Colorado-week 1

So as you know I have moved to Colorado!

It has been a very exciting and new experience so far. I started my new job as the HR coordinator at Noodles & Company. So far so good everyone is really nice, and people are treating me like i am a big deal( sooo weird). Since I am a new employee, they make you do restaurant training for 5 days. I have done 3 so far and basically you have to do everything in the restaurant for a day. I was sooo nervous for this but it was actually much better than I was expecting.

Day 1- I prepped food and bussed peoples tables. I really liked this day, prepping food is fun you have to weigh everything out.
Day 2- I was suppose to saute and grill, thankful I just watched the saute station, but I did have to grill. I grilled like 40 pieces of chicken for peoples food. I also did some managerial work.
Day 3- I made salad and served food, I was terrified of serving food, but I did just fine. Making salads was fun and it made the day go by super fast.
Day 4 and 5 I will do at the end of next week, one day I will be taking orders, and the last day i will act as manager.

The best part about starting a new job is I got a ton of free stuff, gift cards, messenger bag, t-shirts, water bottle, business cards, and a zip up that is specifically for HR people, so i feel special.

I got my very first apartment, which is very exciting. It is a small cozy one bedroom where tom and I will be living. So excited to live with tom, I have been waiting for a long time for this. We are starting our lives together and I couldn't be happier. So all and all it has been great experience so far, and I am looking forward to getting better settled and to learn more about my job.

big news!

I am moving to Colorado! Very exciting, scary, stressful, overwhelming, and awesome. This is the biggest decision i have ever made.

I recently went to visit my sister Melissa and her fam. While I was there i went to work with her, Noodles and Company. It is a restuarant that specialieses in pasta dishes, soups, salads, and sandwiches. If i had to compare it to something I'd say it was like a chipotle, Paradise bakery. While I was there i met her boss and she jokingly/seriously asked if i would be interested in the position they had available. Which was an HR coordinator position, I jokingly/seriously said i was interested. Turns out I had an interview with her that day, it went great. After I got back to Arizona we had a phone interview, which went really great as well. And a few days later they offered me the position! Which of course means Lenie and I are moving to Colorado, and thankful Tom has decided he loves us so much he is going to move with us! I have never been more scared, happy, sad, and nervous all at the same time.

Hopefully this little summary makes sense, and if not I'm not that worried since i know only 3 people read this!

this is the coolest ring i've ever seen!

I want.

This is the cutest tank, I really want it so if someone would like to buy it for me, please feel free.

http://www.swell.com/EZEKIEL-SAIL-AWAY-RACERBACK-TANK-WHITE-S

love it

This is so perfect for me!



thank you etsy.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/44402791/cheerios-and-froot-loops-inspirational?ref=sr_gallery_3&ga_search_query=cheerios+art&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title

happiness is key

I have decided it is time for a change. A change in my attitude! I have spent the last year or so being unhappy, not all the time of course, but i have felt as though my attitude has been very negative. This of course leads to being unhappy more often then being happy. I am SICK of it. And I have come to the realization that it is my own fault if I am unhappy. I am the one who is control of my own happiness (for the most part).

Ever since I have made this decision I have been happier, felt more laid back, I have even felt prettier, and I've even had more energy. Im excited!

Biscotti and almond extract

Yesterday, Matt and I were talking about almond extract, and how it is delicious and everything you make with it is delicious. Unfortunately, we couldn't think of anything that I make with it, until biscotti came up. So this morning I made almond biscotti, a very easy yet scrumptious recipe.

obession for the moment.

http://annarborgrocerydelivery.com/shop/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=71&zenid=a68787e83d0e4fc686fbdaee903fa9de

My obession, they are soooo good i can't stop eating them. If you haven't had them you must try ASAP.

moving....again.

So as most of you may have heard, I am moving yet again. I think that makes it like 7 times in 6 years. Geez, that is way way to many. However, now I am in the horrible place of trying to figure out where I am going to live. Option 1: moving in with my parents and their 3 super hyper/crazy kiddies. Option 2: I might be able to move in with my semi-friend Courtney, a fellow nanny. However, I do not want to sign another year lease and I am worried it will be weird, our dogs wont get along, and a few other reasons. Option 3: my aunt said I could move in with her, not going to happen but very nice of her to offer. That unfortunately are really most and I think all of my options. AGH so very very stressful out of this small list of options I do not want to do any of them, but I will have to do something. I am hoping that I can keep my stuff at my moms and hopefully find a good paying full time job so I will be able to afford to get a small apartment for me and lenners.

Keep your fingers crossed that i get a job soon, or I might just buy a van and move into and find a river to live by. I'll keep you all updated.

Bringing up to date....

I know it has been forever since I have posted anything on my blog, and I know only like two people read this (caton and Tamara), however I will try and start being a bit more regular at posting.

Since my last post....

Not to much has changed, for me at least. I feel like everyone else I know and care about things are and have been changing for them. Caton moved to California which you all know if you read her blog. She lives in the absolute cutest little apartment. I had the priviledge of going there this past weekend. We went to a renegade craft fair, started talking about the business we want to start (which I am hoping to start and expand using my blog) and we just had a good time talking, laughing, and crying thanks to the story line of Toy Story 3. If you haven't seen pictures of her place look them up on her blog, it is so girly and cute!!!! I still live with Matt (her bf) and he is looking to rent out our current house so he can move out there to be with her. I don't blame him, it is much to hot here. So, that leaves me all alone and needing to find a place to live (that is story is for another time and another post).

Tamara my bestie, moved to hawaii!!! So very far away, and soo very beautiful. I was able to go and visit her this June. It is the most amazing place ever, so stinking pretty! We had such a fabulous time going to the beach, playing games, drinking and possibly stealing mai tais, and just being our goofy selves. I am already trying to figure out when I can go back and visit again.


My sister Melissa and her husband Frank, had a baby in October. His name is Jack and he is pretty much the cutest little guy. He is getting bigger and bigger I can't wait until I get to go and see him again.


My friends Erin and Renny got engaged and they are getting married this October.

That is a lot of changing...now i am just waiting for things to start changing for me, kinda.