Holy Cow. My Bad.

So, now that it has been another million months since I have posted stuff has changed a bit.

I now have another job. Which is official on Monday. I am no longer a temp! Ok, backstory, I had a job, it didn't work out - long story - and I started temping at Vornado/Charles E. Smith as an AA supporting 3 upper level managers, and today I got an offer to be permanent! Hooray! Health benefits! And steady money! And I really love my job!

Also, we still have both cats, and they still hate each other (which is not to awesome)

Caleb is still working at Manoli Canoli, but there is hope for a more graphic design-type job. Check out www.manolicanoli.com to see a website he created.

Now, we are looking at moving down to VA this summer. Since I am working in Crystal City/Arlington it will make my commute a lot shorter (since it is over an hour 1 way now).

So, all in all a good day today. Which is probably why I have broken the silence... Hope everyone is doing well!

And PS - I'm blond again!

Wow, it has been a while

Hello to anyone who hasn't deleted my blog from their list yet! So sorry for the rediculously enormous delay in an update. Here is the cliff notes of the past couple of months:

1. Moved to Chevy Chase, MD

2. Hung out for a month going stir crazy

3. Liz got a job (Yeah! we can buy food again!)

4. Caleb goes stir crazy

5. Caleb gets a job (Yeah, now we can have Italian food all the time!)

6. We get a second child, Kumquat

7. Lots of people visit!

8. More people need to!

9. It's fall here!

10. We found a church (Which is awesome!)

And more random day to day stuff, I will try to be more diligent.

So, We moved.

And apparently I cannot post anything for over a month. Sorry! Here are some pics of our new

 place! I am not sure why they uploaded like this, but you get the picture! Our new address is 3726 Manor Road Apt. #2 Chevy Chase, MD 20815. We are all moved in, I have a few leads on jobs, and we are enjoying the city! Yesterday Caleb took the path by our house to Bethesda on his bike, and today we went to all the monuments on the Mall. We have gone into DC a few times now, and today we got poured on! We also went to the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which is awesome. And free! Which is nice, since we are kinda broke. Luckily it only costs a couple bucks to metro anywhere, and there are hotdog stands literally everywhere, so we have been eating on the cheap! Everything we need here in MD is within walking distance, which is awesome. And there are fireflies every night! They cover the ground with their glittering, it is awesome! 

We also have a sweet picture of us at the Lincoln Memorial before it started raining...As always, I am a floating head...

Can it all just be over?

So, I have several job interviews in the DC area the week of June 8th, and I am very excited about it. My only concern is Caleb seems to be leaning more towards Baltimore (which is fine, we can live in between and commute in to work via the metro) and Emily is coming for a week to hang out (which I am beyond thrilled about!) and really, I just want to be officially moved. And settled a little bit. And have jobs. And a house. Soon, soon.

List:
1. Get more interviews lined up
2. Get a job
3. Finish packing
4. Get through this weekend
5. Get new windshield on car
6. Sell Truck
7. Sell other random furniture
8. Clean Apartment
9. Find pet friendly new home
10. Try not to jump off bridge

Where did it all come from and how did I not notice it?

Dishes. I started packing for serious this weekend and I decided to start with extraneous things like extra dishes and certain kitchen appliances and entertainment like DVDs and games. This has resulted in 3 Medium sized boxes full of dishes. And that doesn't count the box of my China. Now, that seems like a lot of dishes to me. It is all my glass ware and only the EXTRA dishes I own. Not the everyday dishes. Granted there are some things like cassarole dishes and the 25 Christmas coffee mugs I seem to have aquired, but that still seems like a lot to me. And I have used all but about 2 of my stock-piled boxes. I have one enormous box that I have no idea what to put in it that will still make it carryable, and another medium sized box. And let me tell you how much fun my cat is having. Not only are there boxes everywhere so the house is like one big chewtoy to her (she loves to chew on cardboard, I don't know why), but there is paper, packing peanuts, and this carboard-y type stuff that she likes to roll her self up in all over the place. That cat would only eat packing peanuts if given the option. I also have some peacock feathers that I cut the very top bit off that she has been eating lately as well. Needless to say, there have been a few extra hairballs lately. Like she needs any help, her fur is rediculously long. So, she is having a hay-day. And I am trying to figure out why we need 3 different sets of plates. Or how we came to own so many Christmas mugs. But, they are already packed and I am not looking back.

List of things Packed:
1. Winter Clothes
2. Extraneous Dishes/Kitchen Appliances
3. Entertainment Stuff-DVDs & board games
4. Bedding
5. Towels
6. Some Books
7. Caleb's Snowboarding Stuff
8. Craft Supplies

List of things o Pack:
1. Rest of Kitchen stuff- not till near move
2. Books
3. Game Systems
4. Art Stuff
5. Under Bed Stuff (I don't even know what is down there!)
6. Clothes/Shoes
7. Living room Stuff
8. Rest of craft supplies
9. Bathrooms


I feel good about what I have finished, but still see a mountain of stuff to do. And I wish I was getting more a response from the resumes I have been sending out. But I am not getting discouraged yet, it is still early and I do actually have some Time. And it is real Time.

Resumes, Packing, Time

Here is how I feel about these things:

1. Resumes: they should all be either in video or audio form. How can you tell if I have a good phone voice if you don't call me in for an interview. Please, for goodness sake, someone call me! I have only sent out 50+ resumes, and gotten 1 call back. You're win, failing economy.

2. Packing: This is something I have an extremely hard time doing by myself. And I do not mean I need someone to help me pack, I just need someone physically in the same room as me talking me through the process. And while TV works for cleaning, I need someone with me to pack. And here is where not having any friends living in the same state as you can cause a dilema. Help! You will probably get some sweet goodies out of it!

3. Time: The problem with time is not in it's moving, but in other people's interpretation of how much of it we have. Example: Liz: "We need to make plans for the furniture we will not be able to move to [insert city here]." Caleb:"Oh, we have plenty of time!"
a. "plenty" is not a unit of measure
b. break down of time line:
i. Graduation Date May 28th-1 week, 6 days away
ii. Liz's last day of work: June 6th- 3 weeks away
iii. trip to DC/NY to look for jobs/apts- June 8-13th- 3 weeks, 2 days
iv. Lease up June 30, want to be out be June 22- 4 weeks away
v. Number of weekends left in Savannah: (counting this weekend) 2
vi. Amount of time available to pack, sell belongings, get jobs, find
apts that allow pets, clean apt in Savannah, say goodbye to everyone,
and physically haul all our junk to a city not yet determined: Less than 1 month.
So, you can see how Time and I are having a slight throw down. Well, Caleb's concept of Time, and actual Time are having a knockdown drag-out in my head (School House Rock style animated as well. Weird)

And in Conclusion, UGH. That is how I feel about it right now.

Eeny-Meeny-Miney-Moe. NY, DC, Philly, Chicago. Caleb needs a job. I need to know where that job is so I can do everything else. I started doling out the furniture recently. A hutch here, a bed and entertainment center there. That does help, actually. And I am donating a bunch of stuff to a yard sale in St Augustine this weekend. I also need to see if my mom can store me china for me for a little while...

List:
1. Finish packing for St Aug
2. Pack china set up good
3. Get everything in car
4. Figure out state to live in
5. Get jobs there
6. Pack up house
7. Find out move-out procedures for apt
8. Find out if they are replacing the carpets
9. Sell some more pins
10. Send Mothers Day gifts
11. Take a nap
12. Hang out with friends/family in FL!