Workin' it.

Amidst other dramatoc events that have happened over the last week, I got a job!!

I just had my first day and it flew by. Im excited to go in again. Somehow I landed a photography job a little portrait studio. Training is so fun, I cant wait till I actually get to start doing everything on my own. ;)

But more about that and other things tomorrow. Jewely just told me about sims pet demo and im just waiting for it to download so my dance card is filled this evening.

Oh, p.s. Im doing this all from my phone. Isn't that sumthin?!

STL Zoo

Me, again!

It would take too long to write about all the things that have changed in the last six months. But since most of the people who read this live in different states, I figure I should update regularly. I guess I'll start with whats been going on lately, which for me, is not much....

Since I said goodbye to my kiddos, BFF-I, and other friends, life has been slow going. Its definitely a relief to be near my family again. My sisters have wasted no time starting to annoy me. :) I've seen my mom a couple of times and its comforting to know my dad is right down the road. I won't be needing Kenny and Aubrey to come rescue me when I get a fork stuck in my tire. *smirk*

And we are staying with my in-laws, Frank and Kaye! Its been wonderful so far. When Aubrey met them she then told me, "They're adorable! I wanna live with them!" Lol. I miss her a lot. But anyway, it is a great place to be. They are always cheerful and funny and easy going. Matt and I have pretty much taken over the second floor as well as the living room in the basement. But that's okay cuz our "roommates" like our new T.V.

My days are filled mostly with updating my resume, applying online, and catching up on my Netflix. I'm really trying to get a job working with kids. Or dogs. I've applied at some retail places and also some daycares and a portrait studio. Yestderday, I put in an application to work as the hot nerd girl at GameStop. So, here's hoping. *fingers crossed*

But in the meantime, Matt started his job at his new Walmart. I've met a few people there and I have to say I like them. Some of them are black, and some of them have tattoos. Its refreshing. :) Before his first day we took a trip to St. Louis' prestigious zoo. I'm not even being sarcastic. Its actually one on the best zoos in the country. And we had a blast. The weather was beautiful and Matt and I strolled hand in hand through the chimps, to the tigers, to the prairie dogs. I had a fantastic time coo-ing and squee-ing at all the cute animals and Matt had just as good of a time snickering at me. But that's okay. He bought me a baby penguin to remember our fun day and I named him Miguel. :)

Yesterday, Frank and Kaye decided to through us a homecoming party and since we came home from Idaho, they decided to make it a Potato Party. Yes, that's just the kind of people they are. Throwing potato parties :) But everyone came and the house was stuffed to the seams and so were our bellies and everyone was loud and laughing and playing games and it was just a blast. Haha! My parents were a bit skeptical when I invited them but they were amazed that you can put bbq pulled pork on a steaming potato.

Needless to say, I've still got enough time on my hands to miss all the things I loved about Idaho. Summers. James and Jewely. Aubrey. The desert. My job. My kiddos. The crazy pictures they drew me. Adventures in Idaho Falls......But I try to keep myself busy with little projects. I try really hard to clean up after us, so I clean a little each day. I like to make dinner for Frank and Kaye. They have no problem testing out my recipes. I'm relearning how to drive here. I'm getting re-acquainted with Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman. I've painted my toenails four times and learned how to french braid my own hair. And every once in a while I subconsciously cross my fingers hoping I'll find a job soon. But in the meantime, I really can't complain about how peaceful life has been so far.

Well I have good news and bad news....

I got my weekend job back. Haha get it? Its the good news *and* the bad news.

No really, here's what happened. Last night, the night before my last day of working there, Matt found out he will not be receiving financial aide for this semester since he is on fast track, which means he will be graduating early. So now we both have to work our butts off to get home by April.

Which, works out just fine because before the break, Courtney (gym boss) asked me if I would be able to take on more hours at the gym and I said "Totally!" So now, as it hilariously and ironically turns out, instead of having weekends, I will be getting more hours at the gym and working my weekend job.

So much for 2011, the year without Wal-Mart. New Years isn't so bad though. Needless to say I didn't much feel like partying so I canceled the four I had planned and just stayed at home with Matt. We picked up a pizza and ate junk food and played Borderlands. He just stepped out to go see his friend play a concert down the street but I didn't really feel up for it. He will be home before midnight so we can kiss and then turn in.

After all, we both have to work early tomorrow. As usual :)

And to top it all off I just spilled apple juice all over my face.

Well. Things have definitely taken a turn for the worst. Instead of filling out my termination papers today, like I have dreamed about for 8 months, I will be asking for my job back. Times are tough. I really can't say more at this time. Even Denzil cant really comfort me through this one.

I don't know a thing about uploading pics here....

Do you ever feel like you're really late for something important. And you promised a bunch of people you would be there. But you got delayed and the whole time you are just fretting knowing people are going to be like, "where is she?" "she said she would be here?"

Well that's how I feel right now. I did, in fact, have all last week off, (except of course for my second to last day of indentured servitude) but most of that was filled with pre-Christmas and some MUCH needed Ahhh-time. Thennnn, the day before christmas eve when I was finally ready to blog - the internet went out. Yep. I wish I could say I was surprised. And of course, since Matt and I are the only couple left in Rexburg right now, not to mention our dinky apartment building, it took FOUR DAYS to get someone over here. Granted it was Cmas and all, but still. It sucked. So I'm sorry for the unseen delay, but here I am.

In other words: It's not my fault. Frank.

Speaking of internet. Ours sucks. Its slow. It only works 65% of the time. And worst of all, we can't connect to the Playstation Network!!!

I know! No movie downloads. No PS store. No online game play, which in turn means no Little Big Planet. No Netflix. *sniff*

One day, a couple of weeks ago, they (meaning whoever-the-heck runs the internet here) decided to update the internet and were lazy about blocking all the game networks so everything ran smoothly for about two days. During which, I got all excited and went out and bought Matt CoD: Black Ops and a blutooth headset. When I got home, they had gotten around to blocking the ports. sigh.

Oh well. Four more months.

Any way, Christmas was great! I got a camera. Along with tons of other cute stuff. Like a key necklace that has "Matt" & "Connie" engraved in it with our birthstones. So pretty! So here's a bunch of pics of Denzil and Cmas morning. I hope I do this right.

Nope. Turns out I can't do it right. Aubrey I need your help!!!

So I'll have a significant amount of time off next week. (Imagine that) so a post will be coming to you soon. Mostly about black friday, Denzil, and the funny things kids say.