Wednesday, March 21, 2012

well, hello

dear friends,
after a few surprising requests to "bring back the blog!" here i am.
maybe the theme of this thing should really be *biannual updates of my life, since i always forget to post things*. apologies for waiting so long to post are literally in every blurb. ah, well.
man, have things changed since i was eating pizza muffins in a cold and snowy arnold in october. (OCTOBER?! sheesh...)
well, first and foremost, the biggest change in the last 5 months:
in the midst of the holidays and my seemingly endless and unsuccessful job hunt, i landed an interview! in san diego! after exhausting the local options (all 3 of them), and being unsure of where p and i might want to settle down, i started hunting in all the least expected places. i had applied to about 30 jobs in the san diego area, so when i got the call for the interview, i had to do some backwards research and remember which one it was (don't tell my boss... :)). considering my luck, i was expecting it to be the 10 hour/week $8/hour receptionist position. but i lucked out! full time writing job with a marketing company.
i took a trip down for the interview just before christmas, and after a second interview the next day, they offered me the position! so, three days after christmas, i loaded up two giant suitcases, patted wilson on the head, and drove away to start the mcjob. since everything happened so quickly, i had no place to live, so it was even better luck that the sweet george clan was so close and so willing to take me under their wings and onto their couch until i could find a house.
long story short, i landed some pretty sweet digs and slept on the floor for another week until my dad, anna, and wilson made the journey down south in a uhaul with all my stuff. (forever grateful is an understatement).
so - that's how i got here! it took my first weekend here and one jog along the beachfront sidewalk before i was hooked.
the job has been good, it's a great jump start to finding a more creative position, but i really enjoy my small but mighty writing posse, they make it easy to laugh at all the miserable things going on around us :) (what can i say, it's a job...)

wilson is loving his new home too. we've taken our friends jon and stazia's dog, harley in for a couple of weeks while they sort through some medical/military madness. she and wilson are pretty much best friends, and they just play all day long, wear each other out, and snore through the night. it really is a win-win :)

best part of this post...WE'RE DAYS AWAY FROM PATRICK'S HOMECOMING! oh man, this is where my giddiness really gets out of control. husband.home.forever.and.ever.and...yup. just can't wait. he's getting incredibly antsy to get home, and i, of course, can't sit still. we're so ready to be on the same continent again, and to finally say we don't have to say goodbye again! it's pretty fantastic.


i think i should stop now, so it doesn't feel so much like i'm writing in a diary, but i wanted to say hello, and so did wilson (rosalee, if you're reading this, i promise he'll show up for a guest appearance soon)


xxo

3 comments:

  1. i love the blog. i am so glad it is back! it's like a little peak into the mind of kate and as a visitor, it sure is a nice place :)
    xoxo

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  2. yay! This was such a fabulous little read for my morning! thank you for sharing all of your amazingness with us. <3

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