6/7/2011 (Car insurance due today, eek)
Last night, I was feeling mopey and lonely hiding in my room, then I decided to mosey downstairs and bond with the roomates. We were watching the MTV Music Awards when I got the phone call.
"Hello?"
-Can I speak to C____ ______? (blanks to protect my privacy)
"Speaking"
-Hi this is _______ from Starbucks how are you?
(Trying to not show giddyness in my voice) "Great, and you?"
-Doing well myself, thanks. The reason I am calling today is because I noticed you applied for a position at this Starbucks (S. Tryon St.) and I was curious if you were willing to drive 8 Miles to this store?
"Definitely!"
-Great, well I am trying to set up interviews for tomorrow, would that work for you?
"Yes that would be great"
-Wonderful, now we usually do one interview, then give it a few days before the second but we are hoping to do both at the same time, so if you could give twenty minutes for both that would be great will this work?
"Yes, yes, thank you!"
-Sure, here's the directions.
Once anyone gets that call it is so hard to relax, waiting for the next day at 130 feels like E-TER-N-TY. So I was so excited!! I had dinner (A salad and a bowl of fruit and yogurt) and hung out with the roomies. Sharon called and wanted to get on Skype to see where I am staying and Amanda left. It was so good to see her, even if just on Skype!! Then, the boys decided to watch a movie, but it had to be 'a happy one'. And being boys, guess what they chose? The very first Die Hard movie. So much for happy! So I sat down and decided to watch it with them. And then I got a call from a good friend, I feel so bad for her, I keep promising i'm going to visit her, she gets her hopes up and it never happens. SO, this time I HAVE to actually pursue it. We had ice cream, and frozen snickers and relaxed. After the movie, we all went our seperate ways. I couldn't sleep a bit! What do I wear? How do I wear my hair? What time should I arrive? All these questions went through my head. I just wish you could telepathically convince your interviewers to just hire you!! So, this morning I woke up at 9 and did my routine :), had a bowl of cereal, read the Bible while i ate went upstairs and showered. I decided to check my oil and SSNNAAPP it was low so I stopped at this Jiffy Lube type place to get it changed it was weird because this sign says PLEASE STAY IN CAR, and the lady in front of me first of all looked very mad, and was watching everything they were doing so I wondered if it was Shady and considered driving away but I didn't know any where else to go, so I stayed and man oh man were they trying to get my money from me. First, the guy said that since my mileage is over 75,000 I need the high mileage oil. I called Dale and he said he's never had it, so I asked the guy how much it was and he said $46.99 so I said no thanks, but then, the guy checked my oil and said my oil was darker than normal and he wanted to flush it out, which hey I just drove 26 thousand some odd miles so it sounded legit, and then he wanted to try to check my AC filter but wasnt sure where it was so I said i'd pass, finally after forever and $45 it was finished. Then, I needed to get my eye brows waxed and on the way to Wal Mart the other day Amanda and I noticed this place called the Brow Bar. Seemed interesting so I thought i'd check it out. Well I ended up getting my eye brows threaded. SO. INCREDIBLE. PAINFUL!! With waxing, its one swift yank and beauty, with threading you feel each individual hair being yanked out and I mean if I didn't to experience such brutality I would have just tweezed myself. Oh and the lady was prego and her belly kept rubbing up on my arm which was super awkward. And then I went to my interview. It took 20 minutes to get there, but it's such a gorgeous drive and gas is cheaper near there. So I walk in, tell the guy behind the counter and he asked if he could get me a drink. At first, I declined but I noticed the girl who was currently in an interview accepted. And he said "Hey! Your here for an interview, which is kind of like being on the clock, and you get free drinks when your on the clock!" So I said "Sure! A Venti Iced White Mocha Americano, please!" and then I thought to myself "Venti!? Really? a free drink, and you choose a Venti?" It's like your boss taking you out to a fancy restaurant and you buy the most expensive thing on the menu. I immediately regretted my decision. The first gal that interviewed me, got down to business, asked her questions and was done. The second lady and I clicked, you could tell she really liked the things I said (Mainly because she said great answer that was exactly what I was looking for =)). The one thing that made me nervous was that the girl before me, her interview was longer than mine. The lady said she would let me know by the end of the week. Which I hate!! Why make people wait and stress, I mean it's a yes or a no!! Yes you have the job, no that other applicant/ interview was more well fitted.. ugh, so, now I wait. So, afterwards, I drove to Wal Mart to get a Money Order the peeps in Walmart needed patience! There was one gal behind the counter, and 4 people in line (including me) and the gentleman (4th person in line) waived down a CSM (Customer Service Manager) saying "You gonna get some help over here?" Dude, patience it's not taking that long!! So then I bought a thinking of you card, and as I was walking to the cash register there were these stuffed animals that you push their hand and they do a dance anyways they were on the floor like some obnoxious kid pushed all of them and one fell on the floor (I can't be to critical because I have done that in the past) well a Wal Mart employee looked at it and kept walking. So I stopped and picked it up and scowled at the employee I asked the cashier if she knew where I could buy a single stamp I mean I'm pretty sure they used to have machines that sold single stamps and she looked at me and shrugged. Wow! She should receive some legit awards! Like one for being the MOST helpful Wal Mart Employee ever and for being the Happiest Wal Mart Employee ever!! (Sarcasm). Now, here I sit, in this quiet house with no noise besides the sound of my clanking on the keyboard and Pandora. I could potentially do the sink full of dishes the boys created, clean my car, and even organize my room. But laying on this big comfy leather couch sounds fitting for now. Once I hear from Starbucks i'll be sure to let ya'all know.
Love and Miss you!
Cat
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Job Hunting Day 1
First of all, I gotta tell my story about my first experience with a heat storm.
Yesterday, we went to church at Lee Park in Monroe it is a very nice church, nice congregation, etc. The message was good too. Afterwards we had lunch at Taco Bell and then went to Amanda's Parents house. It was good to see her parents even if just for a minute. So, we come back and Amanda goes to Walmart with me so I can get some groceries and while we're in the store her mom calls, asking if we're home and if not get home. So we pay and go outside and no joke it was monsooning soo bad, the thunder and lightning was of that from the movies, the kind I had never experienced in real life. And my windshield wipers couldn't keep up, but of course these Carolina drivers just kept driving fast, and those that can't keep up put on their E-Lights and take it normal speed. So we get home, get all the groceries inside and guess the junk what? The powers out!! 93 degrees with 90 humidity and the powers out so we fix ourselves dinner (luckily Amandas fiancee got dinner done before the power went out). It was sure fancy, chicken (teriyaki) and rice I mean I thought it was yummy. So the power was out at 7 so we didn't know what to do with ourselves for a while we sat on the front porch (they have 4 rocking chairs on the porch) watching cars go by. The way the house is situated is that you come to a stop sign, look straight, there's the house so you can only go left or right. Well Adam wants to be a police officer so we decided to see how many cars actually came to a full and complete stop, wanna know how many we came up with? 0. That's right, nobody. There could be children close, or a car head on but nothing. Then Chris came over, Amanda and I started watching Whip-It, but after a while she caved in and went to bed. So, Adam Chris and I had 'bonding time' on the couches. Until of course, surprise surprise I fell asleep.
Yesterday, we went to church at Lee Park in Monroe it is a very nice church, nice congregation, etc. The message was good too. Afterwards we had lunch at Taco Bell and then went to Amanda's Parents house. It was good to see her parents even if just for a minute. So, we come back and Amanda goes to Walmart with me so I can get some groceries and while we're in the store her mom calls, asking if we're home and if not get home. So we pay and go outside and no joke it was monsooning soo bad, the thunder and lightning was of that from the movies, the kind I had never experienced in real life. And my windshield wipers couldn't keep up, but of course these Carolina drivers just kept driving fast, and those that can't keep up put on their E-Lights and take it normal speed. So we get home, get all the groceries inside and guess the junk what? The powers out!! 93 degrees with 90 humidity and the powers out so we fix ourselves dinner (luckily Amandas fiancee got dinner done before the power went out). It was sure fancy, chicken (teriyaki) and rice I mean I thought it was yummy. So the power was out at 7 so we didn't know what to do with ourselves for a while we sat on the front porch (they have 4 rocking chairs on the porch) watching cars go by. The way the house is situated is that you come to a stop sign, look straight, there's the house so you can only go left or right. Well Adam wants to be a police officer so we decided to see how many cars actually came to a full and complete stop, wanna know how many we came up with? 0. That's right, nobody. There could be children close, or a car head on but nothing. Then Chris came over, Amanda and I started watching Whip-It, but after a while she caved in and went to bed. So, Adam Chris and I had 'bonding time' on the couches. Until of course, surprise surprise I fell asleep.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Always Hug the Ones You Love...
6/4/2011
Yes, I do realize it is 4:57 am (technically only 2:57 am back home). I just dropped my mom off at the airport, and I didn't hug her. I don't know if I was panicked for her, not thinking or what but I. didn't. hug. my. mom. goodbye. Yeah, ya'all may not find this very tragic, but it is. Very. Tragic. I miss her already and I wanted to turn the car around and hug her, but I knew if I did I would have collapsed in her arms.
Well, this is it. Me, and this big world of Charlotte North Carolina left to conquer. Defeat and conquer. Oh two things first of all back home I-25 is strictly I-25 but here I-25 would also be known as like, Steel Creek Dr. So basically the roads are confusing and scary. Scary is the least way to describe them. There narrow and tiny. In Colorado the speed limit on these roads would be 35mph. 45mph AT most. But here, no forget it. 55mph sometimes 65. And let me tell you when it is pitch black it is scary. It's fun to drive fast and wreckless, but if I came face to face with a deer, or a bunny rabbit in that moment I wouldn't think straight I would panic, swerve and cause I huge accident.
Anyways so this is it. This is what I worked so hard for and dreamed of and it is really not as great as you would think. I don't have money and that scares me the most. I mean, I have money but not enough to last me. So I pray. Beg. Plead. that I will find a job this week. I know the chances of that happening are extremely slim but I have to hope for only the best. Tomorrow we're going to church in Monroe, that is if Amanda and Adam wake me up, and afterwards were supposed to go and see her parents. And then I want to get things organized and situated. And Monday begins the horrific task of finding a job. I pray for God's provision in that because otherwise.. I don't know what's going to happen.
Goodnight anyone who reads this.
Yes, I do realize it is 4:57 am (technically only 2:57 am back home). I just dropped my mom off at the airport, and I didn't hug her. I don't know if I was panicked for her, not thinking or what but I. didn't. hug. my. mom. goodbye. Yeah, ya'all may not find this very tragic, but it is. Very. Tragic. I miss her already and I wanted to turn the car around and hug her, but I knew if I did I would have collapsed in her arms.
Well, this is it. Me, and this big world of Charlotte North Carolina left to conquer. Defeat and conquer. Oh two things first of all back home I-25 is strictly I-25 but here I-25 would also be known as like, Steel Creek Dr. So basically the roads are confusing and scary. Scary is the least way to describe them. There narrow and tiny. In Colorado the speed limit on these roads would be 35mph. 45mph AT most. But here, no forget it. 55mph sometimes 65. And let me tell you when it is pitch black it is scary. It's fun to drive fast and wreckless, but if I came face to face with a deer, or a bunny rabbit in that moment I wouldn't think straight I would panic, swerve and cause I huge accident.
Anyways so this is it. This is what I worked so hard for and dreamed of and it is really not as great as you would think. I don't have money and that scares me the most. I mean, I have money but not enough to last me. So I pray. Beg. Plead. that I will find a job this week. I know the chances of that happening are extremely slim but I have to hope for only the best. Tomorrow we're going to church in Monroe, that is if Amanda and Adam wake me up, and afterwards were supposed to go and see her parents. And then I want to get things organized and situated. And Monday begins the horrific task of finding a job. I pray for God's provision in that because otherwise.. I don't know what's going to happen.
Goodnight anyone who reads this.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Day 1
6/4/2011
As a kid, you're always excited to play house, to have sleep overs with your best friends, to go on trips and see the world, to do anything but be at home. Today was so hard, maybe it was the reality that this is my new home, or that my mom leaves tomorrow and i'm staying here. Who will take care of my parents, make sure they're eating, taking their medications have a roof over their head? If not me, than who? They can't take care of themselves and it makes me so depressed. Not just sad like when you see an old lady fall, the kind of sadness that your heart aches and you try to hold back the tears but they just flow. My heart aches for my parents, I know that they have brought this life upon themselves but I wish I could make it so much better for them. Whatever it may be I tried my best and my hardest to stay positive and keep busy but i'd find myself breaking down every so often. When we were at the mall today I saw a group of girls and it made me jealous. I can't call up my friends to go shopping with, to get coffee or have a beer with. It is me, and this big lonely city of Charlotte. What in the world was I thinking? I left a great paying job, health insurance, a beautiful state that was close to my family even though my family was not perfect, I had finally grown to love and accept them. I left friends that knew and loved me best and that got me through some of the hardest times of my life to this. Nothing. A clean sheet of paper with nothing on it. No job, no health insurance, no family, no friends. N.o.t.h.i.n.g. as I lay on the cool hardwood floor writing this the only thing I hear is the fan turning. Click. Click. Click. and I begin to panic more and more. What was I thinking? Why did I do this? What am I going to do if I can't find a job? What if I don't fit in here? I mean, obviously I need to figure somethings out about myself but did I really have to move a million miles away from the things I knew and loved to....this?
Anyways so today we semi-slept in 7am back home but 9am here. We decided to go check out the Nascar Hall of Fame. It was $19.99 for adults and $17.95 Senior Discount. Super expensive! We'd rather do it with a bunch of people, not the two of us. So mom stopped off in the gift shop and got some gifts for the boys. We went to this huge mall. Concord Mills Mall, kinda like the Colorado Mills Mall but much. much. bigger, I mean they had like a bungee jumping thing for peeps to do and a merry go round. it was so poppin/hoppin there were tons and tons of people. I would hate to see that place during Christmas Shopping season!! We mainly just walked around and window shopped. Most of the stores were snooty and expensive. Those middle Kiosk people were the worst (you know, the people that say, 'Hold out your hand' or 'Let me reduce your lines and wrinkles') they were so annoying. The one I did want to try was threading. They thread your eye brows and facial hair and I wanted to try it buuut I chickened out. I will stick to my waxing thank you very much. That's the other thing, I miss those evil lady's at Putting On The Wax even though they are nasty, I used to dread going in there and sometimes they would leave Welts on your face I miss the familiarity of them. And it used to take only a hot minute to get to Wal Mart or King Soopers, now it takes a hot HOT minute to get to Walmart and Harris Teeter (the King Soopers of the south). I mean you can't just run to the store real quick it's more like hey i'll be back in 15-20 minutes. Oh so after that we went to Lowe's so I could get shelving to put all of my clothes on. I'm pretty content with it, and the people at Lowe's of course were super nice and helpful. So we came back to the house and Adam put it back together which was super nice of him. We ate at BT Burger it was a cute lil joint a mixture of Subway and Culvers. Subway because you can pick everything from your toppings your cheese to the burger patty. And your side. Culvers because you order at the counter and they bring it to you. Now we're at home, my mom is resting Adam and Amanda are grocery shopping and here I am laying on the cool hardwood floor half sulking. Were supposed to watch the Dilemma and then I have to get up at 345ish in the morning to take my mom the Airport to make sure she gets out on time. Boooooooooooooooo.
As a kid, you're always excited to play house, to have sleep overs with your best friends, to go on trips and see the world, to do anything but be at home. Today was so hard, maybe it was the reality that this is my new home, or that my mom leaves tomorrow and i'm staying here. Who will take care of my parents, make sure they're eating, taking their medications have a roof over their head? If not me, than who? They can't take care of themselves and it makes me so depressed. Not just sad like when you see an old lady fall, the kind of sadness that your heart aches and you try to hold back the tears but they just flow. My heart aches for my parents, I know that they have brought this life upon themselves but I wish I could make it so much better for them. Whatever it may be I tried my best and my hardest to stay positive and keep busy but i'd find myself breaking down every so often. When we were at the mall today I saw a group of girls and it made me jealous. I can't call up my friends to go shopping with, to get coffee or have a beer with. It is me, and this big lonely city of Charlotte. What in the world was I thinking? I left a great paying job, health insurance, a beautiful state that was close to my family even though my family was not perfect, I had finally grown to love and accept them. I left friends that knew and loved me best and that got me through some of the hardest times of my life to this. Nothing. A clean sheet of paper with nothing on it. No job, no health insurance, no family, no friends. N.o.t.h.i.n.g. as I lay on the cool hardwood floor writing this the only thing I hear is the fan turning. Click. Click. Click. and I begin to panic more and more. What was I thinking? Why did I do this? What am I going to do if I can't find a job? What if I don't fit in here? I mean, obviously I need to figure somethings out about myself but did I really have to move a million miles away from the things I knew and loved to....this?
Anyways so today we semi-slept in 7am back home but 9am here. We decided to go check out the Nascar Hall of Fame. It was $19.99 for adults and $17.95 Senior Discount. Super expensive! We'd rather do it with a bunch of people, not the two of us. So mom stopped off in the gift shop and got some gifts for the boys. We went to this huge mall. Concord Mills Mall, kinda like the Colorado Mills Mall but much. much. bigger, I mean they had like a bungee jumping thing for peeps to do and a merry go round. it was so poppin/hoppin there were tons and tons of people. I would hate to see that place during Christmas Shopping season!! We mainly just walked around and window shopped. Most of the stores were snooty and expensive. Those middle Kiosk people were the worst (you know, the people that say, 'Hold out your hand' or 'Let me reduce your lines and wrinkles') they were so annoying. The one I did want to try was threading. They thread your eye brows and facial hair and I wanted to try it buuut I chickened out. I will stick to my waxing thank you very much. That's the other thing, I miss those evil lady's at Putting On The Wax even though they are nasty, I used to dread going in there and sometimes they would leave Welts on your face I miss the familiarity of them. And it used to take only a hot minute to get to Wal Mart or King Soopers, now it takes a hot HOT minute to get to Walmart and Harris Teeter (the King Soopers of the south). I mean you can't just run to the store real quick it's more like hey i'll be back in 15-20 minutes. Oh so after that we went to Lowe's so I could get shelving to put all of my clothes on. I'm pretty content with it, and the people at Lowe's of course were super nice and helpful. So we came back to the house and Adam put it back together which was super nice of him. We ate at BT Burger it was a cute lil joint a mixture of Subway and Culvers. Subway because you can pick everything from your toppings your cheese to the burger patty. And your side. Culvers because you order at the counter and they bring it to you. Now we're at home, my mom is resting Adam and Amanda are grocery shopping and here I am laying on the cool hardwood floor half sulking. Were supposed to watch the Dilemma and then I have to get up at 345ish in the morning to take my mom the Airport to make sure she gets out on time. Boooooooooooooooo.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Home Sweet.....home?
6/3/2011
Today was the longest drive of them all. Probably because I was excited and ready to get here. We had a rough time going this morning, one of those mornings where we say 'you get up' no, 'you get up' we finally hit the road at 8 AM, stopped and purchased a book on CD by the Author of Bones (you know, the TV show?). I am so blessed, that my 2000 VW Beetle just drove 22,000 + miles, with no break downs, no flat tires no complications smooth sailing the whole entire way. That is a blessing right there. The weather has been great and held up for our drive here, no flooding or tornadoes as predicted. Kansas was scary, I will admit that. But, back to the book on tape, it was AWFUL. The narration mainly was just awful but it was 9.5 hours, 8 discs but could've been 5 discs MAXIMUM.
Anywhoo, the GPS said it was supposed to take 9 hours but it was more like 11 or 12. It was the longest, most stressful, boring drive ever. These East Coast (no offense) drivers are crazy. Not like woo lets have fun crazy like seriously, imma put my life on the line crazy. Anyways so after stopping 95,000 times to use various restrooms, fill up on gas, and what not we finally made it to beautiful Charlotte, North Carolina. Now, when I say beautiful I mean gorgeous like the pictures you see in Calendars that kinda thing. Beauty you see on TV and in the movies but never experience in real life, that is currently what I am surrounded by. I love it here. Love, love, love. Despite the fact that it is going to be SUPER easy to get lost. Yes, I do realize it is far too soon to make a decision as to whether or not I love or hate it here. But, thus far it is love.
Anyways, so we finally made it to the house around 7PM. My mom met Adam, and vice a versa. We showed my mom the house, where I am staying and the like, it is such a nice house in a cute little neighborhood. Many probably see the neighborhood as snooty but I see it as well kept and safe. The house has nice wood floors, brand new lights oh it is a 3 bedroom 3 bathroom 3 level home and a garage that is Adams shop the house is just a very well kept house (shocker for a house of men). Amanda came over, showed off her ring, and showed me a picture of her wedding dress. Aint sayin nothing about it either, just in case :0). So anyways, Adam and Amanda had some of their friends over to meet me, everyone has been so nice thus far. They helped my mom and I unpack the car which with everyone was one load. The boys (4 of them) went to get pizza while the girls (4 of us) drove to Target. I got an air mattress, i'm telling you even though the target is 2 minutes away it's so easy to get lost. There are NO Rocky Mountains, and no land marks like oh! Turn left at that 7 eleven. It is now, oh turn left at that set of trees, wait the set of trees on my left or my right?? Anyways, Adam helped me get the Air Mattress filled, we ate dinner and settled down and watched the Star Trek movie. I am biased against it, only because growing up my dad and brother used to watch Star Wars. But it was definitely a decent movie better than I thought it would be and I give it good props :)
Tomorrow is Saturday (obviously, haha). I want to get my things semi settled (kinda hard to do without furniture) and organized, purchase a few groceries and mom wants to do something touristy. We will probably end up at a big mall and she also wants to check out the Nascar Hall of Fame (for Mike and my dad). Anyways, time to get some rest. I will try to post pictures of my new house.
Hopefully this week I can find some leads on a job whatever it may be! Miss and love you all!!!
Today was the longest drive of them all. Probably because I was excited and ready to get here. We had a rough time going this morning, one of those mornings where we say 'you get up' no, 'you get up' we finally hit the road at 8 AM, stopped and purchased a book on CD by the Author of Bones (you know, the TV show?). I am so blessed, that my 2000 VW Beetle just drove 22,000 + miles, with no break downs, no flat tires no complications smooth sailing the whole entire way. That is a blessing right there. The weather has been great and held up for our drive here, no flooding or tornadoes as predicted. Kansas was scary, I will admit that. But, back to the book on tape, it was AWFUL. The narration mainly was just awful but it was 9.5 hours, 8 discs but could've been 5 discs MAXIMUM.
Anywhoo, the GPS said it was supposed to take 9 hours but it was more like 11 or 12. It was the longest, most stressful, boring drive ever. These East Coast (no offense) drivers are crazy. Not like woo lets have fun crazy like seriously, imma put my life on the line crazy. Anyways so after stopping 95,000 times to use various restrooms, fill up on gas, and what not we finally made it to beautiful Charlotte, North Carolina. Now, when I say beautiful I mean gorgeous like the pictures you see in Calendars that kinda thing. Beauty you see on TV and in the movies but never experience in real life, that is currently what I am surrounded by. I love it here. Love, love, love. Despite the fact that it is going to be SUPER easy to get lost. Yes, I do realize it is far too soon to make a decision as to whether or not I love or hate it here. But, thus far it is love.
Anyways, so we finally made it to the house around 7PM. My mom met Adam, and vice a versa. We showed my mom the house, where I am staying and the like, it is such a nice house in a cute little neighborhood. Many probably see the neighborhood as snooty but I see it as well kept and safe. The house has nice wood floors, brand new lights oh it is a 3 bedroom 3 bathroom 3 level home and a garage that is Adams shop the house is just a very well kept house (shocker for a house of men). Amanda came over, showed off her ring, and showed me a picture of her wedding dress. Aint sayin nothing about it either, just in case :0). So anyways, Adam and Amanda had some of their friends over to meet me, everyone has been so nice thus far. They helped my mom and I unpack the car which with everyone was one load. The boys (4 of them) went to get pizza while the girls (4 of us) drove to Target. I got an air mattress, i'm telling you even though the target is 2 minutes away it's so easy to get lost. There are NO Rocky Mountains, and no land marks like oh! Turn left at that 7 eleven. It is now, oh turn left at that set of trees, wait the set of trees on my left or my right?? Anyways, Adam helped me get the Air Mattress filled, we ate dinner and settled down and watched the Star Trek movie. I am biased against it, only because growing up my dad and brother used to watch Star Wars. But it was definitely a decent movie better than I thought it would be and I give it good props :)
Tomorrow is Saturday (obviously, haha). I want to get my things semi settled (kinda hard to do without furniture) and organized, purchase a few groceries and mom wants to do something touristy. We will probably end up at a big mall and she also wants to check out the Nascar Hall of Fame (for Mike and my dad). Anyways, time to get some rest. I will try to post pictures of my new house.
Hopefully this week I can find some leads on a job whatever it may be! Miss and love you all!!!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Road Trip!
6/2/2011
Yesterday we hit the road to Charlotte, North Carolina. We finally left around 11 am after packing, cleaning and saying last 'see ya soons', and drove to Salina, Kansas. The drive was boring, just lots and lots of corn and country music. We stayed the night at a Ramada Inn in Salina Kansas it took forever to check in, the hotel was one floor and of course our room was a mile away (not literally). The hotel was aight since we were only there one night we were not needing a fancy smchancy hotel stay, it met our needs. The bathroom looked like it hadn't been cleaned since 1969. I picked up a book from the shelf to check the WiFi and it was hiding a hole in the wall. It made me wonder what was crawling in the beds :0). Over all, day one went way smoother than I expected.
We were supposed to start this morning at 6:30 am, but we didn't get on the road until around 8am after getting ready, enjoying a 'continental breakfast' and checking the oil on Sam. The drive today was not bad (600 miles) we had a book on CD by Sarah Paretsky that helped the time go by. My mom didn't sleep at all, which I thought she would. We went through Kansas which was boring, Missouri which was absolutely GORGEOUS I wish I wasn't driving so I could have taken pictures, (we saw the Arch and where the St. Louis Cardinals play ball), Illinois which was quick like we must have cut through the bottom because we didn't see much and finally in Kentucky. We are staying in a Days Inn Hotel in Paducah, again not fancy but we're going to be here for enough time to sleep.
I'm so excited and nervous about my journey ahead! Tomorrow we drive 564 miles to Charlotte, North Carolina!! 9 hours! w00t! The drive thus far has been amazing. Thank Ya Jesus!
Yesterday we hit the road to Charlotte, North Carolina. We finally left around 11 am after packing, cleaning and saying last 'see ya soons', and drove to Salina, Kansas. The drive was boring, just lots and lots of corn and country music. We stayed the night at a Ramada Inn in Salina Kansas it took forever to check in, the hotel was one floor and of course our room was a mile away (not literally). The hotel was aight since we were only there one night we were not needing a fancy smchancy hotel stay, it met our needs. The bathroom looked like it hadn't been cleaned since 1969. I picked up a book from the shelf to check the WiFi and it was hiding a hole in the wall. It made me wonder what was crawling in the beds :0). Over all, day one went way smoother than I expected.
We were supposed to start this morning at 6:30 am, but we didn't get on the road until around 8am after getting ready, enjoying a 'continental breakfast' and checking the oil on Sam. The drive today was not bad (600 miles) we had a book on CD by Sarah Paretsky that helped the time go by. My mom didn't sleep at all, which I thought she would. We went through Kansas which was boring, Missouri which was absolutely GORGEOUS I wish I wasn't driving so I could have taken pictures, (we saw the Arch and where the St. Louis Cardinals play ball), Illinois which was quick like we must have cut through the bottom because we didn't see much and finally in Kentucky. We are staying in a Days Inn Hotel in Paducah, again not fancy but we're going to be here for enough time to sleep.
I'm so excited and nervous about my journey ahead! Tomorrow we drive 564 miles to Charlotte, North Carolina!! 9 hours! w00t! The drive thus far has been amazing. Thank Ya Jesus!
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