Lots has been going on in my life that I thought I should share with the people that read this. I know I don't update this very often but not too much ever really goes on. Now that I have something to talk about, might as well update.

I think I already posted this but I started working at my new job at Erickson Retirement Communities. I really like this job and the manager is excellent but I think I may have gotten a better offer. My parents are thinking about starting up a franchise with Direct Buy. There are no locations on the eastern shore and I really believe that this could take off. They are planning to open up a location in Salisbury. First they want to talk to other franchisees and get some answers to their pressing questions like what they might see in the first three months, what kind of costs are occured, things like that. If all of the questions are answered to their satisfaction, they will apply with Direct Buy and hopefully have this started before the end of the year (actually they are hoping to have this started by the middle of the year or so). They want Chip and I to move back to the area and work for them. We are seriously considering this. I already miss my family and I want to see my nephews grow so that would be nice. Plus I miss my friends over there. Besides, Chip and I discussed the idea of the business and it should really take off. We've spent days talking about it all and we even sent a list of questions/concerns to my parents. As long as we can pay our bills for the first few months before it takes off, we'll be going back to the eastern shore.

Anywho, thats the big news for now. I'll update more when there are definite answers.

I'm seriously starting to hate the damn PC game of Chips. He's been on that damn computer for 2 and a half hours and I know he's just gonna be on longer. It wouldn't bother me if he only did it while I was gone or if I knew that the only time he could do it was I was around but he's on all the fucking time. When I need him to do something during the day while I'm gone...if it doesn't get done it's not because he's busy with work or anything like that, it's because he spends all of his time on the website. I know this because he admits it to me all the time. He'll get a cute look on his face and think that's all it takes to make up for it. And it does buy him some time but it eats away at me little by little and when he's on the computer for this long, I just fucking explode inside. I understand that this is his release and he has some good friends there and everything but where the fuck is my release? When do I get to relax? I don't and it pisses me off. Besides, I'm tired of being second to his fucking game.

I hate it.

I know that I still have one friend that keeps up with my posts and I know that they have been few and far between but that's life I suppose. I've been busy lately with my new job. I'm still in my first week of the job and it seems pretty good. There are some things about the benefits that I don't exactly agree with but the work seems pretty easy. Plus I love the fact that I'm working a 9-5 job. I'm learning a lot about programs that I've never used before (does every company use different software?) Anyone ever hear of Noosh before? Yea, me either. I'm definately liking this better than Chesapeake just because they do more electronicly. I hated all the checking at Chesapeake.

Anywho, my car has been acting up here recently. Not so much acting up as pissing out a half gallon of coolant a day. I am constantly refilling it. I took it back to my parent's house last weekend and suprisingly enough, my dad had the correct hose to change(he originally bought it for my mom's car but it fit mine). Since the weekend though it seems like it's gotten worse. I don't know. So my dad is gonna come out here on Friday to look at it. God it's annoying though.

But yea....I'll update more later.

WOO! FINALLY! I GOT A JOB OFFER!! It's about fucking time too. It's been what? 3 months while here and another few months while at Harbeson? But I finally got a great offer. The position is with Erickson Retirement Community as a Marking Finance person. The job pays $40K a year plus bonuses; there's great benefits and tuition reimbursment. Well, I don't technically have the job yet. It was pending on a good reference from Sue Furman....which like I said, I GOT A JOB!! I'll probably have the offical offer by early this week and I'll be putting in my two weeks at Barnes and Noble soon. I'm gonna miss the job a little but this is gonna be great! We finally don't have to worry about money so much. *sigh* This is really gonna help us.

Now Chip just have to get a "real" job. Hehe.

The holidays are officially here. I made peanut butter chocolate chip cookies today. It made the apartment smell all kinds of yummy. Plus we have the "tree" up. The reason I put tree in quotes because the tree that we have is about 3ft tall with lights already on it.

Woo for holidays!

Yea, I don't really post to this all that much but I've been keeping busy working at Barnes and Noble. I'm still back in receiving which I absolutely adore. I love the fact that I work Monday through Friday 11-7:30, almost like it's an actual, regular job (but I'm getting paid less). Yes, I'm still working at Barnes and Noble, something I didn't think would last this long. Things really didn't start happening until I put my resume on Monster.com. If anyone wants to get calls about finding a job, put your resume on Monster. During the first week I got 3 calls. Two were from job agencies and one was for a financial planner position. And just last week I got another call about another job in the area. Right now I'm choosing between two jobs and I writing about it cause I want some opinions on the subject. The two jobs are Financial Planner with First Investors and Marketing Analyst with Erikson Retirement. There are pros and cons with both. With the Financial Planner job, I would have to become certified and with me working it would take about 2 more months of me working at Barnes and Noble. Also, there is no guarantee of salary and no benefits. However, I could make a lot of money faster and my schedule would a bit more flexible. With the Analyst job, I would have benefits, a steady schedule, tuition reimbursement, and a steady salary. The only thing is I've already sorta had two interviews with First Investors (and have been basically offered a job) and I have an interview scheduled with Erikson on Monday. I have to give my decision to First Investors by Monday and I don't know what to do. (Oh, and my "interviews" with First Investors did not include me talking to anyone, just going to information sessions that I had to leave early before any actual interviews because I had to go to work and they still called me to work there.)

Any suggestions would be extremely helpful. I just don't know what to do. Le sigh.