Fingers, Toes and Eyes are Crossing

Note: I also updated my girly blog.

 Of course, crossing my eyes probably won't be much help.

All is well in the Pollock home. I know, it's been awhile; but seriously, there's really nothing too exciting that's been going on around here. Gary's working, Emilee's sitting around and scratching her nose...okay, not really.

So some of you know the school thing went a little out of plan. Financial aid had some issues, classes were canceled, and waiting lists were too full, which left me with little to do. It was a bit last minute to throw everything together for school, I know. But there's always spring.

However, you know how I mentioned I'm leaving my options open? Well, a beautiful opportunity happened to present itself to me and I'm very much eager to move forward. Last week, a company here in Valencia gave me a call and had me come in to fill out some forms and take some tests to work for them as a receptionist. I was tested in math, English, and MS Office software to see where my qualifications were. I was in there for 3 hours; interview included. I was a bit nervous after, wondering how well I tested. However, I was told I scored the highest that week so I should have no concern.

Last night, I was called in again to have a second interview today. I was very pleased with this interview because it went so well. I spoke to a few people and was given a full run-down of the job and requirements. I left pretty confident and will find out Friday if I was selected for the position.

Here are some great things about the job:

It's Monday-Friday, set hours. I'll be out 2-3 hours before Gary gets off work, which will give me plenty of time to prepare dinner and such. Weekends and afternoon/evenings off= amazing. Not only are they closed on weekends, but they're closed on holidays as well.

It's 30 hours per week, which Gary and I are both pleased with. It will give me a full afternoon and evening at home to do errands and other wifely duties. Plus, it leaves the door open for school if I choose to add classes later. I also have the choice to increase the hours to 40 if I choose to several months from now.

The people there are sweethearts, including the owners (husband and wife). Most of the time the owners will be away (they work out of the home for the most part and travel to visit family frequently). So, including them, there are 5 people who work for the company, 3 who work in the building itself. I would be the 4th. The reason why they want a fourth person is so the owners can spend more time away with family (they're of retirement age). There's an office manager who runs the office. I'd also be cross-trained.

Here's another amazing thing- it's less than a mile away AND walking distance from Gary's job. The two buildings are just a block away from each other. I think that's pretty awesome.

So, I'm thrilled and am definitely excited about this. It seems like the perfect job AND with good pay. I definitely love how the owner told me, "our office manager did an amazing job choosing you as a candidate." There's only one other person they will be interviewing later. So, yes. Fingers, toes, eyes, and everything else is crossed.


In other news, this is the cutest video ever. I about died. I WANT ONE!!!

Ticklish Penguin- (the short version)

School, Work, Etc

 As you read in my previous post, I'm leaving Petsmart. School this semester is originally 15 units for the program.

 However, I am leaving my options open. I posted my resume around different sites, have had interviews, and fill out applications constantly to start work if necessary. However, if I don't have any luck, I'm prepared to take on school instead.

 I received my MT diploma in the mail yesterday- in a not very nice way, might I add. Lazy mailwoman bent it when there's bold, red and capitalized instructions NOT to bend it. Ah, well. I'll be filing a complaint, but luckily there's no damage and we were able to frame it. The certificate itself wasn't bent, just the folder it came in. It hangs next to Gary's degree and his outstanding graduating senior award certificate (and plaque), so it doesn't even compare in coolness, but I worked hard so that's all that matters.

Anyway, if I can find a job in the MT field, it would be marvelous. This way I can actually put my education and skills to use and pay off what I paid to get through school. Well, school is already paid off in full, but you know what I mean. Make it worth it. Also, the income could really help us add to our savings and prepare for a house. All of our debts (except his student loans) are paid off so it would really help the savings account.

I wasn't really going anywhere with Petsmart. I mean, what was I to do? Work 10-15 hours every week for the next 5 years while doing nothing else? I even spoke to my manager a few times about moving up to management (since most of my managers are younger than I with no other work experience), but she kept putting it off or making excuses not to meet with me. Heck, not even that. We scheduled times to meet but she wouldn't show up. So, I moved on. I probably wouldn't have been happy as management though anyway- not my style.

So yeah, that's my explanation for leaving and my plans to move on.

On a different note, I am smart. Yesterday, I was coming out of a store when I stepped on an angled-curb in the road and totally fell. I didn't hit the ground, but I tripped big enough to catch myself on my hands to keep from hitting the ground. I immediately bounced up like it was the most natural  thing, and as I glanced over at a car full of men, one of them said aloud, "I didn't see that!" I turned red and said back, "Nope, nobody saw that. I'm good!" I was also laughing at myself.

Of course, now my ankle has been hurting. Oh, my lovely clumsy self. Hopefully I can workout today without damaging myself further.

On a very different note, don't you hate when people flat out ask you your political views, especially on gay marriage? I do. I don't mind sharing my opinion, but at least let me be on friendly terms with you before we go into that...otherwise it's uncomfortable. Not to go too much into detail, but some people had come forward about me liking Quinn's "Yay, New York!" status update. In reality, I hadn't heard the news because I was away camping, so I thought he was actually going to New York- totally unrelated. He even shot me a text message to tease me about it. So, in fun, I left it up. No deep explanation there.

Anywho, time to get ready for the day. Bye!

I Has a Happy

 So, yesterday Gary and I were looking around for things to help with his video game developing he's doing on the side.  We then noticed a new Guitar Center had opened up nearby, so we decided to check it out. After some browsing and looking at things, we came home with this:

 I've been mentioning to Gary in the past (not consistently, but every now and then) how I miss playing the piano. As you know, it's not possible to have an actual piano inside an apartment, so he was nice enough to buy me a nice keyboard, stand, etc so I can play. Also, it hooks up to the computer and with specific software, you can create all kinds of music; something he's definitely interested in for his video game he's developing. So yay! I was happy.

Apparently someone else likes it, too:

 Uh huh...


Anyway, I may update a few more things later. But for now, home teacher will be over soon!

PS- Friday is my last day at Petsmart!

Small Update

    Our high today is 80. According to our 10-day forecast, we won't be going above 90. This is good news. This morning is a bit foggy, but it's beautiful and I'm loving it. I cannot wait until fall. This is a open-window kind of day.

    Sorry for the small brag, it's been pretty warm here lately so I'm soaking this one in.

   As for the Pollocks, all is going well. Gary's been enjoying his job as usual, and I've been enjoying life.  He is starting to develop mouse shoulder though, so we're working on his posture. It has to be hard sitting at a desk all day. I'm trying to get him to take actual breaks and go for walks during his workdays. Poor guy. He's been really busy though too during work.

   For my work, I haven't really been working. I work 2 days this week, each shift 4 hours. I try and be productive though. Errands, shopping (without spending too much), studying, whatever. When Gary gets home I try not to pull and drag him shopping somewhere, but it gets tempting.

Speaking of, we found an amazing Japanese restaurant nearby and they have the best food/sushi. We've been to a few places to experiment, but this one came out on top. It's new, too, but got incredible reviews from not only friends, but people in the area.

  It's named Sushi One. The sushi was seriously the best. The white fish, the shrimp, the cream cheese and avocado. Mmm, I'm already ready to go back there! Some of them were crunchy and deep fried. Just yum. So seriously, if you're ever in the area, go there! You will not regret it.

  We had an amazing dessert, too. Strawberry mochi ice cream. Delish!

Besides that, there really isn't much else to update. I might have some cool news later, but we'll see. I did update 2 of my blogs though. Enjoy!