Monday, May 30, 2005

It was the best of times, it was the...

This is the last time Ill be posting from the Monaco place. My room is quite empty and Im filling up a new room quite nicely. I got a futon, a file cabinet, a desk, a nice chair, and a dresser all for 50 bucks. Yard Sales are Gods fortune to me. We are getting everything for the new house on the cheap. I bought a bathroom set with rugs and a shower curtain for like 10 bucks. Im getting a couch for 30 and a lawnmower for 50. We are getting another couch and some chairs from one of Toms friends including some more beds. The last thing we really need is a dryer, a kitchen table, and possibly a new fridge.
Im so excited. We are refinishing a hardwood floor that the old owner glued linoleum over. Gosh not too smart. Plus previous to that it had carpet on it. In fact, nearly the entire upstairs has hardwood floors that are carpeted over. Gotta love that.
Business is going well. Hectic as always and stressful trying to get more business but overall its going great.
Tom is moving back to PA. It took him 2 days to decide. Read his blog. So it will be just us 3 merry men living at the new place. Tom is trying to convicne his friend Jason H. to move out. We shall see. These are exciting times.
I guess its kinda weird that Im so focused on what Im doing now that Im not worrying about what career I should be following or if I should go back to college. Im happy and things seem to be working out. Im giving myself a year in this job, and it all depends on how fantastic the summer is and how well I can survive the winter. WSS=We shall see!
My marathon is June 18th. Wish me luck. Fiddle classes are going well although I missed one week. My parents are coming to visit that same weekend. Im excited. Everyone needs to come out and visit either this summer or winter. We have extra beds and everything. Mi casa es su casa!
Anyhow, gotta run, literally, and get some more moving stuff done today. Peace out!

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Slacking

Yes Im slacking in the writing department. Ive been meaning to write on here for awhile but just havent for whatever reason. Jason and Tom are here now. In fact Tom is standing right beside me right now. They arrived early Sunday morning and woke me up at 6am. Tom met them somewhere near the Kansas-Colorado border.
So Sunday I took the top off the Jeep and drove up Loveland Pass (which still has snow) and Guenella Pass (where we saw a couple bighorn sheep). We were hot, we were cold, we were laughing, we were talking. yeah. we should have went camping but we didnt plan on it. We found a cool spot up Guenella Pass we will probably go back to.
Work has had its ups and downs. Im doing well for the most part. And now Tom is here to help me. One of the managers quit so Im in the process of taking over her territory which borders mine. I feel a bit stretched out and overly pressured at times, but overall I cant complain. I dont have to sit in no dumb office waiting for the clock to strike a certain time before I leave. I make my own schedule. I pretty much do as I please. It comes with tradeoffs (i.e. Im making phone calls 5-8pm when I wanna just eat dinner and watch a movie or hang out or something), but once again it has its perks. Like, its 10:15am and Im typing on my blog. I know a few people who can do that at work, but I wont mention any names. ;-)
Ive come to terms with myself knowing that I will probably never be 100% satisfied with any job, but if I can be 80-90% satisfied then its all ok.
Anyhow, Memorial Day and Toms b-day is almost here, and that means a lot of partying. I cant wait. Till then I bid u adieu...