Monday, 06 July 2009

  • first day

    today i went to my work for the first time, but i didn't actually do any work. i filled out some papers, then i went to the employee health center to answer some more questions and sign some more things and get my blood pressure taken. they also gave me a TB skin test, and then they sent me to the lab to get some blood drawn (because i didn't have m shot records so they have to test my antibodies to silly things like chickenpox). after that i went back to the human resources office and they gave me some more papers and took my picture for my id badge. i thought that would be all, but then they said i needed to drive to a whole other building for a drug screening...why they were not able to do a drug screening there (at a HOSPITAL) i don't know, but it took me forever to find it because it was out in the 'burbs and the streets are all confusing out there. and i hate peeing in a cup. i always get really nervous. luckily today i had to go pretty bad so it wasn't that difficult.
    anyway, i have my real first day next week on tuesday. i have orientation in the morning and then i meet with my manager in my department. i don't know what other days i will work. then my mom is coming to visit at the end of next week. i am really excited!! we are going to do some fun stuff and maybe a little shopping for some things for the house. she said she gets stressed out about decorating (her own house), but i like it. i don't like how expensive it can get, but i think we are going to go to ikea which is fun and they have nice things that are really inexpensive. we also are going to the aquarium (per david's request) and maybe the lincoln park zoo. i like it when people come to visit because it gives me a reason to get out and do things besides go to the grocery store and (eventually) work. so if you feel like coming to chicago let me know! we'll have a good time. mom's coming next weekend and then in august i will hopefully have michelle and juliah and dayna and tiffany visiting. My knitting friend sarah is coming for Stitches (a knitter's convention!) in September. I will probably be going home in September to see my mom and everyone, and then later in september to see my dad when he comes home from Iraq. Then mom and dad are going to come visit me in October so he can see our place and our new town. This summer will go fast.

Thursday, 02 July 2009

  • Back in action!

    After a year of not having internet and, therefore, not updating this very frequently, we now have internet. I will be trying to update regularly. I'm excited. I have had this site for like 7 years or something rediculous and we've had our ups and downs, but I have alwasy liked xanga, but now its kind of a relationship of necessity and convenience, because I want to keep up with people! I like reading people's updates and I like letting everyone know whats going on. I could send out those emails to like everyone in my address book, or you could just come here at your convenience and read what's up with me. So here's what's up with me:

    We moved to Chicago about a month ago. I like it here a lot. We've had some visitors already and my mom's coming to visit in a couple weeks. We've done lots of cool things like going to see the fireworks at Navy Pier, going to the beach on Lake Michigan, riding the transit system around a lot. I've been to a knit group even, and a couple yarn stores. I started applying for jobs the first week we were here and had an interveiw a couple weeks ago. Yesterday they called and offered me the job! I am pretty excited to have a job already,  and even though it's part-time, it still seems like a pretty good job (working in an clerical office in a hospital). When we moved to Wichita, I had like 3 months where I didn't have a job, or at least not one worth having. So it's a good feeling. 
    I really like our apartment here. It's a two level apartment in an old building that's been completely redone--new kitchen and nice hardwood floors and painted nicely (not plain white)-- in a pretty decent neighborhood. We're close to buses and reasonably close to the train lines, so getting around is easy. We got rid of David's car before we moved and I am glad we did, because we don't really do much driving at all and parking is crazy. But we like it a lot.
    David's started his job. He likes it so far. He had two weeks of (unpaid!) orientation and then he started real work yesterday. He thinks he will like it a lot. I hope he does. He doesn't think the hours will be too bad either. I hope that also.
    Well I guess thats really all I've got for right now, but I will write more soon. New things are always happening and stuff. If other people want to start updating their blogs more I would read them. We can start a xanga renaissance! By the way, do you like my new color scheme?

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    • Name: Joslyn
    • Country: United States
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    • Birthday: 9/6/1985
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