The World Junior Hockey Tourney is in full swing. USA lost to Belarus last night and that is the only game I've actually watched. We have all the parents of the Canadian team staying with us, and wow, I mean WOW. Canadians can be so darn PICKY and they LOVE to complain... about everything. Like the tea we have "I am paying $115.00 US funds every night, do you KNOW how much that is in Canadian money, I thought for sure the least you could do is have good tea, perhaps I could speak to your manager" First of all, the tea is FREE, and it IS the good stuff. Second, It is not OUR fault that the exchange rate is low (in actuality, it is pretty good right now) and when you travel to a different country where your money is not worth much, don't complain about how expensive everything is, it is not OUR fault your economy is not the best. And do you REALLY need to talk to our manager about the TEA! Don't come to the states if you can't afford it.
Today, the head guy for the Hockey team gave my manager a Canadian Jersey, so she said I could wear it today (I think she was joking) SO I DID! And I couldn't believe how nice every one was, the guests that had been a problem and the ones who complained about everything and were mean to me were all of a sudden my friends. People I checked in were nice to me just because I was wearing their freakin' Jersey. So... GO CANADA!
I didn't mean for this to be such a vent session, but I can't wait till this stupid thing is over and we can get back to our NORMAL routine at work.
SO there is a storm outside and we're supposed to get a whole bunch of snow... I like those kind of days (except that I hate driving my car on the ice) The snow is very pretty, the flakes are HUGE so everything looks like a winter wonder land!
Last night I was driving home from Devils Lake, and it was so foggy I couldn's see 5 feet in front of my car, so I slowed down and watched very closely for deer..... then.... out of NOWHERE.... came a deer... head.... yup just the head... in the middle of the lane, and before I knew it (because it was so foggy I didn't have much time to react) I ran right over the head, the little eyes staring at me and everything... splat. I thought to myself "*#$%*@" then I thought, "where is the rest of this deer" and then there it was all over the highway. I'm sure a Semi truck did it because what the hell can decapitate a deer!! SO that is my exciting news from the last couple of days.
Kevin is supposed to leave for his Clinical study in Bemidji tomorrow, but with the storm I don't know if he'll be able to. We are going on a date tonight before he leaves. We're going to Lemony Snickits: A Series of Unfortunate Events" I'll give a review when I get back...
Hope everyone has a Happy New Year!!!!
Thursday, December 30, 2004
Thursday, December 23, 2004
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!
A lot has happen since I posted last. On Saturday, Kevin and I drove to Alexandria, MN for an interview with a Physical Therapist. His name is James Olson and he owns three clinics in MN. Kevin sent him a resume and he called and said he wanted to meet us... yes, US. He specifically said "bring your wife" He kept saying "I want to know how well we 'click' together" So we drove the 3 hours to Alex. The city is nice; small, but not too small. We met the guy at his house and he and his wife drove us to his clinic. He talked to kevin A LOT, and I kind of zoned out. Then they gave us a tour of the of the city, and then we ate (we were kind of too nervous to actually enjoy our lunch). We were with these people for close to 4 hours. This guy seems pretty nice. He said that he is looking for a PT for one of his clinics, but he needs one sooner than later. Kevin still has one semester to go before he is actually a Doctor of Physical Therapy. But the guy also said that if things went well, and he hired Kevin, they could look at the possiblilty of opening a brand NEW clinic for Kevin to run. That was really cool because Kevin would have his OWN clinic, yet not have to PAY for any of it. They said that salary would be 50K/year + 50% of what that clinic made in the year. I mean WOW! The guy talked a lot, and he didn't really give a clear indication whether he and kevin "clicked" well. He told us to call him in 3 months when it is closer to the time that Kevin graduates.
We left Alexandria, and we drove to St. Cloud (one hour east of Alex) to visit Amy. It was really nice to see her again, I miss having her around, but she is doing really good there, managing the Hot Topic. Sunday, we drove back home and I prepared myself to go back to work.
I had a week off from the Hotel, it was nice but it doesn't seem like I was gone that long. This week we are getting ready for the WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY TOURNAMENT. WOO HOO! no, just kidding, I am not at all excited for it. The hotel is packed the whole 2 weeks, and it has been nothing but a big pain in the ass! We have all the parents of Team Hockey Canada staying with us. Without going into too much details, things have been very.... tense around there. The Tourney starts on Christmas Day (who the hell planned THAT one, I don't know, but I'd like to give them a piece of my mind) And ends on Jan 5th. I can't wait till this stupid thing is over, we've been preparing for it for 2 years! It is supposed to be this HUGE event (and yes, I totally understand why)
I have to work Christmas Eve (tomorrow) from Noon to 11:00 pm and then Christmas Day from 8:00am to 7:00 pm. you do the math....
But I complain more than I should, because it'll be nice to get that holiday pay. The only sucky thing is that I don't know when I'll get to see my parents and sister to give them their gifts. I guess the only good thing about this World Juniors thing is that because there are going to be so many people in town from out of town, there will actually be restaurants open on Christmas eve and Christmas day, so I can have something delivered to the hotel! Last year, the only thing open to order was Chinese food :)
It is weird how fast Christmas snuck up on me. I got most of my shopping done, but since I'm not seeing my family until WELL after Christmas, I still have time to get them the rest of their gifts. :) so mom and dad if you are reading this, don't plan on getting your gifts within the next week :) I have most of the gifts, but not all of it.
Okay, this is getting long, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!
We left Alexandria, and we drove to St. Cloud (one hour east of Alex) to visit Amy. It was really nice to see her again, I miss having her around, but she is doing really good there, managing the Hot Topic. Sunday, we drove back home and I prepared myself to go back to work.
I had a week off from the Hotel, it was nice but it doesn't seem like I was gone that long. This week we are getting ready for the WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY TOURNAMENT. WOO HOO! no, just kidding, I am not at all excited for it. The hotel is packed the whole 2 weeks, and it has been nothing but a big pain in the ass! We have all the parents of Team Hockey Canada staying with us. Without going into too much details, things have been very.... tense around there. The Tourney starts on Christmas Day (who the hell planned THAT one, I don't know, but I'd like to give them a piece of my mind) And ends on Jan 5th. I can't wait till this stupid thing is over, we've been preparing for it for 2 years! It is supposed to be this HUGE event (and yes, I totally understand why)
I have to work Christmas Eve (tomorrow) from Noon to 11:00 pm and then Christmas Day from 8:00am to 7:00 pm. you do the math....
But I complain more than I should, because it'll be nice to get that holiday pay. The only sucky thing is that I don't know when I'll get to see my parents and sister to give them their gifts. I guess the only good thing about this World Juniors thing is that because there are going to be so many people in town from out of town, there will actually be restaurants open on Christmas eve and Christmas day, so I can have something delivered to the hotel! Last year, the only thing open to order was Chinese food :)
It is weird how fast Christmas snuck up on me. I got most of my shopping done, but since I'm not seeing my family until WELL after Christmas, I still have time to get them the rest of their gifts. :) so mom and dad if you are reading this, don't plan on getting your gifts within the next week :) I have most of the gifts, but not all of it.
Okay, this is getting long, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Cat and Mouse
I bought Mr. Pie, aka Fuzzybutt, a pack of catnip mouse toys. They were supposed to be stocking stuffers (yup, that is really lame) but I knew he would love them so I let him have then early. HE LOVED THEM. But, then he did something VERY strange. After batting the mouse around for a while, he picked it up in his mouth and walked to the kitchen. I had my camera so I followed him. He walked over to his water dish, dropped the mouse in, and hit it around in the water a couple times, (splashing water everywhere including my face and camera) then he took the mouse out. That was pretty much it HMM... odd... I don't know why he would do that. Maybe he wanted Cat Nip tea... He also sucks on my hair while laying on me and falls asleep drooling on my face. He's just a wierd cat I guess
My night...
So I couldn't get tired, it was 11:00pm and I just finished the movie "Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind" and I was bored. So I decided to go for a drive, and look at some Christmas lights, driving usually makes me sleepy. I get in my car and start driving around town. I hit some RR tracks, and when I go over the bumps, I see something in my rear view mirror, but when I looked again it was gone. (I thought it was another car). So I continue driving... I turn a corner and stop at a stop sign, and I see it AGAIN, this time I realize that it is my trunk... and it is open. Thinking to myself "I haven't opened my trunk in a while...hm... Kevin drove my car today."
So I pull over and try to shut the trunk door. But it doesn't latch, it just bounces right back up. Mind you I had been driving around with my trunk open for a good 15 minutes. I hope I didn't lose anything. It is obviously broken so I dink around with it (like I know what I'm doing) finally I decide to drive to the Hotel because I am closer to it than I am home. The whole time people driving behind me were flashing their lights because here my trunk is open and the lights blinking on and off with the bumps in the road. I get to the hotel, a co-worker helps me rig it shut with a bungy cord. I'm very glad I work at a place that never closes. So now, I have to get the stupid thing fixed. This happen last winter, but it always ended up closing after a few good slams. So this drive that was supposed to make me tired only made me more awake. Kevin is sleeping and has a final test tomorrow.
Heres the cool part... I was walking (actually I was half slipping and half baby stepping--avoiding the skating rink that is our street) up to our apartment and I was looking up and I saw a shooting star. The brightest I've ever seen, and it lasted longer than normal. It was very cool. So what do I do, I make a wish... "PLEASE FIX MY TRUNK!!" Then I laughed at myself because of ALL the things in the WORLD I could have wished for, I wished that my trunk was fixed... Well, at least I have low expectation from that little dieing star. I guess I'll save world peace for my birthday candles!
So I pull over and try to shut the trunk door. But it doesn't latch, it just bounces right back up. Mind you I had been driving around with my trunk open for a good 15 minutes. I hope I didn't lose anything. It is obviously broken so I dink around with it (like I know what I'm doing) finally I decide to drive to the Hotel because I am closer to it than I am home. The whole time people driving behind me were flashing their lights because here my trunk is open and the lights blinking on and off with the bumps in the road. I get to the hotel, a co-worker helps me rig it shut with a bungy cord. I'm very glad I work at a place that never closes. So now, I have to get the stupid thing fixed. This happen last winter, but it always ended up closing after a few good slams. So this drive that was supposed to make me tired only made me more awake. Kevin is sleeping and has a final test tomorrow.
Heres the cool part... I was walking (actually I was half slipping and half baby stepping--avoiding the skating rink that is our street) up to our apartment and I was looking up and I saw a shooting star. The brightest I've ever seen, and it lasted longer than normal. It was very cool. So what do I do, I make a wish... "PLEASE FIX MY TRUNK!!" Then I laughed at myself because of ALL the things in the WORLD I could have wished for, I wished that my trunk was fixed... Well, at least I have low expectation from that little dieing star. I guess I'll save world peace for my birthday candles!
Saturday, December 11, 2004
Observations... about myself.
It is naive to think that you are perfect. It is also naive to get mad at someone when they don't like something about you. The reason I say this is because people shouldn't be scared to confront you about an issue they have with the way you may be handling things ( I'm honestly saying this with no particular instince in mind)
I'm not near perfect, and I understand that sometimes I'll do something or say something that is totally not right and "normal" but accknowlodging the fact that I KNOW this, makes me feel comfortable with who I am. Everyone should ask themselves "what is something that I could work on..." Here is some examples of what I'm talking about... I'll use myself.
I'm impatient: When I'm in a hurry and Kevin is being slow, I get mad and upset and nag him. ANALYSIS: He isn't being slow, I'm being too fast, and what will nagging do? Nothing productive I'm sure.
I'm blunt: Sometimes I say something before the thought was processed in my head. This is usually where my stupid questions come from. This is why I have a hard time writing, because I can't type as fast as I talk and think, and I have to read it over to make sure it makes sense, and if it doesn't I change it... in converstions, you can't hit the backspace button. ANALYSIS: When I start saying something, I should know when to stop before it becomes a problem.
Anxiety: For those of you who don't know, I HATE crowds. I'm always thinking of what other people are thinking of me. I've had panic attacks. Not just crowds but people in general. I don't like meeting a lot of new people at one time because I know that they will all be judging me, and I just can not be myself, and then people won't get to know the real me because I'll be too scared shitless to behave normally. ANALYSIS: Because of this problem, I haven't met many of Kevin's PT friends, I don't go out to clubs unless I'm dragged. When there is a problem involving me and at least 2 other people, I ignore it or start getting upset and direct my anger towards the wrong people.
So, taking this second job was like Therapy for me. It is totally out of my "norm" and I'm doing just fine. When you understand your weaknesses you can help them balance with your strengths.
At work, I'm having a hard time remembering things (I think I'm losing my mind) so, I'm trying to show my manager that yes, I acknowlege there is a problem, and I'm trying to fix it. .... WOW, now I'm starting to babble. Did I make a point? I don't remember, oh well if I didn't. Most of you who read this, know me anyway.
I'm not near perfect, and I understand that sometimes I'll do something or say something that is totally not right and "normal" but accknowlodging the fact that I KNOW this, makes me feel comfortable with who I am. Everyone should ask themselves "what is something that I could work on..." Here is some examples of what I'm talking about... I'll use myself.
I'm impatient: When I'm in a hurry and Kevin is being slow, I get mad and upset and nag him. ANALYSIS: He isn't being slow, I'm being too fast, and what will nagging do? Nothing productive I'm sure.
I'm blunt: Sometimes I say something before the thought was processed in my head. This is usually where my stupid questions come from. This is why I have a hard time writing, because I can't type as fast as I talk and think, and I have to read it over to make sure it makes sense, and if it doesn't I change it... in converstions, you can't hit the backspace button. ANALYSIS: When I start saying something, I should know when to stop before it becomes a problem.
Anxiety: For those of you who don't know, I HATE crowds. I'm always thinking of what other people are thinking of me. I've had panic attacks. Not just crowds but people in general. I don't like meeting a lot of new people at one time because I know that they will all be judging me, and I just can not be myself, and then people won't get to know the real me because I'll be too scared shitless to behave normally. ANALYSIS: Because of this problem, I haven't met many of Kevin's PT friends, I don't go out to clubs unless I'm dragged. When there is a problem involving me and at least 2 other people, I ignore it or start getting upset and direct my anger towards the wrong people.
So, taking this second job was like Therapy for me. It is totally out of my "norm" and I'm doing just fine. When you understand your weaknesses you can help them balance with your strengths.
At work, I'm having a hard time remembering things (I think I'm losing my mind) so, I'm trying to show my manager that yes, I acknowlege there is a problem, and I'm trying to fix it. .... WOW, now I'm starting to babble. Did I make a point? I don't remember, oh well if I didn't. Most of you who read this, know me anyway.
Friday, December 10, 2004
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Busy Busy
So yes, I started my new job at Sears Portrait Studio. I started a week ago. I've been so busy lately, no time to write on my blog! I really like the job so far, most of the people I work with are really cool. I've learned quite a bit about studio photography. I don't take pics (although I trained a little on Friday) I sell people pics and stuff. I got that down, I know how to work the computer and how to place an order. I'm still a little slow with the till and that stuff, but I'm sure it'll come with time, I just have to do it lots. The problem is that because I'm new, I'm slow, and people get frustrated (because they can do it really fast) so they get in front and do it for me, now how am I supposed to learn that way? I ask them questions, and they just do it, instead of just telling me what to do. But I guess I understand where they are coming from, I've trained lots of people at the Hotel, and know how frustrating it can be to watch people move so slow, when you need to get the job done.
I haven't had a day off in a while (that is okay, I was expecting that) but I can really feel it, my body kind of aches all the time. It is really odd leaving the house at 6:30 am (when it is dark, mind you) and not coming home until 9:30 pm (when it is dark also). It is very convenient that the hotel is a half a block away from the Sears parking lot and it takes me literally 2 minutes to get there.
I'm taking paid vacation time at the hotel next week (a whole WEEK!) I'm thinking I might go home for a day or two (I still work at Sears)
Kevin has to find a place to live for 9 weeks for his Clinical Studies in Bemidji. It is hard finding a place that will give you a 9 week lease. He is done with school next week (NO MORE CLASSES EVER!!) He will go to 2 clinical studies, each lasting 9 weeks, then he will graduate and be a DOCTOR of Physical Therapy. I'm so proud of him, he has worked so hard for this and now its finally almost here! Oh, I found out that our friends Erik and Liz are having a baby. Now everyone is all like "when are you two having a baby?" My response "when the time is right" and right now is not the right time. If God wanted us to have kids by now, we would have kids by now.
So anyway, I've blabbed about nothing too long. tl;dr I'm sure. Yes, only Amadon and Josie will know what that means.
by the way check out these blogs.... a shout out to my blogger buddies...
www.picsnthings.blogspot.com Josie
www.myfriendsandfamily.com Amber
www.wrdplyr.blogspot.com Mike
wwwjorysblogthing.blogspot.com Jory
www.obsessedwithisabella.blogspot.com Karissa
www.livejournal.com/users/stonegateguy Blake
and most importantly... my MOMMY has a blog!!!
www.pennysbs.blogspot.com
I haven't had a day off in a while (that is okay, I was expecting that) but I can really feel it, my body kind of aches all the time. It is really odd leaving the house at 6:30 am (when it is dark, mind you) and not coming home until 9:30 pm (when it is dark also). It is very convenient that the hotel is a half a block away from the Sears parking lot and it takes me literally 2 minutes to get there.
I'm taking paid vacation time at the hotel next week (a whole WEEK!) I'm thinking I might go home for a day or two (I still work at Sears)
Kevin has to find a place to live for 9 weeks for his Clinical Studies in Bemidji. It is hard finding a place that will give you a 9 week lease. He is done with school next week (NO MORE CLASSES EVER!!) He will go to 2 clinical studies, each lasting 9 weeks, then he will graduate and be a DOCTOR of Physical Therapy. I'm so proud of him, he has worked so hard for this and now its finally almost here! Oh, I found out that our friends Erik and Liz are having a baby. Now everyone is all like "when are you two having a baby?" My response "when the time is right" and right now is not the right time. If God wanted us to have kids by now, we would have kids by now.
So anyway, I've blabbed about nothing too long. tl;dr I'm sure. Yes, only Amadon and Josie will know what that means.
by the way check out these blogs.... a shout out to my blogger buddies...
www.picsnthings.blogspot.com Josie
www.myfriendsandfamily.com Amber
www.wrdplyr.blogspot.com Mike
wwwjorysblogthing.blogspot.com Jory
www.obsessedwithisabella.blogspot.com Karissa
www.livejournal.com/users/stonegateguy Blake
and most importantly... my MOMMY has a blog!!!
www.pennysbs.blogspot.com
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