Aaron accepted the job in Minneapolis, put his two weeks in at his current job, and we're going to be moving in 2-3 weeks! Holy crap, this is all happening so fast.
He's going to leave a week before me so that he can find a place for us to live, as we don't have anything over there yet. I already have a job interview at the Whole Foods Market set up for when I get into town, so that's a good sign, and before the end of August, we will be GONE.
We started packing up stuff in the apartment last night, books, CDs, and movies mostly, but it still hasn't hit me yet. I'm sure when the last things are moved out of the apartment and into the U-haul is when it will hit me. I'm super excited to move, but the only thing that scares me is the darn freeway system. I've only driven on it once, and that was at 2am, and there wasn't much traffic.
I didn't want to start packing so soon, but I know that in these three weeks between work and visiting people for the last time, we're going to need all that time to get our stuff packed up. I just don't want to be living in a barren apartment for a week with nothing to do!
Well, I won't have NOTHING to do, as the new Harry Potter book should be here in a few days, so that'll definitely keep me busy. I forgot to pre-order it, otherwise I'd be done with it by now.
Well, that's the big news for now. I'll keep ya posted!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
hmmm
Well, Aaron had his phone conference/initial interview with the folks at the internet company in Minneapolis. He's not sure how the meeting went, and thinks it could have gone better. There were just some things that he didn't know, and isn't feeling super confident about that. After the meeting, the owner of the company said that he'd get back to Aaron after making a decision. We're not sure how long that's going to be, so both of us are just kind of waiting on pins and needles. It sucks.
On Tuesday, we had dinner with Aaron's folks for his belated birthday party, since he and I both had to work on his birthday. Then on Wednesday, Aaron and I hung out with our friends Bryce and Liz, who both work at the same casino as me, did some drinking and gambling, and that was a good time. I won $92 on a three card poker hand with a straight flush. Which was good, because I was down to my last $6 of the evening, and I won it all back, and then some. Whew! I was sweating bullets for a while!
Then yesterday, we drove to Gillette to have dinner with my folks because we hadn't been out there in about a month. And with the possibility of moving so soon, we wanted to go see them.
After all the frustrations that have been going on at work, I've been quite frustrated with the whole thing. I never did hear back from the casino where I dropped off an application to deal cards, and never contacted them back, either, because when I picked up the application, Aaron hadn't made contact with the company in Minneapolis yet. But by the time they were supposed to call me back came around, he'd sent in his resume to them, and I didn't want to pursue it, in case we ended up having to move in the next month.
My boss at work must have caught wind of me saying that even if we don't get to move to Minneapolis, I'm quitting anyway. After I went into work on Tuesday to talk to him about something, right before I left he said, "I really don't want you to quit, I want you to stay here." I wouldn't mind staying there, really, as long as I was much better compensated for my troubles. "I have big plans for you when we do the expansion (of the building)." Well, that's not going to be for another couple of years. They were supposed to break ground this summer, and that never happened. My year-evaluation is coming up this week or next week, and I want to get a GOOD raise. Not a $.20 raise like last year. That was BS. I want to be making over $11/hour, or I'm gone. Because I can make more money, and put up with less crap dealing cards at any other casino than I can at this place.
On Tuesday, we had dinner with Aaron's folks for his belated birthday party, since he and I both had to work on his birthday. Then on Wednesday, Aaron and I hung out with our friends Bryce and Liz, who both work at the same casino as me, did some drinking and gambling, and that was a good time. I won $92 on a three card poker hand with a straight flush. Which was good, because I was down to my last $6 of the evening, and I won it all back, and then some. Whew! I was sweating bullets for a while!
Then yesterday, we drove to Gillette to have dinner with my folks because we hadn't been out there in about a month. And with the possibility of moving so soon, we wanted to go see them.
After all the frustrations that have been going on at work, I've been quite frustrated with the whole thing. I never did hear back from the casino where I dropped off an application to deal cards, and never contacted them back, either, because when I picked up the application, Aaron hadn't made contact with the company in Minneapolis yet. But by the time they were supposed to call me back came around, he'd sent in his resume to them, and I didn't want to pursue it, in case we ended up having to move in the next month.
My boss at work must have caught wind of me saying that even if we don't get to move to Minneapolis, I'm quitting anyway. After I went into work on Tuesday to talk to him about something, right before I left he said, "I really don't want you to quit, I want you to stay here." I wouldn't mind staying there, really, as long as I was much better compensated for my troubles. "I have big plans for you when we do the expansion (of the building)." Well, that's not going to be for another couple of years. They were supposed to break ground this summer, and that never happened. My year-evaluation is coming up this week or next week, and I want to get a GOOD raise. Not a $.20 raise like last year. That was BS. I want to be making over $11/hour, or I'm gone. Because I can make more money, and put up with less crap dealing cards at any other casino than I can at this place.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
future plans
So, while we were in Minneapolis, Aaron was offered a job by a friend of his who works for an internet web server company in the downtown area. As soon as we got in the car to come back home to Spearfish, we were discussing the possibility of moving out there.
Over the last couple of weeks, Aaron has been brushing up on his Linux skills to work on the servers, sent in a resume', and has discussed the job with the owner and CTO (neither of which are his friend who offered the job). The reality of the situation is getting bigger and bigger. The job opening is immediate. If we decide this is a good thing, then Aaron is probably going to have to go there as soon as possible, and leave me behind for a while so he can get a place set up for us.
I am also needing to find a job. Since I don't want to continue on with my education degree, I can get a job just about anywhere, doing anything. Really, it all comes down to finances. Can we afford to do it? If not, there's no sense in going, and we're going to be stuck here again until we can find something else. If so, this is a big move for me, having only lived in a STATE of less than half a million people, and another state of slightly more than half a million people. Moving to a city of 3.2 million people is just a little scary to me. Aaron's lived there before, when he went to college at the U of M. That's how he knows everyone out there.
I will move out there in a heartbeat, but man, I'm going to have to study some highway maps like crazy before I get on those darn roads.
Aaron has a telephone conference with the owner and CTO on Friday, so we will know more by then. I will try to keep updated as we find out more information.
I am going to hate packing up this apartment. We have amassed so much crap over the 2 years we've lived together.
Over the last couple of weeks, Aaron has been brushing up on his Linux skills to work on the servers, sent in a resume', and has discussed the job with the owner and CTO (neither of which are his friend who offered the job). The reality of the situation is getting bigger and bigger. The job opening is immediate. If we decide this is a good thing, then Aaron is probably going to have to go there as soon as possible, and leave me behind for a while so he can get a place set up for us.
I am also needing to find a job. Since I don't want to continue on with my education degree, I can get a job just about anywhere, doing anything. Really, it all comes down to finances. Can we afford to do it? If not, there's no sense in going, and we're going to be stuck here again until we can find something else. If so, this is a big move for me, having only lived in a STATE of less than half a million people, and another state of slightly more than half a million people. Moving to a city of 3.2 million people is just a little scary to me. Aaron's lived there before, when he went to college at the U of M. That's how he knows everyone out there.
I will move out there in a heartbeat, but man, I'm going to have to study some highway maps like crazy before I get on those darn roads.
Aaron has a telephone conference with the owner and CTO on Friday, so we will know more by then. I will try to keep updated as we find out more information.
I am going to hate packing up this apartment. We have amassed so much crap over the 2 years we've lived together.
Monday, July 09, 2007
blue and sunny
I am sick and tired of work, condescending people, people who say one thing, and do another, and people who just don't follow the rules. It's getting close to being time to move on. If it weren't for Bridget and Katie, I'd be gone.
On a brighter note, this Monday, the 2nd, Jill stopped by for about four days to hang out with Aaron and myself, and brought a friend along with her from California. I had to work on Monday, so I only got to see her when she and Mike, her friend, stopped by the casino to say "Hi."
On Tuesday, we went by Mt. Rushmore, through the Needles highway, to Crazy Horse monument, and through Custer State Park to look at some bison. It was a full day; we left around 10am, and got home around 8pm.
Wednesday was the 4th of July, so the four of us headed to Lead to watch the fireworks over the gold mine pit, which was cool, then spent some time down town gambling a bit. Before all that, we watched the Spearfish parade and made steaks on Aaron's parents' grill.
I had a Player's Club meeting on Thursday, dropped my boss off in Lead, and drove an ex-co-worker home to Spearfish before heading back to my place to eat dinner at Sanford's with Aaron, Jill, and Mike.
Good times, good times. I am pooped. Then started the weekend of stupid at work, and I won't even get into that. There's too much that has happened since Thursday that is pissing me off about that place.
Also, Aaron's birthday is on Sunday, the 15th, and I have no idea what to get him. He wants a KitchenAide blender/mixer thinger, but they're like, $400 for a good one, and I just got my credit card balance down to $200, not to mention the money I have to pay towards furniture, a new bed, rent, cable, and power every month. So we'll see. I still have to ask him "officially" what he wants for his birthday.
Aaron and I have Tuesday and Wednesday off together, which hasn't happened in a long time - two days off in a row, together - so we're probably going to go out to Gillette one of those days to visit my folks since it's been a while. We still need to go check out some caves to finish up our "Caves of the Black Hills" tour this summer.
And that's all for now. Until next time, ta ta!
On a brighter note, this Monday, the 2nd, Jill stopped by for about four days to hang out with Aaron and myself, and brought a friend along with her from California. I had to work on Monday, so I only got to see her when she and Mike, her friend, stopped by the casino to say "Hi."
On Tuesday, we went by Mt. Rushmore, through the Needles highway, to Crazy Horse monument, and through Custer State Park to look at some bison. It was a full day; we left around 10am, and got home around 8pm.
Wednesday was the 4th of July, so the four of us headed to Lead to watch the fireworks over the gold mine pit, which was cool, then spent some time down town gambling a bit. Before all that, we watched the Spearfish parade and made steaks on Aaron's parents' grill.
I had a Player's Club meeting on Thursday, dropped my boss off in Lead, and drove an ex-co-worker home to Spearfish before heading back to my place to eat dinner at Sanford's with Aaron, Jill, and Mike.
Good times, good times. I am pooped. Then started the weekend of stupid at work, and I won't even get into that. There's too much that has happened since Thursday that is pissing me off about that place.
Also, Aaron's birthday is on Sunday, the 15th, and I have no idea what to get him. He wants a KitchenAide blender/mixer thinger, but they're like, $400 for a good one, and I just got my credit card balance down to $200, not to mention the money I have to pay towards furniture, a new bed, rent, cable, and power every month. So we'll see. I still have to ask him "officially" what he wants for his birthday.
Aaron and I have Tuesday and Wednesday off together, which hasn't happened in a long time - two days off in a row, together - so we're probably going to go out to Gillette one of those days to visit my folks since it's been a while. We still need to go check out some caves to finish up our "Caves of the Black Hills" tour this summer.
And that's all for now. Until next time, ta ta!
Monday, July 02, 2007
ick.
While walking to my car from work tonight, I had two guys follow me from the casino parking lot to the light where I cross the street to get to the other parking lot where my car was. I had my headphones on, so I didn't hear them talking to me, but during a lull in the music I heard, "...ignoring me??"
I decided to keep "ignoring" them, and kept walking, and after a while, didn't know if they were even behind me anymore. When I got to the light and pushed the button to cross, I heard, "Nice talking to you" in sarcastic tones.
I don't know if they were talking to me the whole way down to the parking lot, which is a couple of blocks, or what...but it kinda creeped me out, so I didn't bother to acknowledge them the whole time, lest something creepy happen.
I hate walking to my car by myself at night because who knows what's going to go on, but our valets leave about an hour before I do, so I really don't have anyone to walk or drive me to my car except the hotel front desk clerk...and I might have to start asking them for a ride from now on. I was just weirded out the whole way home in my car, long after those guys were out of my sight.
I decided to keep "ignoring" them, and kept walking, and after a while, didn't know if they were even behind me anymore. When I got to the light and pushed the button to cross, I heard, "Nice talking to you" in sarcastic tones.
I don't know if they were talking to me the whole way down to the parking lot, which is a couple of blocks, or what...but it kinda creeped me out, so I didn't bother to acknowledge them the whole time, lest something creepy happen.
I hate walking to my car by myself at night because who knows what's going to go on, but our valets leave about an hour before I do, so I really don't have anyone to walk or drive me to my car except the hotel front desk clerk...and I might have to start asking them for a ride from now on. I was just weirded out the whole way home in my car, long after those guys were out of my sight.
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