All or nothing...

well, all my life it's been this way. As you all know, i haven't had any "bites" for a job since moving here July 27th. well Friday i got a phone call for an interview at Johns Hopkins, then Monday, my current job offered me full time at the office closer to my house (i took it of course). then on Tuesday i receive an e-mail for another interview for a separate job at Johns Hopkins. good grief! that's how it always happens for me. I should have known, but with the economy as it is, i thought it would be different. not so much. however, i have yet to receive a call from the EPA or the US green building council. oh well, guess i shouldn't push my luck right?

at any rate, i LOVE working at the new office, my DR is AWESOME (but she leaves in a month, and will be replaced with someone else, which is a total bummer) the hours are better, 7:30-4:30, each day, with NO late day, and I'm CLOSER to home, it only took me 20 minutes to get home today, as opposed to 1 hour from the other office last week. this job will work well for now, and now with it being full time, i can be really picky with what job i ultimately end up with.

and yes, I'm still at Pier 1. LOVE that place.

I know- i'm a slacker

and I'm sorry. so here's the scoop. i started at hearing professionals, and the job makes me want to pull my hair out. its pretty boring, but it works for now.  i received a phone call on Friday from Johns Hopkins, and i have in interview on Friday- very excited. Dan and i went to see Judy and Tony this weekend and also had a chance to stop by ans see aunt Kay. I was SO happy to see them all and glad Dan got to meet some more of the Fam.  I'm really excited to have Family so close, there only about 2 hours away. so its kinda like being in FL again, with the distance between Naples and Miami!!! I asked Tony to jump in the picture, and i guess this was his idea of participating. thanks Tony. 

Speaking of Fam, i will finally get a chance to meet some of Dan's family, we are heading to KS November 20-23 (we got a great deal for the weekend before thanksgiving). 

Dan and i went to the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Friday. It was really a good time, and if you ever get the chance to go, i highly recommend it. 

If you have ever headed to DC via I-95 (from the south) that is what the giant metal thingy is protruding over the trees.

Here is one of my favorite Quotes:

Dan and I, and Stan and his girlfriend Carry went to a Moroccan restaurant called Marrakesh last week. let me tell you, it was another experience, and anyone who comes to DC MUST go. There is no silverware, no plates, and you sit on cushions, just like you would in Morocco. they love taking pictures at Marrakesh and they snapped on of all of us. Click here, then click "our 

visitors" then click "national scene". Scott has informed me that my old instructions were inaccurate. So go to the little search box, and search "stephanie". "Chicago" is printed in Blue on the bottom of the picture. and Just so you know, Stan is from Chicago, hence the caption. 

Friday night we headed to Eric and Michelle's house to carve pumpkins.  I have to say, I've never had so much fun with a gourd. 

now its sitting in our window, greeting all of our neighbors. We even gave him ears! Like Dracula, or Spock (for mom).

 i love going to there house because i always learn something new, this time, i learned how to make a graham cracker pie crust. and today i utilized my new skill and made my first pie! (apple, of course, for Dan) and it turned out GREAT! yummy!

and to round out this entry, here is a cute picture of Rocky:

The good, The bad and the Ugly....

the good news: crazy hearing aid place offered me a job. the bad news, it's part time. whatever.  I'm in. I'm also waiting to hear back from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. that might be promising. at any rate. on Monday, I'll call "hearing professionals" ( as i will now refer to them as) and tell them that i have accepted the position (they told me to think about it over the weekend). the cool thing about this place is that its all run by women, and they all seem to be really cool. kind of weird for medical, but I'm down.

now for the ugly- i hate HATE slate flooring (used as an indoor flooring that is). what a pain! its porous and always feels dirty, no matter how many times you mop it. speaking of mopping it's nearly impossible, today, our wonderful slate flooring shredded my mop sponge, then it ripped it right off! agh! slate is good for outdoors, but NOT indoors (in my opinion).

oh well, wish me luck in this new position! yay for work!

keepin on....

As we begin our 3rd month here in Maryland, i am still with out a job, but I constantly apply at new places. hopefully something will come along. really nothing much else has been happening. were pretty boring.