Quick Update

Since we're moving in two weeks (my start date of working at the job in Falls Church (DC), we're a bit busy and frazzled.

I might send DH to DC this weekend to look at rooms and apts b/c I've been the past four weekends and would like a break to stay at home before I leave permanently. He's nervous about it but I hope my old college roommate Tammie won't mind helping him.

Thanksgiving was all right, but I've been plagued with illness after illness, so I'm glad I had the extra two days off work to get over that.

We bought a star for sis in law to put on her christmas tree and I think it's gorgeous, but worried it might topple her tree over...Americans don't do small christmas tree stars Linda, sorry! It's very pretty though!

Must put in an order for more Solpadeine Plus and Migraleve. Mom and I have found that together, they kill migraines much better than our expensive precriptions. Also good for PMS cramps.

I'll try to update better tomorrow, time to leave work, goodnight!

So... I got the job! As of December 13, I'll be working at Virginia Tech's College of Engineering at their Northern Virginia Campus in Falls Church near DC. I'm excited, it's a lot more marketing and public relations and actual degree-related stuff than clerical, woohoo! Now all we have to do is figure out how to move in 2 and 1/2 weeks when we're dead broke and living from paycheck to paycheck...any ideas?

And thought I'd share this with you for Thanksgiving Day:

Things you can only say on Thanksgiving day

1. Talk about a huge breast.
2. Tying the legs together keeps the inside moist.
3. It's Cool Whip time!
4. If I don't undo my pants, I'll burst!
5. Whew, that's one terrific spread!
6. I'm in the mood for a little dark meat.
7. Are you ready for seconds yet?
8. It's a little dry, do you still want to eat it?
9. Just wait your turn, you'll get some!
10. Don't play with your meat.
11. Just spread the legs open and stuff it in.
12. Do you think you'll be able to handle all these people at once?
13. I didn't expect everyone to come at once!
14. You still have a little bit on your chin.
15. How long will it take after you stick it in?
16. You'll know it's ready when it pops up.
17. Wow, I didn't think I could handle all of that!
18. That's the biggest one I've ever seen!
19. How long do I beat it before it's ready?

Wow so busy this morning. Just wanted to say um,

I had a phone interview this morning with Virginia Tech's college of engineering which is on the Falls Church, VA campus (DC Metro area). That job has marketing and cool stuff involved that I'd love to do. The interview went so well that they immediately called back and are having me fly out on Monday (they're paying!) for an in person interview.

Right after that, VCU in Richmond called and offered me the job. I told them about the interview Monday and that I would get back to them as soon as possible.

Now I have an almost dilemma!

VCU job - More clerical than anything, it's an office assistant position, pays more than what I make here in Baton Rouge but not much more and the cost of living is more.

VT at DC job - Clerical ish in some ways but involves marketing to recruit students from corporations and such to take part-time engineering classes, has only 400 students as opposed to the 6,000 in that one college of VCU. At VCU I can take 2 undergrad courses for free or 1 grad course. At VT I can take 2 grad courses for free and their school of educational leadership which is where I want to go to grad school is AT their Falls church campus. And of course they should offer more than the Richmond job b/c it costs more to live there... we'll see.

So yeah, that's the news.

Is No News Bad News?

Haven't heard from VCU (where I interviewed in Richmond) since I interviewed with them yesterday morning. I know that they called my office asking for references though. What would be taking them so long now? Perhaps they hired someone else and just mail out rejection letters to the rest. That sucks.

But, things are still in the works. Virginia Tech at the Falls Church campus (in the metro DC area) called today and scheduled a phone interview tomorrow in their college of engineering. This job is another administrative one but it entails a lot of marketing and communications work, which I think I might enjoy more than just clerical stuff...although I've already fallen in love with Richmond and the idea of living there. I even visited two churches with the thought of joining them someday.

I do have to say that it's great to see old friends again. Slush was a perfectly awesome hostess, along with her two kitties Misty and Mrs. Walker (who I nicknamed Precious and she comes to that name instead of her own now). And I just have to say that Slush just amazes me each time I spend time with her. She's so freakin' intelligent. Not just the book and school intelligence, but common sense and her intuition is amazingly on key. If Slush warns you of something, you better listen to her, b/c I have found that she is right 100% of the time. I'm blessed to have a Slush friend like her. I also would love to be able to live near her again, we could motivate each other into dieting and exercise and going to ww meetings and cook those healthy meals. When it's just DH and I, I usually give into DH's taste which is fish and chips or frozen pizza and oven fries...instead of cooking something a little healthier b/c I'm tired after a day's work. Living with or near Slush would be better motivation for me.

Also met up with Tammie, long lost college roommate of 3 years, and we ate dinner last night at Olive Garden in Alexandria. It's good to catch up with her b/c out of all of my college friends, Tammie knows me best, and I just don't have to explain things to her. I can just tell her what's going on and she knows how I feel about it. She's also the reason I didn't smoke more than I did in college.

Back to work now. I don't know what to think about not hearing from VCU yet, and having another interview with Tech... I'd like the Tech job but in Richmond, which is impossible. We'll see. I have some praying to do and listening.

Bon Voyage!

Tomorrow I fly to Virginia for a job interview in Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University in the Student Advising office. It's just an office assistant job, but it's Virginia, and hopefully will be better than this one. Dad is already coming up with excuses as to why I shouldn't move there, saying I shouldn't unless it's a job much better than the one I have... he doesn't understand that I just want to move to get out and start my life with Pete.

Anyway, it's just a job interview. We'll see. I'll be staying with the infamous Slush, who I haven't seen since graduating college in 2001. Talk to you on Tuesday!

So little time...

One of these days I'm going to be able to post daily so that I won't have to do these short updating lists.

- Went on a church women's retreat this weekend and it was a very healing experience. I had a great time, even though I was the youngest person there and the next to youngest was still 20 years older than me.

- At the same time, DH went on Cursillo, which is a tremendous religious experience of a retreat. He came back smiling and with a new spiritual presence, and a new view of his faith. It's wonderful, and I hope he keeps it up.

-DH still unemployed, but applying at places and being househusband.

-My boss is still making me feel super stupid and worthless, I had an emergency therapy session yesterday and basically my therapist said that I need to stop hiding in my "cave" (I spend a lot of time sleeping in my room after work and on days off and weekends) and need to do something like window shop or anything outside of that room after work...and that again, my meds aren't working. I see my doc tomorrow morning.

-I'm getting eyeglasses! Spent an hour yesterday trying on every pair in the store with a poor saleslady and DH who tried to make me giggle. Got a good deal - 50% off - and today after work I'm picking up my glasses, so I will officially be a nerd!

-When I got back from therapy yesterday I had two messages from people in Virginia. One is with the Division of Child Support Enforcement in Manassas, and I have yet to be able to reach that lady again; and the other is with the College of Science and Humanities at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. I had a phone interview w/them this morning for an Office Assistant position. I think it was crap b/c all the lady did was spout off questions from a list, say "great!" and ask the next question. Never asked if I had any questions and never told me about the job. So I bet that's a loser job opp. Oh well.

Remember Me?

Just a quick update:

• Mourning that whole President debacle. "America has spoken" - My ASS America has spoken! Excuse me, but when 48% or 5.5 billion people DON'T want you, it does NOT mean that the entire country has spoken and want you in office. At least now is the first time you were elected...presidency stealer.
• Job growth on the rise - again... My ASS!
• Where's my damn job, people? The one that pays enough for me to live off of without staying with my parents? The one that actually requires the $80,000 degree that I have...where the firetruck is it?!?!??
• Virginia job - Nothing
• Husband's job search (oh, btw he quit his job to save his life, it was making him suicidal) - Nothing
• Current job - Boss is still a major bitch and trying her damndest for making me feel guilty for going to the doctor, and going to therapy where I spent an hour talking about HER. Also today she basically told me that I am useless, worthless, a horrible secretary, and I bet if she could, she'd fire me.
• It's b/c I can't focus, and I'm not paying enough attention to detail. THAT's b/c my doctors won't gimme the ADD drugs I need, they're waiting to see if that's just b/c of my depression.
• DH is on Zoloft now for depression, let's hope it helps.
• Going on a women's church retreat this weekend, hopefully that will help me.
• DH is on Cursillo which is a MAJOR church retreat and hopefully will spiritually uplift him.
• Decided to sell truck and buy two used cars, changed mind after hearing that the lowest financing apr rate I can get is 32% WITH a co-signer.
• What do you tell a friend who is dating a married man?

All Saints Day

Today is Dia de los muertos. In mexico and some other spanish speaking countries, people take picnics to the cemeteries and eat at the table with their ancestors. They celebrate their dead loved ones and hang w/'em for a lil' bit.

Pete and I had a good day at church Sunday. It's nice to walk into the building and have 20 or so people hug you who geniunely care about you. That's why we go to church. Not b/c we believe you have to go to church to believe in God or be a christian, but it's the fellowship and friends we have made. You let your faith grow by spending time with other christians, and you always come out of it feeling better. It's our therapy, good times with good people. They're not threatening us with being condemned to hell b/c we drink, our past, etc - they're asking if we need anything, giving us advice on our jobs, and supporting us in whatever decisions we make. I love our church family.

After the service we went out for lunch w/Father Victor the Vicar, Chandler the youth minister, his friend, and Maria the music minister. We usually all go out to eat after church together. We went to DeAngelo's pizzeria where I had the yummiest spinach, feta cheese, roasted garlic and sun dried tomato pizza. I don't even like tomatoes but the sun dried tomatoes on that pizza were excellent. When the check came, Father Vic paid for Pete and I, which was a nice surprise. I suppose he knew about my tithe check that bounced last week (oops! it was a lack of communication b/twn DH, me and my bank account).

Pete and I have decided that we need two cars. We originally decided to sell the truck and get two cheap used cars, but my Dad, who is helping us out financially with the situation (since he has excellent credit and we have NO credit or bad credit) thinks we should keep the truck, pay it off with his help, and get Pete a cheap used car. I can't decide what to do. Don't know if I want to have the truck anymore, or a used car. I'm so good at making bad decisions.

I think that's all the news. Nothing new on the job front. As for the bad reference guy, a letter is in the works to send him that will provide the basis for a possible suing, with the help of a lawyer friend from church. Have a good day!