Updateage...

alrighty! well, last week Dan and I, along with Eric (Dan's co-worker) and his wife Michelle (my MD bff), and Stan (another co-worker), went to an Orioles vs Red Sox game. it was SO cool! and i was uber impressed with Camden yards and the city of Baltimore. AND i had my first Maryland blue crab cake! yum! and the "O"'s won the game. 

Later that week, Michelle invited Rocky and i out to the doggy park in Annapolis. i had herd GREAT things about this doggy park, so i was excited, but hesitant because Rocky's social skills have not been great in the past few years. well, rocky did wonderful, yes Michelle, you were right. Now rocky has a MD bff, and he can't wait to have another day to play with Chico.  i must give a shout out to my aunt Donna, her tips helped me stay calm while i was out with rocky. thanks again aunt Donna.

We had Eric and Michelle over for dinner and i snapped a few pictures of the dining table for mom. everyone will appreciate i am taking after mom, by taking pictures of my table before it's "dirtied up with food and dishes" (sound familiar?... yes, I'm picking on you mother).

 

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If you can't see my dishes from the pictures, they are very colorful and have hearts on them. ::Side Note:: i LOVE LOVE LOVE my dishes, Mike and Dori gave them to me, and yes- i LOVE them. however, they are not exactly "man-friendly". Eric was hesitant when he saw the plates, and i assured him that the boys were allowed to sit with the black dishes, while the girls got the pretty dishes. we all had a laugh at that. 

This ones for you Bertie! (and Paul, and Sara.... and everyone else really). Dan did a retirement ceremony this week, so he was all dolled up in his "Delta"s. and here he is =)

Mom i PROMISE i will get up a picture of our new couch. Dan has been on a gun cleaning frenzy lately- no big deal, but I'd like to get a picture of the living room nice and neat for everyone. but here are a few other pictures-

Rocky LOVES to sit in the guest room and watch the neighbors. i even moved the pillows to lean up against the wall, so he can have optimum use of the window sill, as he prefers.

Rocky totally digs the porch, especially since i put my coffee bags on the ground as mini outside area rugs- Martha Stewart, eat your heart out!!

Whose feet are those???

I realise how much of a dork i can be at times, but Dan is such a good sport. here is a picture of our first cake we baked (fun-fetti of course). Yes, a picture was necessary.

My Apologies

i MUST apologise for the huge time span between posts here. i also need to apologise for my bad spelling, here lately, im not writing this out on word (since i dont have it on my or dans computer) then pasteing my finished product in here as i usually do. we'll see how long that lasts. the DC expereince was horrible. but i must say the public transportation is really good, once you understand it. and yes mom, i felt very safe on it. and the people were really nice, i even had someone on the street ask me if i was lost, and helped me with directions! i mean, yes, there were some looneys, but i just didnt make eye contact.
but as far as dropping off my resumes; 2 of the place had moved offices 4 of the places said they would take my resume, but there wasn't anything they could do with it, and that i had to go online... gee thanks, cause i haven't done THAT yet.. yeah thanks. and the one i actually WANTED to go to, the US green building council, i couldn't even get past the lobby. no joke, i couldn't get in at ALL. PLUS, they wouldn't take my resume to give to someone up there. i nearly cried right then and there. why is this so hard? THEN i ended up on the WRONG side of Pennsylviania Ave, which NO ONE should have to experencie that (still, even in the ghetto, people were nice- but i think it's because looked like a social worker, whatever). oh man, what a day. then i got on the train back to odenton, and i sat next to a guy who said that getting a job should be easy for me. i wanted to punch him.

but thanks everyone for the good wishes, i really appreciate it, and they made me feel so much better after realiseing how truly hard this is gonna be.

i did go on a job interview on friday, it was for an HR position not far from the apartment. but there are a lot of applicants. so i'll be calling them to check in on friday. until then, i have a pplied to a bunch of other places as well. ill keep everyone posted.

Dan and i ordered our couch and our house is coming together nicely. picture will be up soon.

my nephew is crawling now! im so proud of him!

rocky and i spent the day with our friend michelle and her pit bull chico yesterday and rocky made me SO proud! he did really well with chico and all the other dogs. we went to the doggy park in annapolis, it was so nice, there was even a beach. well, kinda. it was on the chesapeke, and the water is brown. but rocky didn't mind, he was just happy to run in the water. then on the way out, there was a really nice "spray down your dog area" so they can ride home clean! it was great! we had such a good day.

lastly, i wanted to add for nanna, when janet scott and mom came up, i recived some of nannas brownies. well, dan took them into work a couple weeks ago and the were gone in a matter of minutes! thank goodness i saved some for myself.

Good Grief Charlie Brown!

Sometimes, the only person you can count on is yourself. I knew, knew, knew i should have gotten the refrence letter from nick before I left my office at QCI for the last time, but did I? No. I thought- "Hey, give Nick (my boss) a break, he'll get it done. Besides, your leaving on good terms, you've been a hard worker, and have stuck by the company through some really rough spots this year, he'll have it to you in 2 days, max." yeah right. Well, I'm done waiting. Today I am mapping out DC, getting the resume packets (with my OLD refrence letters) ready, picking out the perfect outfit, and paking up my breifcase on wheels so tommarrow morning, i can get on the metro, and head to DC. HOPEFULLY by going to these places (that i have already applied to, like a million times each) in person, i might get some real results. I'll wait until I can hand off my nifty brag-about-Stephanie packet off to someone in HR, maybe even have a little sit down with someone. oh please, oh please, oh please, wish me luck. lord knows im gonna need it.

lastly, I would like everyone to say a little prayer tonight for Paul, Bertie, Dan and Sarah, and all of the millers. Pauls brother Joe died yesterday. From what Dan tells me he was an awesome person, and i am sorry i never got the chance to meet him. you are all in my thoughts.

Holy Moly

What a weekend! Janet, Scott and mom arrived on Friday, you should have seen this trailer, it was STUFFED! We had it unloaded on Saturday in less than an hour, thanks to the help of a couple of Dans friends from base. Mom and Janet got to work unloading my tubs, and basically had the whole kitchen done in no time at all. i know i wouldn't have been able to do that on my own. Thanks to my uncle John, everything was packed on the trailer well, and there was only one casualty, a wine glass. He should do this for a living! just kidding uncle John. my Nana sent up some of her yummy brownies, what a treat, they are my favorite! and Greg and Pam's furniture is just awesome! we both love it all. The desk that was sent up was going to be to big to fit in the tiny spare bedroom, but as it turns out, one of the guys helping us move needed one so he took it. we went to his house the other night and i thought it was part of there already existing furniture it matched so well, i forgot we had given it to him! and mom couldn't wait to make up the guest bed with the wonderful comforter set my aunt Donna gave to us. After the "hard labor" was done, Dan took Scott to the gun range, and mom, Janet and i worked on the house. when the boys got back, we headed to DC and saw EVERYTHING. it was really a great night, and we were SO tired when we got back to the apartment. the next morning, we worked a little more on the house, and Janet, Scott and Mom got on the road back home. thanks again for all your help guys! we love you!

today was my first day at Pier 1. i was SO happy to be back to work. all the people are really cool, and its a "concept store" which basically means it's laid out differently than other stores. its really busy, and there always moving around the sales floor, so theres always something to do. i also managed to stab myself in the hand with a box cutter today, guess it wouldn't be a "first day" without a real injury right?


PS- this picture just makes me happy--


Back off ladies, this ones taken....

and so it begins....again

ahhh yes, the ever-present job-hunt. i find myself in a familiar setting. needless to say I'm getting a little down, i haven't found anything, and i am constantly receiving e-mail/ mailings saying something along the lines of "thank you for your interest in "blahblahblah" we regret to inform you that this position has already been filled/ you do not meet the requirements, blahblahblah. GAH! and yet while these negative thoughts are racing through my head, i can't help but hear my sisters voice, "Stephanie, you have to give it time, something will come along" and right as I'm hearing those words, Dan jumps in with basically the same words, telling me to relax and focus. on the bright side, i pick up my first shift at pier 1 on wednesday. so thankfully i have that. i feel like i've been without a job for months now! and its only been 4.5 business days. patience young grasshopper, patience.