Tis the season to be jolly!

I HAVE A JOB!!!

Finally! Well, it hasn't really been that long, I've only been unemployed for a month or so and loking for about two... but still, sitting at home everyday with nothing to do and no one to see gets old fast. But, I am now a staff associate for the International Association of Culinary Professionals at Kellen Company in Atlanta. I am so excited. They've stressed growth opportunities the whole time, and they treat their employees great. Agh!

But man, was I stressed. I had a second interview Thursay morning. I got there at 8:30 and interviewed with two people. Then they looked at my schedule (they made me a schedule) and sent me to three more people. Then I interviewed with one more person, and then another took me and gave me a proofreading/Microsoft Word skills test. I would have had to take one for Excel, but thankfully the document had been saved over. I was there til 10:30 and I was ahead of schedule! As I left they said I would hear something either Thursday or Friday. So all Thursday afternoon I was really anxious, but I knew they'd probably wait.

So what do you think happened all day Friday? My phone rang a million times. First it was a real estate agent (we were looking at apartments/houses all day). Then it was Ray's mom. Then it was another real estate agent. Then it was a rep from an apartment complex we looked at the day before. Then my mom. Real estate. Apartment rep. Real estate. Real estate. Dad. Apartment rep. Real estate. Mom. Sister, Real estate. By two, I stopped answering it. Every single time it rang my stomach dropped and every time it wasn't the right number I felt like slamming my phone against the wall. And my self-esteem was plummeting. By three I convinced myself to get used to the Golden Arches. Finally, at about 4:30, Ray made me promise that at five I would stop thinking about it. And then, at 4:45, they finally called. Took long enough! But whatever, it was a good call, but since we were in the Mall of Georgia, I had to hold my jumps and squeals til we got outside.

And, Ray and I found a new townhouse we love in Woodstock that we're most likely going to rent. It's sooooo cute, with a fireplace and a teeny fenced-in backyard.

AAAAANNNNND, I got to spend last night with good friends I haven't seen in awhile. Anna B. just got back from Madagascar, so her family threw a little welcome home/birthday/ Christmas party. Yay.

So yeserday was a greay day. And tonight Ray and I are going to celebrate at one of our favorite restaurants. Mmmm.