Full time jobs are good.

I'm following in my good friend Katrina's footsteps.  I just got hired as a receptionist for an eye doctor here in Rapids!  Monday-Friday, full time, with full vision coverage.  I start May 10th!  I'm so excited.  This could finally mean that Ben and I can start saving for a house.  I've also put in my 2 weeks notice at the hotel, so NO MORE WEEKENDS!  It will be that much easier for us to visit Racine!  Woo hoo!

Ok I'm better now.  Katrina if you have any pointers let me know! 

Kim

Happy Earth Day!

I had a job interview yesterday!  It is actually at an eye doctor's office that I applied to before, turns out they had another opening so they called me.  Fingers crossed I get it!  M-F, 40 hours a week, and vision insurance.  Sounds like a sweet deal to me! I could finally quit the hotel and stop cleaning for a living.  Really glad I did those four wasted years of college to get a degree I'm not using!

Really disappointed we can't go to Racine this weekend. :-(  Ben and I are kind of depressed about it.  With our work schedules it just wasn't possible.  We would be scrambling the whole weekend, and worrying about getting me to work on time on Sunday which would have spoiled it anyway.  It might be nice to try and plan something this summer, possibly June or July maybe?  We need to keep making the effort to see each other, otherwise we are going to lose touch and that would be terrible! 

Because it is Earth Day, I'm going to go sit outside and read a book instead of sitting here on my computer.  I also picked up trash outside at work today to do my part for the planet.

Kim

TGIF

Happy Friday!

I really love having Fridays off.  Especially since I know I have a busy weekend of work ahead of me.

I have no plans for the day except maybe getting to Walmart.

It is wonderfully sunny outside, I think I might actually go for a walk.  Here is a photo of my cat enjoying the sun this morning:

Looking at me while she's half asleep.

Ben's birthday is 3 weeks away and I have no idea what to do for him.  I got him a movie he wanted, but I want to get him something else.  Thinking, thinking....

Well I think I'm going to go enjoy the aforementioned walk.

TGIF!
Kim

Happy Easter

Growing up we never did anything really outragious for Easter.  Mom and Dad would hide our baskets somewhere in the house and we would spend like an hour looking for them.  Then we always have a ham, mashed potatoes, veggie lunch with leftovers for dinner.  Sometimes if Mom would feel so motivated she would hide those plastic eggs in the backyard for us to find.

Since I've been with Ben, every year his Grandma Ristow has his family over at her house and we have food there.  His Grandma is a good cook so I don't complain.  My parents usually still have their ham for us too so we travel to both places for free food and playing some cards.  This year my Mom doesn't feel well, she came down with bronchitis so we are only doing his Grandma's.

Hope everyone else's Easter is as mellow as mine and full of food!

Kim

P.S. I'm taking Frank's Buffalo Chicken Dip over to Grandma's! Thanks Katrina!