Yayayayayay! I got an email today that said I have a job with the sign and banner division of a large printing company in Seattle.
Only con is that my commute in traffic is 45 minutes one way. Oh well.
The stars are aligning for me my friends. I wish that millions of dollars would align themselves with my bank account because moving 2,000 miles is EXPENSIVE. Maybe not even worth it, but I love my husband so I'll do this for him.
Kansas City will always be my home. And I will miss it a lot! I will miss my family and my friends, the food and cheap housing, gas and cigarettes.
Someone may have to mail Camel Lights and BBQ to me once a month.
I'll keep you all updated, T-minus 21 days til I'm outta here!
Ahahahahaa it's so crazy to think that I'm leaving. Ahahahahaa.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Seattle or bust!
So, I'm moving to Seattle. It's official. I put my resignation in today and my last day is my birthday (best present evar). Moving at the end of July. Renting out the NEKC mansion. So we'll at least have something besides friends and family tying us to Kansas City. I am hella excited but nervous. I don't have a job yet so I'm worried about health insurance and paying for COBRA until I do find a job. I'm sure I can find a bar job easily, but I would like to have a stable income and not have to work so darn late.
I am going to miss this city so much. I've gone through all the pro's and con's and for fun, I'm going to list them here.
PRO's
1. no sub zero or super hot temperatures, the climate is very mild there, except for the rain that is.
2. seattle actually cares about itself and is clean and unlittered.
3. beautiful mountains, waterfalls and lakes within an hour from the city.
4. fresh fish, seafood and sushi.
5. excellent metro transportation.
6. bicycle and motorcycle friendly.
7. strong local economy which means better job and better pay.
8. home of Ken Griffey Jr.
9. the chance to see bald eagles and whales in their natural habitats, even better if i got to see them fight to the death. lol i keed.
10. medical marijuana, and crohn's disease is covered. too bad i smoke like 2 time a year. maybe i'll pick up a new habit.
CON's
1. fucking crazy expensive cost of living, think of the shittiest house you've seen in the northeast, then picture that with a 400K price tag.
2. they don't have Gate's, Arthur Bryant's, LC's, Oklahoma Joe's, Rosedale, Jack Stack BBQ. BOOOOOO.
3. they don't have the greatest pork tenderloin known to man, courtesy of Kitty's Cafe.
4. they are super nazi when it comes to smoking. cigarette's are $7 a pack. this may also be considered a pro, as i may have to quit.
5. frequent rain and cloudy most of the time.
6. too much coffee, and too many caffinated people.
7. passive-aggressive attitude prevails.
8. traffic that makes you want to drive off a cliff, but even if you wanted to, there is too much traffic to get to the cliff. eventually you just give up altogether and live another day.
9. my friends and family aren't there. i'll be pretty lonely.
10. it's costing us a pretty penny to do this.
So I guess it will work out in the end. If any of you want to wish me well with 10 dollar bills, you can find me at JP Wine Bar until July 18th. Come have some wine.
I will keep you all posted on the happenings and once I get settled I'll have something and someplace new to write about.
Cheers for now!!!
I am going to miss this city so much. I've gone through all the pro's and con's and for fun, I'm going to list them here.
PRO's
1. no sub zero or super hot temperatures, the climate is very mild there, except for the rain that is.
2. seattle actually cares about itself and is clean and unlittered.
3. beautiful mountains, waterfalls and lakes within an hour from the city.
4. fresh fish, seafood and sushi.
5. excellent metro transportation.
6. bicycle and motorcycle friendly.
7. strong local economy which means better job and better pay.
8. home of Ken Griffey Jr.
9. the chance to see bald eagles and whales in their natural habitats, even better if i got to see them fight to the death. lol i keed.
10. medical marijuana, and crohn's disease is covered. too bad i smoke like 2 time a year. maybe i'll pick up a new habit.
CON's
1. fucking crazy expensive cost of living, think of the shittiest house you've seen in the northeast, then picture that with a 400K price tag.
2. they don't have Gate's, Arthur Bryant's, LC's, Oklahoma Joe's, Rosedale, Jack Stack BBQ. BOOOOOO.
3. they don't have the greatest pork tenderloin known to man, courtesy of Kitty's Cafe.
4. they are super nazi when it comes to smoking. cigarette's are $7 a pack. this may also be considered a pro, as i may have to quit.
5. frequent rain and cloudy most of the time.
6. too much coffee, and too many caffinated people.
7. passive-aggressive attitude prevails.
8. traffic that makes you want to drive off a cliff, but even if you wanted to, there is too much traffic to get to the cliff. eventually you just give up altogether and live another day.
9. my friends and family aren't there. i'll be pretty lonely.
10. it's costing us a pretty penny to do this.
So I guess it will work out in the end. If any of you want to wish me well with 10 dollar bills, you can find me at JP Wine Bar until July 18th. Come have some wine.
I will keep you all posted on the happenings and once I get settled I'll have something and someplace new to write about.
Cheers for now!!!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
back from seattle
man my trip was great, except for flying with northwest, that was not so great. long layover's in minneapolis and a not so stellar flight attendant crew. other than that it was okay. i did miss my flight home by 24 hours though. thought i was leaving 12:15am on thursday but it was wednesday. still, i was able to pay for a different flight home but i'm a tad jet lagged.
we did some fun stuff while there. did a sea plane tour of seattle which was pretty amazing.
also went up to skykomish river and stayed in a cabin by the river. very close to mount index and steven's pass. having a bmw m3 to ride all the mountain roads on was a blast. jeremy is in heaven. he had so much fun driving all the switchbacks and winding river roads. here is a view from our cabin.
we ended our cabin trip with a visit to deception falls, a roaring waterfall. i have never been so close to such turbulent waters. it was pretty awesome. here is a view from a bridge crossing the falls.
we ate some great food, went to alki beach and watched the sunset and checked out all the neato architecture. i also drank a lot of coffee but i must say, starbucks made the best latte's out of all the coffee shops i visited. strange but true. i am so happy that i got to spend time with my husband. i miss him terribly but know i will see him soon. we had a great time and it was the perfect vacation for me. seattle is by far the most beautiful city i've been to. the city itself is situated beautifully on the puget sound, and in a half day, you can be in the mountains or at the pacific coast. it's clean and refreshing, but has shittier traffic than dallas texas which is hard to believe. if this doesn't make you want to go there, i don't know what will.
happy father's day to all the great dads out there, this sunday and every day.
we did some fun stuff while there. did a sea plane tour of seattle which was pretty amazing.
also went up to skykomish river and stayed in a cabin by the river. very close to mount index and steven's pass. having a bmw m3 to ride all the mountain roads on was a blast. jeremy is in heaven. he had so much fun driving all the switchbacks and winding river roads. here is a view from our cabin.
we ended our cabin trip with a visit to deception falls, a roaring waterfall. i have never been so close to such turbulent waters. it was pretty awesome. here is a view from a bridge crossing the falls.
we ate some great food, went to alki beach and watched the sunset and checked out all the neato architecture. i also drank a lot of coffee but i must say, starbucks made the best latte's out of all the coffee shops i visited. strange but true. i am so happy that i got to spend time with my husband. i miss him terribly but know i will see him soon. we had a great time and it was the perfect vacation for me. seattle is by far the most beautiful city i've been to. the city itself is situated beautifully on the puget sound, and in a half day, you can be in the mountains or at the pacific coast. it's clean and refreshing, but has shittier traffic than dallas texas which is hard to believe. if this doesn't make you want to go there, i don't know what will.
happy father's day to all the great dads out there, this sunday and every day.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
going to seattle
yay i'm going to the emerald city next week. gonna see my hubby and do all kinds of other stuff i can't tell you about yet. hee hee. i'm excited to be back in the pacific northwest, it's been a few years.
work is going alright. i've been covering the receiving office so lots of packages to rustle through.
i don't have much else to talk about right now. i know, it makes you sad. i'll post again when i come back.
adios!
work is going alright. i've been covering the receiving office so lots of packages to rustle through.
i don't have much else to talk about right now. i know, it makes you sad. i'll post again when i come back.
adios!
Thursday, June 04, 2009
blogger meet a bust!
so now i feel like a bit of a loser. it appears that no one showed up for the blogger meet i set up yesterday. apparently there were a few other things going on that might have been way cooler than my thing. that's fine. honestly, after i got off of work i wasn't that interested in being social with semi-stanger people. my little brother tagged along and we ended up having a good time together talking about our dad, school, girls and food. so, i guess i'm kind of happy that no one showed up. you guys did miss the rose tasting though. not too bad although i'm a sauvignon blanc fan myself. i hope that whatever was going on yesterday was fun. i hope you all have a lovely weekend.
Monday, June 01, 2009
is anyone coming to the blogger meet...
besides me and possibly the anonymous person arguing with me on tony's blog? if anon shows up, it may get ugly, who knows, i don't know anything about anon so i can't tell if we'd get along or hate each others guts. either way, i'm still going but have not heard much from others if they are attending. since i'm so terrible at reading other people's blogs, i had no idea that ya'll had a meet up last week. so i understand if few or zero people show up.
i also discovered that we are having a rose tasting that day which i believe is $12 for the rose flight. that should be nice so if you are a rose fan, bring it!
going to seattle in 2 weeks, vacation time was approved. flights are expensive but i snagged one for $300 which includes a lovely red-eye flight. never experienced one but i'm sure i'll sleep most of the way through it.
i might be having a garage sale soon. for those of you interested in snooping through other people's stuff, i'll post details once i've committed to it.
hope some of you can show up to the meet. again, it's this wednesday 3rd of june at JP Wine Bar at 1526 Walnut from 5:30 pm to 8:30pm.
i also discovered that we are having a rose tasting that day which i believe is $12 for the rose flight. that should be nice so if you are a rose fan, bring it!
going to seattle in 2 weeks, vacation time was approved. flights are expensive but i snagged one for $300 which includes a lovely red-eye flight. never experienced one but i'm sure i'll sleep most of the way through it.
i might be having a garage sale soon. for those of you interested in snooping through other people's stuff, i'll post details once i've committed to it.
hope some of you can show up to the meet. again, it's this wednesday 3rd of june at JP Wine Bar at 1526 Walnut from 5:30 pm to 8:30pm.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
I'm setting up a Blogger Meet!!!
Okay, it's my turn to set up a blogger greet/drink/thing. Of course I am choosing JP Wine Bar, my favorite second job EVAR.
Let's do it Wednesday June 3rd around 5:30pm til 8:30pm or so.
The bar is located at 1526 Walnut. Google Maps is your friend. (It's a one way street too, have fun all you non city driving folk)
Happy Hour runs from 4-6 so if you want to get there a bit early and snag a table(s) preferably outside that would be dope, plus you can get 25% off cheese flights, wine flights and selected small plates.
There is a parking lot on the south side of the building but DON'T park against the building, park against the fence. We have to share a lot with the condo/loft people. I can usually find street parking just fine.
So spread the word, let me know if you can attend. It would be nice to see some familiar faces as well as some fresh ones.
Now...on to the blah blah blah you people love reading about.
So my husband is in Seattle for the next two months, working for a friend up there. He drove to Mt. Rushmore first then through Wyoming, Montana and finally Washington. Said it was quite beautiful and fun to drive, if you have an M3 that is.
Today I'm getting my arm tattooed some more. My dude is recovered from his motorcycle accident and ready to rip.
Nightmare...I made those bumper stickers you wanted, haven't cut them out fully yet but there are around 45 of 'em.
I made some neat-o private property signs at work today. No, they weren't that cool. I just really enjoy working in my department, working with vinyl and sticking it to stuff. Lately I've had to pull "badass multi-talented I can work in any department" duties so it's a nice change of pace to work in my very clean, well-lit and private bathroom havin' department.
Well, still no sign of the money Hyperglobal has been hiding in the Northeast, although I swear I saw a sammich on the corner of 12th & Benton yesterday.
One more thing before I go, the other day I was driving westbound on 12th by Sheffield Park and very unfortunately saw to people screwing in broad daylight in the field. All I could think of was "EWWWW GROSS WHERE THE FUCK IS THE EYE BLEACH". At least ugly people have eachother to sleep with...world keeps turning.
Adios and hope to see you on Wednesday!!!!!!!!!
Let's do it Wednesday June 3rd around 5:30pm til 8:30pm or so.
The bar is located at 1526 Walnut. Google Maps is your friend. (It's a one way street too, have fun all you non city driving folk)
Happy Hour runs from 4-6 so if you want to get there a bit early and snag a table(s) preferably outside that would be dope, plus you can get 25% off cheese flights, wine flights and selected small plates.
There is a parking lot on the south side of the building but DON'T park against the building, park against the fence. We have to share a lot with the condo/loft people. I can usually find street parking just fine.
So spread the word, let me know if you can attend. It would be nice to see some familiar faces as well as some fresh ones.
Now...on to the blah blah blah you people love reading about.
So my husband is in Seattle for the next two months, working for a friend up there. He drove to Mt. Rushmore first then through Wyoming, Montana and finally Washington. Said it was quite beautiful and fun to drive, if you have an M3 that is.
Today I'm getting my arm tattooed some more. My dude is recovered from his motorcycle accident and ready to rip.
Nightmare...I made those bumper stickers you wanted, haven't cut them out fully yet but there are around 45 of 'em.
I made some neat-o private property signs at work today. No, they weren't that cool. I just really enjoy working in my department, working with vinyl and sticking it to stuff. Lately I've had to pull "badass multi-talented I can work in any department" duties so it's a nice change of pace to work in my very clean, well-lit and private bathroom havin' department.
Well, still no sign of the money Hyperglobal has been hiding in the Northeast, although I swear I saw a sammich on the corner of 12th & Benton yesterday.
One more thing before I go, the other day I was driving westbound on 12th by Sheffield Park and very unfortunately saw to people screwing in broad daylight in the field. All I could think of was "EWWWW GROSS WHERE THE FUCK IS THE EYE BLEACH". At least ugly people have eachother to sleep with...world keeps turning.
Adios and hope to see you on Wednesday!!!!!!!!!
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