Pretty Pleased These Days

so i hope this doesn't get annoying, but i have to share all the awesome the universe has been throwing at me lately. i've got some serious mojo going.

to begin with, i am in my third week at CEG and learning every minute. they have confidence in me which makes me confident in myself. not that i wasn't before, but i really feel like this is where i'm supposed to be. i guess what i wasn't confident in was my fairly impulsive decision to up and move across the country. but it all feels right.

and not just because of this job. nick continues to surprise me with his ability to make life exciting. we're not exactly rolling in money which can be so stressful, but i just can't help being happy around him.

then there's his family who have made me feel so comfortable and welcome. they've made the move away from my family pretty smooth. i can't imagine loving any three people more than i love my mom, dad and brother, but missing the CRAP out of them is balanced with loving my time with the people out here.

that brings me to my next point. i can't WAIT to go home for mom and andrew's graduation. it's going to be such a great weekend. i'm trying not to get my hopes up too high for the guest list since plans tend to change regularly in my family, but just the thought of seeing my mom, dad and brother is so totally exciting that i could pretty much pee. i talk about them all the time. ALL. THE TIME. miss em. they should move here. COUGH!

so are you sick of the super happy shit yet? cuz that's all i got. i'm so psyched to be me these days. oh OH! and kate, the best cousin in the entire world, is going to be here in less than 24 hours. i am openly admitting that i will be up at 3am like my brother on christmas counting the minutes until i see her.

i should probably end it here before i make anyone vomit. i just couldn't hold the happy in - had to spread it around. i feel like katie yea. just so damn happy. alright, signing off. stay classy, cyberspace.

Grass Is Pretty Green on My Side

where do i even start? so i moved out here in january and have since been looking for a job. i was applying to everything. not much luck. i even went on a few interviews and was totally jaded after getting turned down from every one. i've never gone on an interview and not gotten the job (mostly because i've only been on a number of interviews and because...well...i rule).

so as you can imagine, when i was called with an offer for employment by at&t, i jumped at the opportunity. turns out, it wasn't actually at&t, no one there spoke english and they wanted me to lie to the customers. it was basically a scam and i withdrew myself from the training program after 2 days. i was so bummed and feeling pretty worthless.

i went on craigslist immediately and applied to anything that looked more promising than fake-t&t. that was pretty much everything on craigslist. ev-er-y-thing. turns out, that was not such a bad idea.

started at fake-t&t on monday, bailed on fake-t&t on tuesday, got a call for an interview on wednesday, had a great interview with CEG (will explain in a minute), got asked to come back friday when i was officially offered the position as an office assistant at Croshal Entertainment Group (www.croshalgroup.com).

today was my first day working for CEG. basically, i'm office support for project managers who provide marketing and management services to independent musicians and bands. yep. i got a job in the music industry.

i've only been there a day and i've already learned a ton. the people are wonderful. the job is exciting and fun. sorry if this is not as descriptive as usual. it's bed time. i just got the urge to update.

anyway, will keep you all posted on my bitchin new job. and my super fun hiking adventures (of which there have been a lot - see photo albums on facebook). a bientot...