2010

I have officially completed my first week of the Winter Quarter. This quarter I'm taking Accounting 202, Intro to Theatre (history course) and Micro Economics. It's a full load that's for sure. But, I really enjoy all my teachers.

I was just offered a job with Inspired Solutions as the Branch Supervisor for the Kennewick office. It's the same company my brother in law Jeff works for. I'm really excited to learn a new industry. The owners I interviewed with are pretty cool people. I think I'm really gonna like the company.
Also, they have been super cool and supportive of me continuing my schooling. I'm pretty blessed to have a brand new employer be supportive and work around the hours.

With that being said, since it's not job some "little ol' job" I will be staying in Kennewick for my BA in Accounting, at WSU Tri-Cities campus. It wouldn't be right for me to accept a supervisory position and leave the company within 6 months to a year.

I am excited for what the year will bring. I feel really positive and happy about the future.

Moving on, hopefully up...

So I will officially not be working at Slack & Combs after this month. I have been on the job hunt here in Kennewick for a about 2 weeks. I am not finding anyone who wants to hire me part time, so I have come to terms with the fact that I will probably work full time and go to school full time. People do it all the time, so I just get to man up and deal.
I have applied for a few positions that I would really like. One is a management position for a Spa. That could have some great benefits... i.e. massage, facial, pedi's.. you know.
The next is a Human Resource Coordinator. It pays very well and keeps me in the field in which I want to work when schooling is done.
Third is an Accounting Technician. Not an accountant. This would be awesome since I am going into Accounting as my major.
I just pray daily that I'll be guided to the right position. I ask for your prayers too.
The ending with my current job was kind of abrupt and unplanned, but everything happens for a reason. I really believe that.
I'm coming to the close of this quarter and couldn't be happier about it. I can't stand my Sociology class or the way it's taught. Kind of disappointing since I love that stuff. But had a different teacher taught it, I probably would have liked it more. Oh well. Almost done.
So next quarter, as of now, unless I get a job that requires me to re-arrange all my classes(most likely to happen) will be Accounting 202, Intro to Theatre (satisfies my history requirement and doesn't involve acting) and Economics 201..
Busy schedule with a lot of work...
I'm looking forward to the new year and gearing up for it to be crazy busy...

Running

Right now, I just wanna go somewhere tropical for a few weeks, be one with nature, and pretend to figure things out.....

WOW!

So I've been in school now for 3 weeks. My day starts at about 6:15am. My first class is at 8:00am. It's my Business Law class. My teacher is pretty wild! He is a 62 year old man and is a retired lawyer. He prefers teaching to practicing law. He says he lives in Texas still, but lives in Kennewick for the school year. He is really different from any teacher I've had ever. He likes to press buttons, bring up "hot" issues and swears in class. Everyday I find myself thinking, "My mom would chew this guy out!" He told us the first day of class that he's a "hippie, commie liberal" and sometimes likes to use expletives to explain things. He says that sometimes a good expletive just makes the point better than any other word in the dictionary. Now, I personally find him quite amusing. I kind of like that he is so outside the box. He really makes you think about things from all angles, as opposed to letting a person stay in their own box of ideals. I also find the class material pretty fascinating as well.

Then, at 9:10am, I have my Spanish class. My teacher is fluent in Spanish and French. She is very energetic and fun.

I have both of these classes Monday through Thursday. On Monday and Wednesday nights, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, I have my Sociology class. I'm not a fan of evening classes and won't do them again! We cover a chapter per class.

All of my classes are very vocab intense and cover a lot of material. I feel pretty overwhelmed with the amount of material and homework we have. And I thought my Accounting class was gonna be the death of me! Wrong!!!!

My days consist of school, going home and working for the office, then on to school work. All mixed in with helping DeAnne with the girls. (Which is my favorite part of course)

It's been good so far, even with the stress of school. Now I'm just waiting for my school loan to come through and my 401K to get transferred to my IRA.

After that, things shouldn't feel quite so stressful.

I'm glad I moved and know I made the right decision for me! I can't believe it's already mid-October. My how time flies!

Labor Day Fun

On Friday I went to Kennewick to take my last load of personal stuff over. Abby and I stayed the night and hung out with Kate and Alaina, chatted with D!

Saturday afternoon, we took off to Vancouver. Checked into the hotel and decided to take a little siesta before going out for the evening. We met up with my friend Ericka and her friend Jenny and grabbed an appetizer at a place called Henry's in downtown Portland. Very delicious! From Henry's, we went to a lounge called Candy. We chose this lounge for it's "diversity" of men. A few of us ladies love the chocolate men! :-D

We spent the next couple hours dancing our rear's off! Now let me try to set the scene. Candy is very long, but not really wide. So the dance floor is pretty small which I prefer when dancing. However, a couple different times during the night, as the 4 of us were enjoying ourselves, some gross person decided to let off a stink bomb. The first time we all were graced with the foul smell, it was as if it went in my mouth. I almost gagged!!!!!! Seriously people, why????? Go to the bathroom!

Anyway, after about 2 hours of steady dancin, we were all ready to head out! It was a very fun night with some great eye candy. And this one chocolately man, smelled super delicious!!! WOW! That's a breath of fresh air after the butt bombs were dropped!

Sunday, Abby and I just chilled mostly. We went out to eat at Chevy's---- Amazing mushroom and artichoke enchilada's! Fresh guac! Oh my!!!!

Sadly, we wasted our money on the movie "All about Steve" but enjoyed the scenery as we drove to the theatre in Battleground, WA. (I didn't even know we had a town by that name)

As usual, I was very sad to leave Portland and look forward to moving there in the future!

Movin on up!!!

I have all of my things down in Kennewick now. Spent tonight startin to put my room together. It's cute! I love the dark brown accent wall with my new bedding!!!! Too fun!

I start school on the 21st. I have a rowsing Business Law Class (eye roll) at 8am. Then Spanish 201 at 9:10. That's Monday thru Thursday. Then on Monday and Wednesday nights, I have a Sociology class from 5:00 to 7:10.

I'm excited to get back in school and get my brain workin again! Lookin forward to meeting new people. And I'm really excited that I am only 3 1/2 hours away from Seattle and Portland! That makes me giddy!!!!!!!!!!

New School

Well.... it's official! I have enrolled for school at Columbia Basin College. I'll be taking Business Law (snore), Spanish 101 and Accounting 202!

Now that campus is much, much larger than SFCC, and somehow, all 3 of my classes are in the same building! My Spanish and Accounting classes are right next door to each other. A-maz-za-aing! I thought I was gonna twist an ankle trying to run my chubby self all of heck and back, with a 60 pound back pack! Thank goodness no one will have to witness that site!

Anyway, I'm anxious to get out of Spokane and meet new people! The summer has been fun, but I already have to start catching up, or should I say, refreshing myself with all the Accounting formula's I learned last quarter. Sheesh it goes away fast when you don't have to use it everyday!