Back to Work

I completed one week at my new job and am on my second one, but this week in a new location another 20 minutes further in my commute. John and I contemplated getting a vehicle that wasn't as much a gas guzzler as the Jackass, but we'd be trading gas for another car payment, so we'll just have to wait and see how things go.

A former co-worker started today too. It's nice to be working with familiar folks. I hear things are not going so well at my old company -- lots of people (150-200) are due to get the axe and managers are taking pay cuts. I hope some of my former co-workers are saved from the mass firings and such. I am almost not surprised the company has hit hard times. It seemed to me they tried to expand into territories where my new company has a strong presence, but they didn't do anything to get the amount of business required to make a difference. All I know is I'm excited to be working again and hopefully getting my first paycheck in over 4 months this Friday.

So... not much going on since the big GO7 party. Wednesday, we celebrated Val's birthday at Maggiano's (YUM!). This past weekend, John and I were in southern MD. John and his brother took Friday off to have a new furnace installed down there and also to take care of miscellaneous household things. Sadly, we missed the Maryland-Virgina game (GO TERPS!), a party at Nate and Linda's in honor of John, Heather and baby Kaelan who were visiting from Colorado, and a football party at Freddy's where the goal was to cook up and eat all the leftover meat from the GO7 party (not enough people showed up to make a dent in getting rid of the food, apparently).

That's all the news I've got. Hope everyone has a good week and keep in touch!