The Secret News Revealed!

So, the amazing exciting news I had for you last Monday was that Jake will not be working at Sam's Club in Greenwood anymore. After 2 years with the company and 6 months on the overnight shift-its over!! He will be starting his new job as a personal banker with Chase Bank on Monday, May 3rd. His hours will no longer be 9pm-7am...they will be normal, consistent and 9a-6p commonly known as 'bankers hours'! I'm a bit jealous, but hey-things are going to be better for both of us. We will actually get to see each other (which will take some getting used to since I typically don't see him Sunday evening until Thursday morning). In addition to bankers hours, he will also get every major and non-major holiday off...another perk of being a banker! (also jealous of that because I work Memorial Day, the 5th of July, and Labor Day just to name a few).

If you need anything from a Chase Banker, please contact me or him! He is taking a huge pay cut, but he has the chance to earn "incentives" or bonus money on top of his base salary for anything he can help you with-direct deposit, a new account, loan, etc. Just thought I'd update on the news-like I said we are both thrilled.

And...we have the house almost painted, we stayed for our first night last night while we wait (impatiently) for our new bed room suite to get in that was supposed to be in last month. I'm off work Thursday/Friday to try to get the house organized and make some purchases that we still need (ie. lawn mower-we will probably need to mow the yard by the time the weekend comes around).

I will try to post pictures soon, but forgive me because I didn't take before pictures-it didn't look bad, but the colors were just a little wild & not our style.

Getting Adjusted

In this Standeford apartment we are getting used to some major adjustments! I'm going on my 3rd week of work today (which means paycheck this Friday-Yay!) and things couldn't be better. My hours are a little different then what they will be when I'm finished with training, but they aren't bad at all now. I'm working for a company called HNT-Health & Nutrition Technology, its a medically supervised weight loss & weight management program that utilizes a group setting as means for education. Each week we see so many successes=very rewarding for an employee!

As for Jake, he will be transferring to the Greenwood Sam's which will cut his drive in half each way, but he will be working nights 9p-7a. Not my ideal schedule, but it will work for now! Some days I dont even see him! Last week I didnt see him on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday except to see him sleeping while I was getting ready. On those days, during training, I work 1230-930 so when he gets home at 8am he goes to sleep and at that time I am just getting up. then by the time I get home at 10ish he has already left for work! We'll have to work with our schedules so we can at least talk to each other at some point during the day. On Wednesday last week, I wrote a long note and left it on the island for Jake since I hadnt talked to him in a while.

Despite all the adjustments, we are absolutely loving Plainfield! I love being so close to everything-and Jake has enjoyed seeing lots of his old friends from high school that he hasnt seen in 4 years!

Update on the Haunted House I posted on earlier in September: we paid $26 for 3 attractions at Necropolis, it was worth $13 each, but not worth the original price of $26 each!! I was comparing it to a Haunted Mansion that I went to as a kid at one of the local high schools in Lafayette the whole time. Needless to say, it wasnt as good as the one I remember-they needed more people in there and tour guides because we kept catching up with the group in front of us! Jake was our leader! & you would be laughing had you known he really didnt want to go-his comment was, "you're gonna be holding on to me...who am I gonna hold on to?" So I can still picture him walking really slow, taking the corners wide to avoid the next scare! A good time-we might go to a corn maize later on this month with Z and Megan (friends from Jakes HS).

Things are getting busy around here, look for a post at least once per week-but I can't guarantee much more than that!

New bikes & 3-in-1!

This morning we decided to get new bikes-FINALLY! I've been dying for a bike for a couple months now, but we wanted to wait until we moved, then we needed to save money, then we werent sure if we were gonna get them, but when we noticed how many bike trails there were close to our apartment, I began the begging game! The only thing that I think tipped him over enough to say yes is the fact that I have a JOB! :)

So, we went to Wal-Mart earlier to buy them and since the Wal-Mart is so close to our apartment we decided we would buy them, leave the car there, and ride our bikes home! So, before we purchased them we aired the tires up before leaving the store, cut the tags, and off we went!

After getting home we took the first official bike ride down and through the nearest paths-it was awesome! When we got back home our back sides hurt-we might have to buy a new seat, but we just need to let them get used to biking before we spend any more money. That will be our next fun past time at least until it snows!

As far as the job front goes, I was offered another position with a different company & this morning one of the Dietitians that I worked with during my internship facebooked me asking if I was interested in filling my preceptors position from my last rotation at the St. Francis Weight Loss Center! I have already accepted a position, but mysteriously enough after months of looking 3 jobs pop right up in front of me! Talk about options, they all just came so fast and I've had to make tough decisions thinking of Pros/Cons of each job and I have to say that the job I've taken (which will be disclosed later) will be AWESOME! More to come with that topic, but I'm off to eat lunch with Jake before he goes golfing with John!

I think the sun is finally shining bright enough for me to see the light!

It's about time...

Yesterday I received my first official job offer! Whoo hooo :) The recruiter called me gave me the details including my compensation package, benefits, stock options, etc and wanted to officially extend an offer my way. I'm new at this whole process and I just wanted to say "I accept" anything you have to offer me. If you knew how many dietitian jobs there were in Indy (zero) you would do the same thing even if maybe you thought you were worth more or something else. So, apparently people take time to make decisions on job offers, maybe possibly debate compensation, etc but in this economy people like me are quick to say I'll take it! Especially since I've been bored silly since I finised my internship in July. The recruiter went on to say, "so, do you want to think about it and get back with us on Monday?"...Initially, my thoughts were NO, but then I realized that sounded desperate so in an attempt to sound like I had many other offers I said, "Yeah, let me talk all my options over with my husband and I'll give you a call on Monday!" The main point is I have no other options! So with that being said, I'll be starting October 5th as a Health Coach working for the private side (not the website) of WebMD!

On a different note, its been sooo hot in our living room and kitchen area around 5 pm when the sun beams in our apartment. And, finally today we realized that the air conditioning vents have been closed since we moved in! No wonder we would have to up the air in the evenings to cool it off- I just hope our electric bill isnt sky high! Funny, because we just debated spending the extra money on curtains to keep the heat out, good thing we figured the problem out before. This also explains why our bedroom has been so cool at night-it was the only vent open! Have a great weekend :)