she is ok but not too happy about the diet she's on. Sox is eating the same food she was on before but smaller portion. Bailey is on a diet food and is actually enjoying it. They are going back for a dental appointment on the 16th and for booster shots on the 19th.
Tomorrow's my Birthday! YAY! We are going to Red Lobster for dinner, which is my fave restaurant here...Seafood is SO YUMMY! Other than that I don't know if we have plans. It's a holiday weekend here, the end of the summer so hopefully there will be a party somewhere. We also have a lot of packing to do so that will take some of our time.
Now I must go back to job hunting. Later!
I also made an appointment with my career counselor at MSU to do an mock interview next Tuesday. He told me when I saw him that as soon as I hear something, to contact him and he can help me prepare for it. So next week should be interesting.
Sox is feeling much better. After last Thursday's Doctor's visit when she got an injection of antibiotics she had trouble going to the bathroom and was having diarrhea. After the initial problems she did not poop for 3 days and then when she finally did, it was on a bathroom rug! Now she is ok but not too happy about the diet she's on. Sox is eating the same food she was on before but smaller portion. Bailey is on a diet food and is actually enjoying it. They are going back for a dental appointment on the 16th and for booster shots on the 19th.
Tomorrow's my Birthday! YAY! We are going to Red Lobster for dinner, which is my fave restaurant here...Seafood is SO YUMMY! Other than that I don't know if we have plans. It's a holiday weekend here, the end of the summer so hopefully there will be a party somewhere. We also have a lot of packing to do so that will take some of our time.
Now I must go back to job hunting. Later!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Sox
Ok so no news on the job front, still slow, quiet, dead! What is going on though is that Sox is sick. She is 16 years old and obese so it is, I guess, to be expected. Because of her age and weight I do pay extra attention to her during the day, wake her up many times a day, cuddle with her, pet her, stuff like that. She is breathing hard, like she has asthma or something and sometimes she limps a little, has a little trouble getting up on high furniture etc, but nothing major. And she is OCD about her cleanliness. You touch her fur and she spends the next 15 min grooming herself. So on Friday night my friend Candice was here, we had a girls night in while T was at a wedding in Long Island. At one point I picked up Sox and showed her stomach to Candice, which is fluffy and big (Sox's stomach :-) ) and I noticed that she had a dirty butt. No big deal but since she is so clean all the time it stuck with me. Then on Saturday I noticed that Sox was going to the bathroom many times in a very short period of time. She was also peeing this brown stuff that wasn't pee but wasn't exactly diarrhea either and small quantities. On Sunday morning after T went to the gym Sox went to the bathroom 3 times in 5 minutes and so I really got worried. Nothing was coming out but she went in and came out. We monitored her for awhile and then T chatted with a veterinarian who said she probably had a urinary track infection and that we should take her to a Vet today. T made an appointment for her and we got into the car and took her right away.
At the vet they checked her out and then wanted to do some blood tests, ultra sound and take a urine sample. It took like 4 hours so we left her there and came home for awhile. During all of this Bailey was totally freaked out because she saw the cat carrier and thought that she was gonna be next. She was hiding behind a couch in the bedroom, a place where it is extremely hard to get her from.
At 5pm we left to get Sox and the Vet came out to tell us that the blood sample came back fine but the ultra sound was showing sludge in her urine. Not good. They were having a hard time getting a urine sample from her because she had not peed while there and if she wasn't gonna do it in the next half an hour we might have to leave her there over night. We waited while they tried and they got it. She had all kinds of crap in her pee and was put on antibiotics. They told us that because she was so fat she wasn't able to clean her girly parts too well so that's probably how she got the infection. They gave us antibiotics that we need to give her twice a day and butt wipes that we need to use twice a day too. They also told us that the cats need to be on a diet so they are now on a prescription diet. Smaller portions and healthier weight loss food.
Sox hasn't really eaten much, she took few bites this morning and last night she drank quite a bit. Now I just hope that she's able to go to the bathroom cuz all that water in her can't be good. After she ate we gave her the meds. That was not fun. Try to open cat's mouth and shove a pill in there and make her swallow. Not easy or fun. Sox was a trooper though. She didn't scratch or bite us, the biggest challenge was to get her open her mouth, put the pill in and make sure she swallows. We probably got the pill in 4 times before it worked and she kinda gave up and swallowed. After that it was time for her girly parts to get attention. I held her belly up while T wiped her. She seemed to like it except when we go close to where the infection is. Then she started to get restless. Now she is sleeping it off. Sox slept through the night, did not move at all. She usually gets up few times to eat and to go to the bathroom but last night she was sleeping like a baby.
Bailey is worried about Sox. When we came home with her last night it took a while for B to come downstairs and T told me she would probably hiss at Sox because she smelled different than usual. I think I heard one hiss and that was it. Last night B slept on the couch next to my side of the bed and was supervising the situation. This morning she hasn't really eaten much and now she's restless. She keeps looking at Sox and crying. But the good thing is she is downstairs with us instead of upstairs behind the couch.
One reason for Bailey's behaviour is also the stuff laying upstairs in the hallway. Saturday night we started packing and throwing stuff out so the guest bedroom is a mess. Bailey knows that when that happens it usually means she's being put to a cat carrier and she HATES being in there. So she doesn't know what to think of that and that Sox was put in one and taken away and now smells funny. She thinks she is next. But right now she seems more worried about Sox than the stuff upstairs and the closed guest bedroom door.
In a way it is a good thing that I don't have a job right now. I can check up on Sox all day and see if there is change to better/worse. Obviously this is good only for a short period of time! Today I am sending one application that is due today and reading for my driver's license exam. I'm hoping to get one this Friday! Other than that Sox is my priority today.
I feel like there might be things I forgot to mention but Sox is obviously the main thing on my mind so that's what I wrote about today.
Later peeps!
Love your pets EXTRA much today!
At the vet they checked her out and then wanted to do some blood tests, ultra sound and take a urine sample. It took like 4 hours so we left her there and came home for awhile. During all of this Bailey was totally freaked out because she saw the cat carrier and thought that she was gonna be next. She was hiding behind a couch in the bedroom, a place where it is extremely hard to get her from.
At 5pm we left to get Sox and the Vet came out to tell us that the blood sample came back fine but the ultra sound was showing sludge in her urine. Not good. They were having a hard time getting a urine sample from her because she had not peed while there and if she wasn't gonna do it in the next half an hour we might have to leave her there over night. We waited while they tried and they got it. She had all kinds of crap in her pee and was put on antibiotics. They told us that because she was so fat she wasn't able to clean her girly parts too well so that's probably how she got the infection. They gave us antibiotics that we need to give her twice a day and butt wipes that we need to use twice a day too. They also told us that the cats need to be on a diet so they are now on a prescription diet. Smaller portions and healthier weight loss food.
Sox hasn't really eaten much, she took few bites this morning and last night she drank quite a bit. Now I just hope that she's able to go to the bathroom cuz all that water in her can't be good. After she ate we gave her the meds. That was not fun. Try to open cat's mouth and shove a pill in there and make her swallow. Not easy or fun. Sox was a trooper though. She didn't scratch or bite us, the biggest challenge was to get her open her mouth, put the pill in and make sure she swallows. We probably got the pill in 4 times before it worked and she kinda gave up and swallowed. After that it was time for her girly parts to get attention. I held her belly up while T wiped her. She seemed to like it except when we go close to where the infection is. Then she started to get restless. Now she is sleeping it off. Sox slept through the night, did not move at all. She usually gets up few times to eat and to go to the bathroom but last night she was sleeping like a baby.
Bailey is worried about Sox. When we came home with her last night it took a while for B to come downstairs and T told me she would probably hiss at Sox because she smelled different than usual. I think I heard one hiss and that was it. Last night B slept on the couch next to my side of the bed and was supervising the situation. This morning she hasn't really eaten much and now she's restless. She keeps looking at Sox and crying. But the good thing is she is downstairs with us instead of upstairs behind the couch.
One reason for Bailey's behaviour is also the stuff laying upstairs in the hallway. Saturday night we started packing and throwing stuff out so the guest bedroom is a mess. Bailey knows that when that happens it usually means she's being put to a cat carrier and she HATES being in there. So she doesn't know what to think of that and that Sox was put in one and taken away and now smells funny. She thinks she is next. But right now she seems more worried about Sox than the stuff upstairs and the closed guest bedroom door.
In a way it is a good thing that I don't have a job right now. I can check up on Sox all day and see if there is change to better/worse. Obviously this is good only for a short period of time! Today I am sending one application that is due today and reading for my driver's license exam. I'm hoping to get one this Friday! Other than that Sox is my priority today.
I feel like there might be things I forgot to mention but Sox is obviously the main thing on my mind so that's what I wrote about today.
Later peeps!
Love your pets EXTRA much today!
Friday, August 14, 2009
Are you ready for some football???
In this case American football...although football, or soccer as it's called here is starting in Europe too...I'm ready for both! Since basketball and ice hockey have been done for few months now it's all been about baseball and to me 162 game regular season is just too much...way too much baseball for me. So I'm looking forward to the football seasons to start. And fantasy football...it's gonna be fun!
So the Eagles signed Michael Vick yesterday...we were watching the Steelers-Cardinals game, eating pizza when they announced the signing and both of our jaws just dropped. There was about a minute's silence before Billy called T and it was downhill from there! Her phone would not shut up after that! I saw facebook today and all the haters (read: Giants fans) were all buzzing...gonna be an interesting season! Now I'm waiting for the press conference that's suppose to start in half an hour to get some answers!
I love fantasy football! I have been trying to prepare for our draft, I have tried to rank my players, done couple of mock drafts and I gotta say I have no idea how this is gonna work out! I have my second place from last year to defend so it's important to be prepared... some of the mocks have gone well for me but it seems that there is always someone who doesn't take it seriously, always someone who is new to it and drafts either players from his fave team or players that are past their prime way too early...and positions that are not too important early (like defences and kickers in the 5th round) and leave the skill positions to later rounds... so even though I have a strategy and have players I am targeting, who knows how it will turn out. Last year was my first time and I so I read all the articles on how to draft, which positions to draft early, which leave for later etc and then when the draft came people did what they wanted so...I hope it will go as I plan!
I am also ready for the European football to start. Let's go ManU!!! I am hoping that we can repeat as champions AND that the new players can contribute. I was really surprised when Michael Owen signed with ManU but he seems to be in shape and if he can score, I'll be happy. It's little weird since he is a Liverpool legend and you'd never in a million years would have thought he was gonna play for ManU but he's there now. I gotta say I am little bit disappointed with Christiano Ronaldo. As awesome as he can be as a player, he is an total ASS off the field. Can you say self-centered bastard??? ManU is the biggest and best club in the world and he was acting like he's bigger than that. And as much as I like Real Madrid, I'm not happy about their money spending and buying everybody. I'm kinda hoping they fail this season. Reminds me of Chelsea and their spending from few years back when the Russian took over and started to throw money around. And now Real Madrid and Manchester City...money doesn't buy you love or championships!
I am home alone today. Nothing new since it's a weekday and T would be working anyway but she's not coming home tonight! Sniffles! An old neighbor of hers is getting married so T went to the wedding with her mom and will stay in Long Island for the night. This is only the second time since we moved in together that I will spend the night alone. I have the cats but it's not the same...more sniffles! So my friend Candice is coming over, we're gonna play Wii, watch the Jets game (she's a fan), order Chinese and drink some Magner's! Good times!
T, enjoy tonight, everybody else...later!
I will watch some TV now and listen to Sox snoring!
So the Eagles signed Michael Vick yesterday...we were watching the Steelers-Cardinals game, eating pizza when they announced the signing and both of our jaws just dropped. There was about a minute's silence before Billy called T and it was downhill from there! Her phone would not shut up after that! I saw facebook today and all the haters (read: Giants fans) were all buzzing...gonna be an interesting season! Now I'm waiting for the press conference that's suppose to start in half an hour to get some answers!
I love fantasy football! I have been trying to prepare for our draft, I have tried to rank my players, done couple of mock drafts and I gotta say I have no idea how this is gonna work out! I have my second place from last year to defend so it's important to be prepared... some of the mocks have gone well for me but it seems that there is always someone who doesn't take it seriously, always someone who is new to it and drafts either players from his fave team or players that are past their prime way too early...and positions that are not too important early (like defences and kickers in the 5th round) and leave the skill positions to later rounds... so even though I have a strategy and have players I am targeting, who knows how it will turn out. Last year was my first time and I so I read all the articles on how to draft, which positions to draft early, which leave for later etc and then when the draft came people did what they wanted so...I hope it will go as I plan!
I am also ready for the European football to start. Let's go ManU!!! I am hoping that we can repeat as champions AND that the new players can contribute. I was really surprised when Michael Owen signed with ManU but he seems to be in shape and if he can score, I'll be happy. It's little weird since he is a Liverpool legend and you'd never in a million years would have thought he was gonna play for ManU but he's there now. I gotta say I am little bit disappointed with Christiano Ronaldo. As awesome as he can be as a player, he is an total ASS off the field. Can you say self-centered bastard??? ManU is the biggest and best club in the world and he was acting like he's bigger than that. And as much as I like Real Madrid, I'm not happy about their money spending and buying everybody. I'm kinda hoping they fail this season. Reminds me of Chelsea and their spending from few years back when the Russian took over and started to throw money around. And now Real Madrid and Manchester City...money doesn't buy you love or championships!
I am home alone today. Nothing new since it's a weekday and T would be working anyway but she's not coming home tonight! Sniffles! An old neighbor of hers is getting married so T went to the wedding with her mom and will stay in Long Island for the night. This is only the second time since we moved in together that I will spend the night alone. I have the cats but it's not the same...more sniffles! So my friend Candice is coming over, we're gonna play Wii, watch the Jets game (she's a fan), order Chinese and drink some Magner's! Good times!
T, enjoy tonight, everybody else...later!
I will watch some TV now and listen to Sox snoring!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
B-B-B-B-Brooklyn!!!
yes, the rumors are true, we are moving to Brooklyn. One of us doesn't have a job and paying 2000 dollars for rent is not an option anymore so we are moving to Brooklyn. And one might wonder how living in NYC is more affordable than in NJ...well, when one has a great friend like Chris who owns an apartment in Brooklyn and whose tenant is moving out in September and is looking for new tenants...and the stars align etc etc...that's how. It is a lot smaller than what we have now but it is an excellent condition, he did a really great job with the renovations and if one of us is still unemployed by the time we move, that person can just walk everywhere and have some human contact. And don't get me started on the food possibilities! Chris and Mari drove us around on Sunday and showed us all the places we need to know. Mainly public transportation and ALL the restaurants! All this work we have done in the gym the past few months....is in serious jeopardy! LOL!
Anyway, the good thing is we don't have to pay security deposits or realtor's fees and no lease is necessary so when I do find a job, if we need to move out of state, we can just up and leave and he is ok with that. The usual lease length here is 1 year so we cannot obviously do that before I have a job...
Speaking of...there's still no news on the job front. No contacts, no interviews and obviously no offers. It is frustrating. I have applied to about a thousand jobs and no one is even a slightly interested. We do go out a lot during the weekend so I get to see people and go outside. This past weekend we were in south Jersey visiting our friend Erin and had a Luau party. On Sunday we went to see the apartment and this weekend we will have a bbq and I think we have plans for Sunday but I am not sure what they are...lack of mental stimulation is spoiling my brain!
The cats are still great. Even though they sleep most of the day they still amuse me. I wake Sox up about 15 times a day and we watch TV together. No need to wake up Bailey, she is as alert as a guard dog! Any little noise or movement will get her ears and head to move. You know that everything is ok when you see B. Nothing gets past her.
T is also doing great. She gets up at 5am, goes to the gym, goes to work, gets home and has her coaching classes and buddy calls....how she has the energy, I don't know. No wait, I do...it's the awesome home cooked meal she comes home to every night! LOL!
Anyway, FB Bejeweled is offline today so I guess I will need to do actual job hunt! Later
Oh yeah... Happy Birthday Marianne. Perästä tuut ja lujaa! ;-)
Anyway, the good thing is we don't have to pay security deposits or realtor's fees and no lease is necessary so when I do find a job, if we need to move out of state, we can just up and leave and he is ok with that. The usual lease length here is 1 year so we cannot obviously do that before I have a job...
Speaking of...there's still no news on the job front. No contacts, no interviews and obviously no offers. It is frustrating. I have applied to about a thousand jobs and no one is even a slightly interested. We do go out a lot during the weekend so I get to see people and go outside. This past weekend we were in south Jersey visiting our friend Erin and had a Luau party. On Sunday we went to see the apartment and this weekend we will have a bbq and I think we have plans for Sunday but I am not sure what they are...lack of mental stimulation is spoiling my brain!
The cats are still great. Even though they sleep most of the day they still amuse me. I wake Sox up about 15 times a day and we watch TV together. No need to wake up Bailey, she is as alert as a guard dog! Any little noise or movement will get her ears and head to move. You know that everything is ok when you see B. Nothing gets past her.
T is also doing great. She gets up at 5am, goes to the gym, goes to work, gets home and has her coaching classes and buddy calls....how she has the energy, I don't know. No wait, I do...it's the awesome home cooked meal she comes home to every night! LOL!
Anyway, FB Bejeweled is offline today so I guess I will need to do actual job hunt! Later
Oh yeah... Happy Birthday Marianne. Perästä tuut ja lujaa! ;-)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The past few weeks
OK so it's been few weeks since I last blogged so I thought today would be a good day to update my loyal readers on what's going on...
We spent the 4th of July weekend at the beach with T's cousins Colette and Paul. It was sooo nice just relaxing, no plans, no pressure, a lot of sun, hours by the pool, good food, great company, lots of gay boys! We're hoping that some of the contacts we made that weekend will come through and I would at least get an interview...still quiet, SO QUIET on that front.
Last Tuesday we went to CitiField, the new stadium of the Mets to see a baseball game. T got tickets through her business and we were right by the home dug out and had our food and drinks paid for. And to top that, we got a car service home! The game and Mets absolutely sucked, but the stadium was awesome and we had a good time. This is how I roll...if I go to a game, I am taken there by a car or a limo...
On Saturday we went to see Carly for few hours and had lunch with T's mom. We also bought water booties for T and a new swimsuit for me for our Sunday's whitewater rafting trip. On Sunday we got up at 6, had breakfast and left at 7. We had a 2 hour drive ahead of us to Lehigh River and we did great time. We needed to be there by 9:20 and since there was no traffic that early, we were there way ahead of the rest of our party. So we waited...and waited...and waited some more. Our departure time came and went and our party was not together. But once we got on the bus and to the rafting starting area, it was on! We had so much fun getting into water fights, bumping into rocks, other rafts...We had a quick lunch midway through and then after lunch we hit the bigger rapids. We got stuck on one, Chris' raft bumped into us and T was in the water! There she is in the water and the current is taking her away from us while we are sitting on the rock trying to un-stuck us! After we got free there was only 3 of us on the raft, me, Jenn and Jaime so we were all unbalanced and going in circles! And of course we hit EVERY POSSIBLE ROCK on the way trying to get to her. So this other raft full of kids/teens pulls her into their raft. She sits up, raises her arms and yells she's OK...only for the raft to hit a rock and her going overboard again! And this time I didn't see her surface AT ALL! Scary moment right there! And she's the swimmer of the family! Jenn and Jaime saw her being pulled up again and we all stopped by the shore and she got back on to our raft. She's OK now, just a bruised hand, back and legs and ruined shorts to remind her of the rafting trip. After that the rafting was almost over and we got back to the camp site. We changed into dry clothes and sat down and had a picnic. Awesome day! We're definitely doing it again!
This morning I woke up at 5:15am to T's alarm, went to the gym with her, had a breakfast with her and saw her leave for work. The life of a desperate housewife!
Btw, if anyone feels the need to brighten my day/week/life, I am open to receive salmiakki! Super salmiakki, leijonat, pantterit, salmiakki aakkoset, salmiakki pullon avaajat Makuunista tai Filmtownista, merkkarit, lakunapit...ja hedelmä aakkoset myös. Ja tupla, dumle ja geishakin käy! Ihan vaan jos kiinnostaa auttaa ystävää!
Have a great day and week!
Later
We spent the 4th of July weekend at the beach with T's cousins Colette and Paul. It was sooo nice just relaxing, no plans, no pressure, a lot of sun, hours by the pool, good food, great company, lots of gay boys! We're hoping that some of the contacts we made that weekend will come through and I would at least get an interview...still quiet, SO QUIET on that front.
Last Tuesday we went to CitiField, the new stadium of the Mets to see a baseball game. T got tickets through her business and we were right by the home dug out and had our food and drinks paid for. And to top that, we got a car service home! The game and Mets absolutely sucked, but the stadium was awesome and we had a good time. This is how I roll...if I go to a game, I am taken there by a car or a limo...
On Saturday we went to see Carly for few hours and had lunch with T's mom. We also bought water booties for T and a new swimsuit for me for our Sunday's whitewater rafting trip. On Sunday we got up at 6, had breakfast and left at 7. We had a 2 hour drive ahead of us to Lehigh River and we did great time. We needed to be there by 9:20 and since there was no traffic that early, we were there way ahead of the rest of our party. So we waited...and waited...and waited some more. Our departure time came and went and our party was not together. But once we got on the bus and to the rafting starting area, it was on! We had so much fun getting into water fights, bumping into rocks, other rafts...We had a quick lunch midway through and then after lunch we hit the bigger rapids. We got stuck on one, Chris' raft bumped into us and T was in the water! There she is in the water and the current is taking her away from us while we are sitting on the rock trying to un-stuck us! After we got free there was only 3 of us on the raft, me, Jenn and Jaime so we were all unbalanced and going in circles! And of course we hit EVERY POSSIBLE ROCK on the way trying to get to her. So this other raft full of kids/teens pulls her into their raft. She sits up, raises her arms and yells she's OK...only for the raft to hit a rock and her going overboard again! And this time I didn't see her surface AT ALL! Scary moment right there! And she's the swimmer of the family! Jenn and Jaime saw her being pulled up again and we all stopped by the shore and she got back on to our raft. She's OK now, just a bruised hand, back and legs and ruined shorts to remind her of the rafting trip. After that the rafting was almost over and we got back to the camp site. We changed into dry clothes and sat down and had a picnic. Awesome day! We're definitely doing it again!
This morning I woke up at 5:15am to T's alarm, went to the gym with her, had a breakfast with her and saw her leave for work. The life of a desperate housewife!
Btw, if anyone feels the need to brighten my day/week/life, I am open to receive salmiakki! Super salmiakki, leijonat, pantterit, salmiakki aakkoset, salmiakki pullon avaajat Makuunista tai Filmtownista, merkkarit, lakunapit...ja hedelmä aakkoset myös. Ja tupla, dumle ja geishakin käy! Ihan vaan jos kiinnostaa auttaa ystävää!
Have a great day and week!
Later
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