JOB SITUATION UPDATE
About a week ago, I cold called a few different Kwik Trips in an effort to find out if they were hiring and if they would consider me. The third one I called just so happens to be the one that my brother currently works at and I knew he wouldn't be thrilled to have me trying to get a job at his location, but a job is a job and a job = money and I need money.
This past Tuesday night, I received a call from the store leader asking if I would want to come in and interview on Friday at 11am. I, of course, said anytime works for me and that I would love to interview.
So along comes Friday, yesterday, and I have my interview and I am nervous because I have never had an interview before. I didn't have to interview for my dad when I worked (still work) for him, that would have just been silly. But I was ready just to get in there and get it done and hope for the job, but I was also hoping for no situational, "tell me a time when..." questions. The entire interview was made up of 13 pages of those questions.....DUMB. I survived that though! At the end there was a math test....omg and I had no idea how to use the calculator that they gave me...it was the old school style calculator with the paper on the reel too. Ugh....I felt so dumb because I had to stop in the middle of it and ask how to use the calculator. Poopy. Other than that little draw back, I feel that everything went well and that Ken would like to hire me to join the team, but it's up to the district manager, not him.
The one major dissapointment about this job if I get hired.....I would be hired to take over the early morning shift ......... 4 am to noon....ugh. I am so not a morning person, but I need the money. I would have to essentially go to bed between 7-8pm the night before and get up around 3am. There goes most of my summer if I get hired, but don't get me wrong...I want the job!
I will find out sometime early-mid next week. Cross your fingers for me, otherwise I am back at square one.
I will let you know, once I find out either way.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
20 and 55
Yesterday was May 23rd, which is both my dad's and brother's birthday. Happy Birthday to both of you !!!
My little brother turned 20...holy cow...i still look at him like he is 12 and smaller than me and annoying....but in fact, he is much taller and bigger than me and makes me feel small. ahhh...next year by little brother will be 21 that is very scary to me. and my daddy....turned 55 years old...holy cow .....he is getting old. it makes you stop and think about life a little and appreciate things and people even more with every birthday and every year that passes.
we didnt so anything special other than go and hang out at my dads house for a couple of hours because both my dad and my brother were going to be leaving monday morning at 2am for vacation. not fair.....dad is heading to mexico and taylor is heading to the bahamas...and courtney will stay in la crosse...hoping for a call about a job.
oh well...soon enough ill have my own money and be able to travel again...hopefully.
My little brother turned 20...holy cow...i still look at him like he is 12 and smaller than me and annoying....but in fact, he is much taller and bigger than me and makes me feel small. ahhh...next year by little brother will be 21 that is very scary to me. and my daddy....turned 55 years old...holy cow .....he is getting old. it makes you stop and think about life a little and appreciate things and people even more with every birthday and every year that passes.
we didnt so anything special other than go and hang out at my dads house for a couple of hours because both my dad and my brother were going to be leaving monday morning at 2am for vacation. not fair.....dad is heading to mexico and taylor is heading to the bahamas...and courtney will stay in la crosse...hoping for a call about a job.
oh well...soon enough ill have my own money and be able to travel again...hopefully.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Flo is an auntie again
Just wanted to take a few seconds to say Congrats to florence and her family for the new addition that was welcomed into the world recently. I am happy for you all and you are in my thoughts.
yay for babies!!
yay for babies!!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
fatty fatty two by four....
Fatty Fatty two by four can't go up the stairs without breaking them....Thomas!
HA HA HA HA HA
So funny story...I head up to Eau Claire yesterday afternoon to be there for when Tom moves out of my house. He is still sleeping when I get there so I just chit chat with Flo until I wake him up to go get food together. We eat, Flo and I watch American Idol, and Tom keeps packing...all is well in the world. UNTIL.....
CRASH, BOOM, BANG, CLUNK
Flo and I just look at each other and mouth "What was that?" I don't even want to begin to think about what the noise was...UNTIL I HEAR....
"Courtney, you better come up here!!!"
I think to myself OMG what could this be if he is calling me up to look at the mess.....
HE TOOK OUT ONE OF THE ATTIC STEPS....HA HA HA.....LIKE THE STEP LITERALLY FELL AND IS HALF DETACHED....ONLY TOM.
Needless to say Flo and I gave him grief the remainder of the night and the entire morning until he was officially moved out. We reminded him ever so thoughtfully about all the times he ordered out for pizza hut, Chinese, and walked to Taco Johns...and called him a fatty. (for those who don't know tom and his food adventures, these were his meals for about 70% of the week)
So, Tom is now gone and Nicole will be the new roomie to jump on board...many changes will be coming this fall. It will be weird to not have Tom around dancing/singing/eating, but he has chosen to move on to something greater than "him"....he has decided to move to San Francisco to devote his time to the church and to god. He will be taking a vow of poverty, among many others, and pledging himself to join the brothery of the franciscans.
Bon chance Thomas et je t'adore toujours!!!!!
HA HA HA HA HA
So funny story...I head up to Eau Claire yesterday afternoon to be there for when Tom moves out of my house. He is still sleeping when I get there so I just chit chat with Flo until I wake him up to go get food together. We eat, Flo and I watch American Idol, and Tom keeps packing...all is well in the world. UNTIL.....
CRASH, BOOM, BANG, CLUNK
Flo and I just look at each other and mouth "What was that?" I don't even want to begin to think about what the noise was...UNTIL I HEAR....
"Courtney, you better come up here!!!"
I think to myself OMG what could this be if he is calling me up to look at the mess.....
HE TOOK OUT ONE OF THE ATTIC STEPS....HA HA HA.....LIKE THE STEP LITERALLY FELL AND IS HALF DETACHED....ONLY TOM.
Needless to say Flo and I gave him grief the remainder of the night and the entire morning until he was officially moved out. We reminded him ever so thoughtfully about all the times he ordered out for pizza hut, Chinese, and walked to Taco Johns...and called him a fatty. (for those who don't know tom and his food adventures, these were his meals for about 70% of the week)
So, Tom is now gone and Nicole will be the new roomie to jump on board...many changes will be coming this fall. It will be weird to not have Tom around dancing/singing/eating, but he has chosen to move on to something greater than "him"....he has decided to move to San Francisco to devote his time to the church and to god. He will be taking a vow of poverty, among many others, and pledging himself to join the brothery of the franciscans.
Bon chance Thomas et je t'adore toujours!!!!!
Grades are in!
So here is the update....my grades are in!
Purchasing Management -- A
Organizational Change -- A
Industrial Relations -- A
HR Management -- B+
Evolution of Jazz -- B
overall semester GPA = 3.71 woot woot I'm definitely excited about this!!!!
I believe my cumulative GPA is now a 3.16 which I am pleased about!
Purchasing Management -- A
Organizational Change -- A
Industrial Relations -- A
HR Management -- B+
Evolution of Jazz -- B
overall semester GPA = 3.71 woot woot I'm definitely excited about this!!!!
I believe my cumulative GPA is now a 3.16 which I am pleased about!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
what a week!
There were a couple of major events that took place this past week and I am glad to say they are over and the new week is about to begin.
To start, this past week was my finals week for school meaning I will have made it through another semester successfully upon getting all five of my grades. Since I took my Purchasing Management final last Thursday, first up this week was Jazz at 10am on Monday, Industrial Relations at 10am on Tuesday, Organizational Change at 10am on Wednesday, and ending with HR Management at 5pm on Thursday. For the most part all went well with the exams, but that is to be determined officially when I get my grades. I spent more time studying for the first couple and much, much less time on the second two. I have my reasons for this....which brings me to my next major event of the week.
ANDY and his stones.
So long story short, Andy woke up in mild pain on Wednesday morning and we shrugged it off to be a cramp at the most. I am in the room that my final will take place doing some last minute studying when I get a call from him that he is in complete and udder agony. Needless to say, he ends up needing to go into the clinic. He eventually had to take a couple of exams too today...just not the ones he was thinking he was going to have (i.e., Business Law). No, instead he had a blood sample test and a urine test done. While waiting for the results, it was beyond painful for him. He could not sit still and I felt awful not being able to help him in anyway but to just be there with him. The doctor came back and told us that he thought Andy most likely had a kidney stone but we would have to head over the to the hospital so they could do a CT scan and x-rays to confirm it. But before that, they wanted to give Andy an IV to get some fluids back into him because he had been vomiting due to the pain. This was the most ridiculous part for me to just sit back and watch because Andy is afraid of needles and they had to stick him five different times to get a spot that actually worked. The poor boy had band aids and tape on both arms, both hands, and the middle of one arm between his hand and elbow. At least after they were successful the fifth time, they gave him some medicine through the IV for his pain and vomiting and that seemed to help him A LOT after about 15 min. We eventually ended up driving to the hospital to have the CT and x-rays done. It was confirmed.....he had a kidney stone about 4mm. They gave him two different prescriptions and finally sent us home and by that time his parents had come to Eau Claire to check on him, because we didn't know what it was in the beginning. Since they drove all the way up there and Andy was feeling a little better we decided to start to move his stuff out of his dorm apartment. You see, they were planning on coming up Thursday (the next day) to officially move him out and take him back to La Crosse, but unexpected events always seem to alter our plans. Anyway, the new plan was that they took almost everything home and that he would drive home with me on Friday when I was leaving. It seems that everything happens for a reason...this one just might have been be a little wake up call to Andy about the excess pop and junk he tends to eat. But there is no way to be certain of what caused it until the stone is passed and taken in for analysis.
So moving on, I had that final Thursday night and I most certainly did not study for it at all due to the drama that happened just the day before. So I spent my afternoon packing more of my stuff up and decided to go in blind to my final. Oh well. So I managed to get done with my final within about 45 min (we were given 2 hrs) and walked home to continue packing. When Andy came back with my car (he was cleaning his apartment) we went to Subway to get some food, heading back to my house to wait for Grey's Anatomy to Start. I had a friend come over and watch it with me and my roommates and we were all just crazy while watching it. (I will do a more in depth blog about Grey's very soon) All I can say about it is WOW.
Friday rolls around and it is moving back home to La Crosse for the summer day. I had so many things to do. Here is my list:
Take books back for both andy and me
finish packing
load the car
finish cleaning andy's apartment
write out my post dated charter checks
clean the bathroom
make my bed with my clean laundry (didnt do)
clean my fridge area
check andy out of his apartment officially
hug roommates goodbye
eat lunch
head home
We made it back to La Crosse and hug out at his house until his parents came home, chatted with them a bit, then I headed home to my moms and hug out with her most of the night. Played some poker with my brother, andy came over and played a game or two with us. Then we all called it a night because Andy and I had plans all Saturday.
Saturday.....the crazy night
(side note i am getting sick of typing and anxious to go play with my kitty....ozzy, so my typing will go downhill and become much more sloppy and short)
woke up, showered, andy picked me up, went to bank to get money out, ate at coney island, went to shopko to get his mom a bday card (it was thursday...but drama stopped andy from heading home that day with her), back to my house, play risk and poker with my brother, went to best buy to get her gift, then to party america to get a welcome home banner and happy birthday centerpiece. we were going to his parents house for a small family get together for his mom's side of the family. his uncle Ken was just getting back from Iraq and it was his uncle greg's birthday. It was just the aunts-uncles, his parents, his grandpa, and us (none of the cousins and not his sister). It was interesting to have it be all couples and adults...kinda nice actually. Dinner and chit chat was good!!! but the highlight of the night was the card game we played and the fiascos that occurred. if you are curious call me and ask...otherwise i'll leave it at that...it was just hilarious and one of the best nights i've had considering how this whole week went down. ha ha ha ...... the party didnt end until way after midnight.
only bummer of the night was that originally andy and i were only going to stay until about 8pm then go to my dads to hang out....unfortunately my dad kinda bailed on us to hang out with a friend of his. oh well.... i suppose he deserves to hang out with his high school friend rick benson sometimes too. he can make it up to us later :)
So here we are today...sunday....andy is at church right now and i am still sitting in my pjs. we are going to try to stop by at my friend anne miller's parents house for her college grad. party. And then maybe try to catch up with my dad a little bit...who knows. I need to find a job soon...so maybe some applications will be filled out by the end of the night, if not..for sure by tomorrow.
lastly here are a couple of shout outs that are necessary:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Greg (andys uncle)
WELCOME BACK HOME Ken (andys uncle)
CONGRATS ANNE (grad. from college)
CONGRATS TIM (grad from college)
HAPPY BELATED BDAY Mary (andys mom)
updates to come:
my semester grades
greys anatomy
finding a job
tom moving out
flo's sister is gonna pop soon...baby time
7 pounds
my brother and dads bday soon
and whatever else may come
To start, this past week was my finals week for school meaning I will have made it through another semester successfully upon getting all five of my grades. Since I took my Purchasing Management final last Thursday, first up this week was Jazz at 10am on Monday, Industrial Relations at 10am on Tuesday, Organizational Change at 10am on Wednesday, and ending with HR Management at 5pm on Thursday. For the most part all went well with the exams, but that is to be determined officially when I get my grades. I spent more time studying for the first couple and much, much less time on the second two. I have my reasons for this....which brings me to my next major event of the week.
ANDY and his stones.
So long story short, Andy woke up in mild pain on Wednesday morning and we shrugged it off to be a cramp at the most. I am in the room that my final will take place doing some last minute studying when I get a call from him that he is in complete and udder agony. Needless to say, he ends up needing to go into the clinic. He eventually had to take a couple of exams too today...just not the ones he was thinking he was going to have (i.e., Business Law). No, instead he had a blood sample test and a urine test done. While waiting for the results, it was beyond painful for him. He could not sit still and I felt awful not being able to help him in anyway but to just be there with him. The doctor came back and told us that he thought Andy most likely had a kidney stone but we would have to head over the to the hospital so they could do a CT scan and x-rays to confirm it. But before that, they wanted to give Andy an IV to get some fluids back into him because he had been vomiting due to the pain. This was the most ridiculous part for me to just sit back and watch because Andy is afraid of needles and they had to stick him five different times to get a spot that actually worked. The poor boy had band aids and tape on both arms, both hands, and the middle of one arm between his hand and elbow. At least after they were successful the fifth time, they gave him some medicine through the IV for his pain and vomiting and that seemed to help him A LOT after about 15 min. We eventually ended up driving to the hospital to have the CT and x-rays done. It was confirmed.....he had a kidney stone about 4mm. They gave him two different prescriptions and finally sent us home and by that time his parents had come to Eau Claire to check on him, because we didn't know what it was in the beginning. Since they drove all the way up there and Andy was feeling a little better we decided to start to move his stuff out of his dorm apartment. You see, they were planning on coming up Thursday (the next day) to officially move him out and take him back to La Crosse, but unexpected events always seem to alter our plans. Anyway, the new plan was that they took almost everything home and that he would drive home with me on Friday when I was leaving. It seems that everything happens for a reason...this one just might have been be a little wake up call to Andy about the excess pop and junk he tends to eat. But there is no way to be certain of what caused it until the stone is passed and taken in for analysis.
So moving on, I had that final Thursday night and I most certainly did not study for it at all due to the drama that happened just the day before. So I spent my afternoon packing more of my stuff up and decided to go in blind to my final. Oh well. So I managed to get done with my final within about 45 min (we were given 2 hrs) and walked home to continue packing. When Andy came back with my car (he was cleaning his apartment) we went to Subway to get some food, heading back to my house to wait for Grey's Anatomy to Start. I had a friend come over and watch it with me and my roommates and we were all just crazy while watching it. (I will do a more in depth blog about Grey's very soon) All I can say about it is WOW.
Friday rolls around and it is moving back home to La Crosse for the summer day. I had so many things to do. Here is my list:
Take books back for both andy and me
finish packing
load the car
finish cleaning andy's apartment
write out my post dated charter checks
clean the bathroom
make my bed with my clean laundry (didnt do)
clean my fridge area
check andy out of his apartment officially
hug roommates goodbye
eat lunch
head home
We made it back to La Crosse and hug out at his house until his parents came home, chatted with them a bit, then I headed home to my moms and hug out with her most of the night. Played some poker with my brother, andy came over and played a game or two with us. Then we all called it a night because Andy and I had plans all Saturday.
Saturday.....the crazy night
(side note i am getting sick of typing and anxious to go play with my kitty....ozzy, so my typing will go downhill and become much more sloppy and short)
woke up, showered, andy picked me up, went to bank to get money out, ate at coney island, went to shopko to get his mom a bday card (it was thursday...but drama stopped andy from heading home that day with her), back to my house, play risk and poker with my brother, went to best buy to get her gift, then to party america to get a welcome home banner and happy birthday centerpiece. we were going to his parents house for a small family get together for his mom's side of the family. his uncle Ken was just getting back from Iraq and it was his uncle greg's birthday. It was just the aunts-uncles, his parents, his grandpa, and us (none of the cousins and not his sister). It was interesting to have it be all couples and adults...kinda nice actually. Dinner and chit chat was good!!! but the highlight of the night was the card game we played and the fiascos that occurred. if you are curious call me and ask...otherwise i'll leave it at that...it was just hilarious and one of the best nights i've had considering how this whole week went down. ha ha ha ...... the party didnt end until way after midnight.
only bummer of the night was that originally andy and i were only going to stay until about 8pm then go to my dads to hang out....unfortunately my dad kinda bailed on us to hang out with a friend of his. oh well.... i suppose he deserves to hang out with his high school friend rick benson sometimes too. he can make it up to us later :)
So here we are today...sunday....andy is at church right now and i am still sitting in my pjs. we are going to try to stop by at my friend anne miller's parents house for her college grad. party. And then maybe try to catch up with my dad a little bit...who knows. I need to find a job soon...so maybe some applications will be filled out by the end of the night, if not..for sure by tomorrow.
lastly here are a couple of shout outs that are necessary:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Greg (andys uncle)
WELCOME BACK HOME Ken (andys uncle)
CONGRATS ANNE (grad. from college)
CONGRATS TIM (grad from college)
HAPPY BELATED BDAY Mary (andys mom)
updates to come:
my semester grades
greys anatomy
finding a job
tom moving out
flo's sister is gonna pop soon...baby time
7 pounds
my brother and dads bday soon
and whatever else may come
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
I'm almost ready to turn that page...
Tomorrow I start my first final and I am dreading it because the part that was supposed to be the gimme points, the written take home section, is unbelievably hard and I am only half way done with it. I will not even begin to bore you with the details, I'll just tell you it has to do with Bolivia and its lithium reserves and somewhere down the road connecting it to electric cars. Anyway after that, I have four more finals actually during finals week starting Monday. As soon as I finish my last exam next Thursday night I will be officially done with another semester and summer will be here. I am nervous for summer because I really still don't know what I want to do. I want to be with Andrew no matter what, which means packing up and heading back to La Crosse. I am nervous for La Crosse. I am always nervous for extended visits or stays back in La Crosse. Drama almost always happens between my family, especially my brother. And something inside me is saying that this summer will be no different. Not only am I nervous to head back home for the drama issue, it's the job issue too. So realistically I have never worked a day in my life of the "normal" type of work. I have always worked for my dad doing mass mailings, book keeping, cleaning apartments, etc. This has always been one of those you come and leave as you please jobs, never needed to check in and check out. I am nervous that I won't find a job this summer to help pass the time and make some money because no one will want an unexperienced cashier or whatever, especially in this economy it will be difficult to find one. The problem is I want absolutely nothing to do with food or the food industry, not because I am stuck up, it's just I know how I am...and well....I am a klutz, clumsy, trip over my own feet type of girl. Put me with food....and I'll unwantingly make it end up on someone's head. I am nervous because this will be my last last LAST summer in between school semesters.....I graduate in Decemeber and have absolutely no idea what to do, what I want to do, and what I will end up doing. Ahhhh. But I'm going to push that little issue aside for now, until I am ready for that panic attack later. My goal is to focus on small things, small projects, fun things, family things, andy things, and leaving myself with only one really big project on hand to deal with. What are all of these things you might ask....
small things = trying to take care of more of the laundry so my mom doesnt have to, mowing the grass here and there since the yard is enormous, dreaming about my someday wedding and looking at options
small projects = try to get andy and me into a little better shape (mostly by walking/biking), perhaps if I find a job early enough take a little money and start that scrapbook I've always thought about doing, help my mom with a rummage sale
fun things= floating and sunbathing more on the river, hanging out with my dad more to go fishing, definitely catching up on some movies I missed over the school year (on those too hot to go outside nights)
family things=meet my two new little baby cousins, go to the in-law's welcome back party for Ken (he was in Iraq), help my sis-in-law get prepared for abroad, spend more times with my daddy, family reunion on June 6th, and hopefully get closer with my brother
andy things= more cuddling, more picnics, a road trip to either the dells or amusement park, take more pictures of us (we always fail at this because we forget), just be together more whether it be with his rents or mine
ONE BIG PROJECT =get my mom prepared! she needs to sell her house because I have a gut feeling that Altra will not work with us to reduce the loan payment and buy it from Colonial. I need to help her and stay on her about getting rid of crap none of us dont and wont need anymore, selling those things that she doesnt want to throw away but doesnt realistically need to keep, and packing up those things that are dear to her and she could never part with in an effort to get her ready. I will not happen this month or next month....but I, sadly, predict my childhood home will need to be sold by no later than october-ish....unless a miracle happens. Either way the house is too big for her to keep for herself and the cats, but I would love for her to be able to pack and move at her own pace rather than the pace of the courts.
I don't ever ask this...but please pray for not me...but my mom. She works very hard at everything she does, and doesn't stop at anything to keep my and my brother happy. She IS without doubt in my mind "The Greatest Mom" in the world. I love my mom with all of my heart and wish I could save her from this horrible nightmare called forclosure, but I know I can't. So all I ask of you is to pray for her...not for money, not for the house....just pray that she survives this emotionally and mentally and isn't ashamed or embarrassed. I love my mom!!!
well that's all for now...I best be getting ready for jazz class soon. wish me luck on my final tomorrow!
small things = trying to take care of more of the laundry so my mom doesnt have to, mowing the grass here and there since the yard is enormous, dreaming about my someday wedding and looking at options
small projects = try to get andy and me into a little better shape (mostly by walking/biking), perhaps if I find a job early enough take a little money and start that scrapbook I've always thought about doing, help my mom with a rummage sale
fun things= floating and sunbathing more on the river, hanging out with my dad more to go fishing, definitely catching up on some movies I missed over the school year (on those too hot to go outside nights)
family things=meet my two new little baby cousins, go to the in-law's welcome back party for Ken (he was in Iraq), help my sis-in-law get prepared for abroad, spend more times with my daddy, family reunion on June 6th, and hopefully get closer with my brother
andy things= more cuddling, more picnics, a road trip to either the dells or amusement park, take more pictures of us (we always fail at this because we forget), just be together more whether it be with his rents or mine
ONE BIG PROJECT =get my mom prepared! she needs to sell her house because I have a gut feeling that Altra will not work with us to reduce the loan payment and buy it from Colonial. I need to help her and stay on her about getting rid of crap none of us dont and wont need anymore, selling those things that she doesnt want to throw away but doesnt realistically need to keep, and packing up those things that are dear to her and she could never part with in an effort to get her ready. I will not happen this month or next month....but I, sadly, predict my childhood home will need to be sold by no later than october-ish....unless a miracle happens. Either way the house is too big for her to keep for herself and the cats, but I would love for her to be able to pack and move at her own pace rather than the pace of the courts.
I don't ever ask this...but please pray for not me...but my mom. She works very hard at everything she does, and doesn't stop at anything to keep my and my brother happy. She IS without doubt in my mind "The Greatest Mom" in the world. I love my mom with all of my heart and wish I could save her from this horrible nightmare called forclosure, but I know I can't. So all I ask of you is to pray for her...not for money, not for the house....just pray that she survives this emotionally and mentally and isn't ashamed or embarrassed. I love my mom!!!
well that's all for now...I best be getting ready for jazz class soon. wish me luck on my final tomorrow!
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