Oh my gosh - stop yelling. I know it's been a while since I posted. But, trust me when I say I just don't have the time I used to. I didn't realize how much of a life I didn't have when I was in college. Seriously.
Anyway, time to get to the "goings on" around here - David and I have actually been fairly busy. David, of course, is still on the job hunt. He had his second interview with a publishing company here in Lincoln last Friday and he said he thought it went well. So, we're hoping to hear back from them soon as to whether he gets a third interview - keep your fingers crossed! In the mean time, he was able to land a part time job with the Lincoln Journal Star. He will be working nights laying out the box scores page for the sports section. Nothing too glamorous, but every little bit helps.
When David and I came out here in April, David met with Todd from the Journal Star about a job when we moved out here, but Todd said he didn't have anything open - he had plenty of staff and freelancers. But, he told David he would definitely keep him in mind. Shortly after that, we heard that Journal Star and laid off seven or eight people, so David didn't even contact Todd when we moved out here, thinking that if there wasn't a spot in April, there surely wouldn't be one now. Then, about a week ago, Todd emailed David and said he might have an opening that would work.
So, between my job and David's interviews, we actually had a pretty busy week this week. This weekend, we spent most of our time working on more wedding stuff. We got some of our programs printed, made more CDs, labels, and notecards for the favors, and tried to finish up as much of the invitations as we could. Everything is now in them, we're just waiting to get the rest of the addresses. We'll probably end up mailing the ones that we have completely done and then just mailing additional invites as we get the addresses. Anyway, you all can start watching your mailboxes for those! (There's no turning back now...KIDDING!)
Sunday evening, we got cleaned up and headed to a casino in Council Bluffs for a concert. David and I went to Cross Canadian Ragweed and Gary Allan (I know, you're all jealous...insert evil laugh here) with a girl I work with and one of her friends. The concert was outside, so it was a little chilly, but it was an AWESOME concert. Man, Gary Allan is SEXY. And, any of you who know me, know exactly what's coming next..."Just because you're chained to the porch, doesn't mean you can't bark at the cars." Seriously...he's yummy.
Unfortunately, that brings me back to the beginning of another work week. The past couple weeks at work have been pretty crazy, so I was not looking forward to going to work today, but the afternoon turned out okay, so that helped. This coming weekend, my best good friend Rachel is coming back out to Lincoln (not necessarily to visit me - more like to visit her new love interest, but I'll take what I can get). David and I pretty exicted to have someone to hang out with this weekend, plus David is going to get to meet Rachel's new man. I've met him before and he's pretty fun, so I think David will like him. Hopefully, that will give him someone he can call and hang out with when I'm gone on business trips.
On a completely different note: my little sister has officially started college. The first few weeks she was having some trouble adjusting, but I think she's starting to feel a little bit better about it. I haven't gotten as many calls here recently, so I think she starting to gain a little bit of confidence about the whole school thing. Plus, she said she knows some of the kids in her ag classes, which should definitely help - at least so she won't feel like she's all by herself. She's a smart kid, so I know she'll get it all straightened out. But, sometimes she just worries too much and she gets herself all worked up for nothing - and I think that was the biggest problem those first couple weeks of school. She just wasn't comfortable with everything yet and was worried about everything from where to pick up her books to what classes to take.
And finally, to those of you at home in Clinton: if you have a chance to sign a petition for Weldon Springs, please do so. I've been keeping up with the most recent updates on the Clinton Daily Journal's website and it has been so wonderful to see the city rallying behind the park and its employees. Dave Herzog and his staff have done such a wonderful job taking care of the park for the past several years and it breaks my heart to think that the governor is thinking of shutting it down just to keep his plane running back and forth between Springfield and Chicago. The park has so much to offer residents of Clinton - and those outside of the city limits - that it would be a shame to see it closed.
Personally, I still don't have the guts to visit the cemetary to see my dad's headstone, but I do make regular trips out to Veteran's Point at Weldon Springs to see the wonderful memorial in his name that was paid for by the dealership employees. I can't imagine not going out there to visit that - and I would hate to have to tell the many veterans that visit Veteran's Point every year that they can no longer pay their respects to friends and family members that have served in the armed forces.
Weldon Springs is truly a treasure for the city of Clinton - and indeed the state of Illinois - if you have an opportunity to make your voice heard, please do not let it pass you by.
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