Job, Wine, BB-Q, Bluegrass, and a 4-Wheeler

Despite my vow to write more, I still can’t seem to get it together. Life continues to be pleasant. Unfortunately, my job doesn’t pay as much as I need it to; I am barely covering my monthly bills, I have no money left for other things, you know like food. The coach has been keeping me in food and I have been racking up my credit card dept for other things. I am hoping for a pay raise within the next week or two, but I fear it will not be as much as I need it to be. I really like my job so I will be forced to make a decision: second job or new job. I really like what I do and I don’t want to leave. But a second job is a tough option. After a forty hour week the last thing I want to do is work more. So any suggestions for a second job that I can do from home would be greatly appreciated. *sigh*

In other news:

Learned to ride a 4-wheeler. (Yes, I am from small town PA and I had never done it before, soooo redneck, yet soooo much fun)

Went to wine tasting/art show that had bluegrass music and BB-Q. It was great! The coach and I finished two bottles of wine by ourselves (See photo above). I was tippsy and happy by 1:00 in the afternoon.

Saw V for Vendetta and Thanks for Smoking. Rocken.

Went shopping for an engagement ring. (Yep, I’m giddy like a school girl)

So, I am thinking of turning this into more of a photo blog. I am going to try to post a photo with every entry.

Ok, I am off to watch Scrubs.

That is all.

Easter in MO

Busy Yet Uneventful

I know I haven’t been writing much lately. Honestly, I really don’t have much to write about. Don’t get me wrong, I have a lot going on: new city, new job, new love. All of this adds up to lots of activity but, oddly enough not much to write about. My life has fallen into a comfortable pattern of going to work, talking to the boy at night, sleeping and occasionally going out for a night on the town.

I would probably do more if I had more funds at my disposal. Unfortunately, I don’t. I am making half of what I was at my previous job and now have double the bills. Lovely. And what disposable income I have goes to my monthly visits to Missouri. Which tends to lead to interesting choices, “Hmmm, eat lunch today or save the $5 for gas….” Hopefully, this will all change within the next month if/when they hire me on as staff (currently, I am temp to hire). I probably won’t be making what I was making before, but anything will help. Currently, the Coach is keeping me in food, god bless him. Every time I see him, he loads me up with food so I won’t starve. Good man.

I shouldn’t complain much, I love my new job. I think I have a knack for the work and I really like my new work place and co-workers. And I think they like me as well. My quirky, smartass personality fits in well there. Besides, they bought beer for the office the other day and brought it in for us to drink at the end of the day (while we were all still working, I might add). How cool it that?

Anyway, over the next few weeks I am going to remain busy; Easter with the Coaches whole family (and when I say whole, I mean whole, all 8 million of them) and then a big event for work. I am going to try to make more of a conscious effort to write again. I miss it.

But all in all, I can honestly say moving to Chicago was the best decision I have ever made.

Life is good.