The Tree: Part 1

When I got up this morning, I was met by my mother in law stating that she "had a surprise for me". She took me outside and showed me the tree branch. That green car by the tree??? MINE! It wasn't hurt a bit.

Welllllll?????????

Welllll..... I start Monday! :) Bought work boots and gloves for work within an hour of being hired. WOOOHOOO!

BACK!

Just got back from my second interview. Went well. Have third interview tomorrow at 2. :)

Well... Interview Time!

Today is my call back for UPS. I have to say I am a little bit nervous. I haven't been on a non-educational interview since my first year of teaching ended (other than last week). Last week, I had direction of what to wear. Today, I have NO clue. I think I will wear a nice polo shirt and khakis again. It worked well last week. Wish me luck.

Anyway... yesterday was our "family" gathering to celebrate my birthday. All-in-all, it went well. The only "glitch" in the thing was that my husband's grandmother, being the kind soul that she is, brought lemon cookies and two bite brownies. I only had some of the lemon cookies (and I thought they were great). But, my brother in law wasn't fond of either of the items. Some things got said that made my husband's grandmother sad. I made it a point to tell her how much I liked the lemon cookies.

We also had time to sit down and watch my new favorite movie, Keeping Mum. It is a dark comedy from the Brits. Great movie... but rated R for language and nudity.

I also received three great gifts. I got a copy of Flogging Molly's latest CD from my sister in law, and a cat pillow/picture frame from my niece. Cool, huh? :)

If all goes well, I'll try to blog again when I get home from the interview. Blogcentral OUT!

How'd It Go, Guy Smiley?

To answer the question, the interview went well! I have a call back interview for Monday! I really would like to be offered this job. Why, you may ask, would a teacher with a Masters degree who is starting law school on Sept. 3rd want to be a UPS package handler? One word and one word only can explain it. BENEFITS! Although I will have next to no take home pay (I made more take home pay per week as a newspaper carrier when I was 11), I will have some of the best benefits known to man. Once I have put in my required time, I will get 100% covered health, dental, and vision benefits. On top of that, they will pay 3,000 for my degree A YEAR! And the scholarship starts at the end of my first semester, meaning I could get 1,000 for this semester and each after it. WOOOOHOOO! It also has great hours. UPS also has great partnerships with companies such as Dell, Panasonic Electronics, and Verizon Wireless. Fingers crossed.... wish me luck!

Happy Birthday To Me?

So far, July 17th, 2008 has been a rather uneventful day. For a birthday, so far it really ranks very low on the birthday list. Once again, the C&O Historical Society's convention has hit upon my birthday. So, my parents are absent from being here. The highlight of my day plans is the fact I have an interview at UPS at noon. I just really think this is going to be a really blah day.

*SIDENOTE* I just got called to the phone. My sister in law called me to wish me good luck at the interview and to tell me happy birthday. I feel like this might be a slightly better day because of it.

I have to say, I wish it wasn't my birthday today. I want to be able to smile and be happy today and I have no desire to be happy or celebratory. I'll try to post later and tell people how the interview went.

The Memory Game From Ashli's blog

I stole this from Ashli's blog. She found this one on Kelly's blog and decided she'd play along since it sounded cool...

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.