Movement

So the end of April is coming, and with that, there is a lot of change going on! Jackie came to visit for her spring break and we had a blast! Even though I had to work still, we found time to go out and about and have some fun! We went to the beach one day and did long drive up the coast. We spend a lot of time with my "family" here, the Nan Ham Fam. It was great and I have a feeling Jackie had a ton of fun!

It was really nice last weekend (right after Jackie left, of course) and Dave and I had the chance to ride our matching bikes around Corvallis, and down to Willamette park, where I proceeded to get really sun burnt :)

So now I'm moving... it's been stressful, so stressful I'm now sick in bed. I'll keep you updated on that!

The hangerouters... chippendales edition

The group that does elf-yourself during christmas time has many other videos where you can put people's faces in the video and they can look really funny! Dave and his dudes call themselves the hangerouters, and I thought it only appropriate that they become Chippendales!

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Can't keep Up!

Wow... I see that I haven't written in a while. Just got back from California a few days ago. It was so much fun! It was a great way to spend some quality time with Alissa before she was off to Guatemala for an internship. I took her to the airport on Thursday afternoon. It was probably one of the harder goodbyes that I have had to do... so far. Next up is Dave, and I don't even want to think about that. He is going to Alaska for the summer...

I am working on moving out of my current house, and to a less expensive, more friendly environment. I hardly spend any time here anymore because I don't feel welcome here. That's too bad. My friend Chris and I plan to move in together. He wants to move back to Corvallis, and is currently homeless, so were are trying to get this done ASAP. Problem is, I can't afford to pay double rents... especially if I am trying to save money by doing this, so I have to wait until my place is filled before moving out. I'm really excited for it though... living with Chris is going to be a blast!

I'll keep you updated on the living situation... Still working. I have had my hours bumped up to 38-39 a week, so once i move I might actually have some spare change to play with! Yay! (I hate being poor).

Hope all is well with everyone else!
Peace!

Settling into the groove...

So work is keeping me busy. I am finally adjusted to my crazy schedule, so I now have time to play and get things done without missing my bed too bad.

We went on a trip to Sisters and Bend two weekends ago with a big group of our closest friends. We all got dressed up for a themed party we threw called rednecks vs. ski yuppies. Let's just say that we are way better at being rednecks than yuppies in our group of friends.

Valentine's day was on Saturday. Dave made me breakfast (it was sooooo good!), and then we went on a fun bike race together called an Ally Cat. It's like a scavenger hunt, only on bikes at night. It was way fun! One of the things we had to complete was "getting married" at the courthouse. We had to take off our front wheels of our bikes and exchange them when we exchanged our vows. We even got an unofficial marriage license. Haha. After that we met up with a group of our friends and went to one of our favorite bars, called the Crowbar.

I work about 35 hours this week. Yay! Hopefully it won't wear me out too much.

February?!

Time flies by now that I'm so busy keeping my work schedule straight. I'm either up really really early to open or up around 9 am to get ready for my closing shift. It leaves me little time to get other things done. And I have been really tired all the time, but it's getting better. When I first started doing opening shifts, I would come home around 1 or 2 in the afternoon and sleep until 4 or 5. It was like I was a vampire or something, only being up and out when it was dark. I am able to stay awake now, until about 8, then I crash hard.

Speaking of vampires, just this morning I finished reading the third of four books in the Twilight series. My friend Emma asked me to go see the movie with her, so Alissa and I went. Neither Lissa or I had read any of the books, but Emma had been reading the fourth at the time. We were so intrigued by the movie that both of us wanted to read the books. Since then they have been consuming what little free time I have had. I don't know what it is, but they are really hard to put down!! If you love getting lost in a good book, you may want to try Twilight out.

When I'm not making delicious coffee, sleeping, or reading about vampires, I do get out and about! I cut my hair really short about a month ago. I love it, and I might go even shorter next time! I also got my nose pierced. I figured, "why not?!" I can take it out if I ever wanted to get rid of it, and I think it looks good on me. Most people who know me really well didn't even notice at first. haha.

The Culture of Coffee, and other True Stories

Yes, the job is fun. Yes, I do really like it. I assumed that there would be regulars at the drive-thru every morning, but SERIOUSLY PEOPLE?! This proves to me that coffee really is a drug. I'm working tomorrow morning at the 9th street location, if anyone needs their fix. Still going strong on training, and my manager said that I am doing very well for someone with no experience in the professional espresso field.

On the bad side of life, we had a close family friend pass away this week. My Nana's good friend, Joel, found out he had cancer at the end of the summer. Nana convinced him to do chemo, so he did. Dad and I had no clue that he was even close to passing, but alas... Dave and I are driving down to Medford for the funeral Sunday afternoon when I get off of work. We will be back Monday night.

What was weird was another family that is closewith our also lost a grandparent this week. Jackie found a fish floating in the fish tank at my Dad's house. Dave found a dead rat last night in the basement of the house while doing laundry. Emma, one of my best friends, her grandmother is also not doing well, and might have to go to Ohio again soon. Death all over! I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not. We will have to wait and see. Tell your friends and family that you love them, and make sure that they know they are loved. Appreciate those in your life because they might not be around forever.

GOT THE JOB!

On Friday, I interviewed with a local coffee chain called Coffee Culture. Since I'm good at customer service, and I am obsessed with coffee, I figured it would be a perfect job for me. Yesterday we went shopping down in Eugene, and I got a call while we were in Buckle. I didn't recognize the number, but I (very awkwardly) answered the phone, and it was Garrett, from Coffee Culture, offering me the job (even after making an idiot of myself). I start tomorrow morning at 6:30 am (eep!) and I am really excited. So if you live in Corvallis, and are craving coffee between 6:30 and 11am, stop by the drive thru Coffee Culture on Kings.

I'm not sure yet, but hopefully they will give me full-time and decent pay. I've got experience in everything but espresso machines, so hopefully they will.

Hope all is well with everyone else! I'm really excited for this week to start, and I will let you know how it goes!