The last few weeks have been busy, but I know that right now is calm compared to what my summer is going to look like. In fact, just today things are looking a lot busier for the summer.
I went to Point to see "The Great Gatsby" with Ben one night. It was a fun little date night. Since then, I have listened to the soundtrack on Spotify about a dozen times. It was a really good movie. I would definitely recommend it.
Lots of work. Sometimes bad days, sometimes good days. It just depends. Same old, same old.
Ben started a new job with Menards! I am probably waaaaay more excited than Ben is about it. But I am just so happy about it! The company has a lot more in terms of advancement than his old job, plus transfer opportunities into Chicago. I finally feel like plans to make the Chicago transition are coming into place for the both of us. I couldn't be more excited about it. Plus, I am proud of Ben for taking these career steps. It's all good!
I have been working out a lot more than before. Doing a lot of abs, cardio, and some running/jogging. I want to do the color run in Milwaukee in August. And I don't want to be walking most of the way. Not even half of the way. Not even a third of the way! Hopefully I will be able to get that endurance.
I have been having crazy skin problems lately. Lots of itchy, red, dry, rash-like spots. I am not sure what is causing this and it is really weird-ing me out. Sorry if this is TMI. I like to share. :)
Ben and I went to Door County last Tuesday and had a lovely day looking at possible wedding venues. It was fun, relaxed, and the weather behaved for us (even though we thought it was going to rain all day, it only rained for about 10 minutes in mid-afternoon). I wished that day could have lasted forever. Hopefully, that means it will be the same on our wedding day. More details on this trip to be posted on my wedding blog sometime in the nearish future.
When I got back into Madison, I checked my email to find even MORE opportunities for my summer including modeling and acting. I know I will say "yes" to the acting opportunities, but I will need to figure out a way to fit some modeling in, hopefully. The extra $$ would be helpful. But, then again- more responsibility and lots of scheduling hoops to jump through. I dunno.
Putting things into place to go full time with Victoria Secret this summer. It will be a little bit of a pay cut because I will no longer have income from AmeriCorps. I am honestly contemplating doing some couch surfing in July so I don't have to pay rent for that month. It certainly would be nice. Because I certainly can't get another part time job, because rehearsal will be my part time job. :)
Having car issues, which is not good. I am sosososososo ready to be DONE with having a car. I know Ben is going to want his car in Chicago. And that will be fine- to have one car between the two of us. But I absolutely CANNOT have a car on my own in Chicago. Too much money between parking, maintenance, and getting it registered and whatnot. Number 1- I can't afford it. Number 2- I am just annoyed with having to have a car. I enjoy my occasional drives and such, but...it will be nice to not have to worry about it anymore.
Not too much else going on. Life is kind of boring at the moment. But promises of excitement hang in the air.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Monday, May 6, 2013
Warm and Sunny Days!!!
Warm and sunny days are finally here to stay! It was a terrible spring, but now that it is warm...it is REALLY warm. Not complaining here, I love the warm weather.
The rest of April was relatively easy and fun. Lots of wedding talk, lots of working. My part time job at Victoria Secret is going REALLY well. And, again, no one is as surprised as I am about that. I am really starting to get into my groove, learning more about the business and about bra technology, and enjoying the social aspect of it. My hard work is paying off too! I am going to get more hours over the summer and am starting bra certification this week! I also got to do the Beauty Meeting, which only select associates got to go to. I am enjoying all the learning going on and I believe that I am putting myself in a good spot for rehire in Chicago come August. Like any job, there are the negatives as well. But I am really having fun and that is important. Plus, it will mean I will have a job pretty much right away when I move. That is important.
I am also making some plans to hopefully do a play reading and possibly even a short film festival over the summer in addition to my being in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. We'll see, but the plans and the people to make it happen are there.
More wedding talk and planning has happened. We settled on our date: September 20, 2014. We have started asking people to be in our wedding party. I have contacted 4/5 of my bridesmaids and my flower girls and Ben has contacted 2/5 of his groomsmen. We'll get around to the remaining people eventually. It's a timing thing more than anything else. It's fun, though! I have been itching to ask people to be part of the wedding party for weeks. So I am happy to finally be able to do so.
Ben and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary on May 2nd. He came down this weekend for us to spend time together. And though I had to work 7 hours on Saturday and then another 4 on Sunday, we still found time to do some fun things to celebrate. We exchanged gifts and went to a fun little pizza place near my house in Madison that has vintage arcade games that we enjoyed playing. (Vintage meaning ORIGINAL Pacman, Donkey Kong, DigDug, Mario....good stuff!) Ben also just randomly showed up at the mall during my shift later that day and I just happened to be able to go on my 30 minute break at that time. So we had dinner in the food court together during my break. It was a nice coincidence. When I got home, we went to The Malthouse. We had been wanting to go there since I moved to Madison because we heard they had a huge beer selection. We went, tried new things, had some good chats together...it was nice. I felt really quite perfect just being there with him in the moment. Happiness. The next day, we just relaxed around my house before I had to go to work and Ben had to go back to Point. He is playing on a softball team and it was their first game. They won! Anyway- it was a nice weekend, indeed.
Ben's mom, Cynthia, and her boyfriend Larry got engaged about 2 weeks ago, too. Happiness and excitement abounds! They also just closed on a condo in Chicago, so that's also awesome! Ben has some exciting job news, but I am going to wait to explain about it for awhile. But, let's just say, I am SO SO excited!
Now, I am just enjoying the beautiful weather and try to get out as much as I possibly can! Summer is my season!
In other events: I need to work out. Now that it is nice, this is GOING TO HAPPEN! I can't wait to get to Chicago. Seriously, I get more and more excited every day. And, as always, student loans suck, but I have paid more than my minimum payment every time. So, hopefully when I am poor in Chicago, my payment will at least be a little less.
The rest of April was relatively easy and fun. Lots of wedding talk, lots of working. My part time job at Victoria Secret is going REALLY well. And, again, no one is as surprised as I am about that. I am really starting to get into my groove, learning more about the business and about bra technology, and enjoying the social aspect of it. My hard work is paying off too! I am going to get more hours over the summer and am starting bra certification this week! I also got to do the Beauty Meeting, which only select associates got to go to. I am enjoying all the learning going on and I believe that I am putting myself in a good spot for rehire in Chicago come August. Like any job, there are the negatives as well. But I am really having fun and that is important. Plus, it will mean I will have a job pretty much right away when I move. That is important.
I am also making some plans to hopefully do a play reading and possibly even a short film festival over the summer in addition to my being in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. We'll see, but the plans and the people to make it happen are there.
More wedding talk and planning has happened. We settled on our date: September 20, 2014. We have started asking people to be in our wedding party. I have contacted 4/5 of my bridesmaids and my flower girls and Ben has contacted 2/5 of his groomsmen. We'll get around to the remaining people eventually. It's a timing thing more than anything else. It's fun, though! I have been itching to ask people to be part of the wedding party for weeks. So I am happy to finally be able to do so.
Ben and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary on May 2nd. He came down this weekend for us to spend time together. And though I had to work 7 hours on Saturday and then another 4 on Sunday, we still found time to do some fun things to celebrate. We exchanged gifts and went to a fun little pizza place near my house in Madison that has vintage arcade games that we enjoyed playing. (Vintage meaning ORIGINAL Pacman, Donkey Kong, DigDug, Mario....good stuff!) Ben also just randomly showed up at the mall during my shift later that day and I just happened to be able to go on my 30 minute break at that time. So we had dinner in the food court together during my break. It was a nice coincidence. When I got home, we went to The Malthouse. We had been wanting to go there since I moved to Madison because we heard they had a huge beer selection. We went, tried new things, had some good chats together...it was nice. I felt really quite perfect just being there with him in the moment. Happiness. The next day, we just relaxed around my house before I had to go to work and Ben had to go back to Point. He is playing on a softball team and it was their first game. They won! Anyway- it was a nice weekend, indeed.
Ben's mom, Cynthia, and her boyfriend Larry got engaged about 2 weeks ago, too. Happiness and excitement abounds! They also just closed on a condo in Chicago, so that's also awesome! Ben has some exciting job news, but I am going to wait to explain about it for awhile. But, let's just say, I am SO SO excited!
Now, I am just enjoying the beautiful weather and try to get out as much as I possibly can! Summer is my season!
In other events: I need to work out. Now that it is nice, this is GOING TO HAPPEN! I can't wait to get to Chicago. Seriously, I get more and more excited every day. And, as always, student loans suck, but I have paid more than my minimum payment every time. So, hopefully when I am poor in Chicago, my payment will at least be a little less.
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