Picture Perfect!

Here is the place I am planning on having the wedding... its the botanical gardens in Vienna, VA

Its really inexpensive too...

I love it... I dont know if I will have the wedding at the gazebo or not but at least its a great photo opp!

Keep this Date!

So I have our wedding date!!! I don't know if this is against whatever wedding planing rules are out there but I am gonna let you guys know... not like many people read this anyway. OK are you ready... June, 21st 2008!!! So if any of you happen to be in Virginia/Washington, DC area come on over.

I'm kinda bummed just for the fact that all my friends are in CA and most aren't going to come. Its going to be a very small but a classy and traditional wedding. Its exciting planning it and everything but overwhelming at the same time just cuz so much goes in to it. I am not gonna spend a ton of money and am cutting costs where I can, with out making it look cheap. We want to go on a cruise to the Caribbean for our honeymoon so we would like to save money on the wedding and spend more on the honeymoon. =) I really can't wait.

Mrs Patrick Ryan Early, Mrs Early, Mrs Katie Louise Early, Katie Early... I LOVE IT! =)

A little update.

So far my new job is pretty good. I process payroll and time sheets for our engineers who are contracted through other companies. It’s a bit hectic but I am finding new ways to make it easier everyday. I am totally broke right now and still waiting on my first paycheck.

I continued to work at Fridays for the first week of my new job but after a 16 hour day I was exhausted!!! I don’t think it really has been worth the effort. I barely make anything in tips and I am super tired at work the next day. I told Fridays not to put me on the schedule and I will just call in if I need a shift or if they need me, they can call me. So far I haven’t been back. I really miss the ppl there tho. I made a few good friends. =)

Not working at Fridays and not getting my first pay check for another two weeks has put us really in the hole. I am so broke. I haven’t paid my car payment that was due on the 25th of last month or my cell phone. =( I got a call from my dad pretty much pissed at me for not paying my car. Its ok tho…as long as I don’t let it go over 30 days I am good. Their credit won’t be effected. I love how my parents only call when they want something. Which is pretty much only when I am a little late on my car payment. They never ask why I am late….they just get mad that I haven’t paid it. …. I need to stop thinking of them. I have a lot of anger inside about them and I really need to let it go. Accept the fact that its not going to get better and that they really shouldn’t matter to me.

On top of all that the new daycare told us that we have two weeks to find a new daycare. =( She just started this daycare and India has really liked it and has been doing so well there. When we found her she had mentioned that she wanted to start her own family… what we didn’t know is that she was going to start it a few weeks after we got her. I guess she has been trying to get pregnant and did the whole fertility thing and now is pregnant with triplets maybe more and she is not even 2 months along and she is already on bed rest! So I have to find a new daycare…AGAIN! I feel bad for having to change things again for India. I always worry when she goes to a new place and I want to always make sure she is being taken care of. Its really hard and very stressful!

Hopefully just 2 more weeks and things will be better! :/

OMG!!!

I went to my interview...I still had the mind set that I really wasn't going to get the job...I was messing up on my application spelling things wrong and everything so I just didn't think it looked good. I went in and had my interview with the general manager and he liked me. He said that they were looking for a receptionist position and if I would like that... I told him that I hadn't had a receptionist job before and I really don't know how comfortable I would be with having a job where I am constantly on the phone and I honestly was looking for more of an administrative position. He was so surprised I was being honest with him and said he did have another position for a project coordinator/ admin assistant. He told me alittle about the job and I said I would be interested. He left and told me that he was going to have the HR manager sit with me and ask me a few questions and she came in and asked a few questions and then told me I had the job!!!

WHOA!!! When does that happen... she said that the position was open and she thought I would be great for it so why look any further. Also it makes a big difference to me and I really want to mention how there were still 4 other ppl sitting in the lobby waiting to interview!!! That shows me that they were not just desperate and wanted just anyone, they just really liked me I guess.

I start Monday!!! Oh and I will be making at least $34k a year and they have great benefits and everything. Flexible work schedules and semi-casual dress!!! I couldn't ask for anything better!!!

Broke!

I am not making near as much as I thought I would at Fridays. Its hard when we can only have 4 tables at a time and when your section only consists of 2 tops. I will make 4 dollars a table which is nothing!!!

I got a phone call from a company who I dont know if I applied to or they say my resume online but they want to interview me for an administrative assistant position that starts at 30k-40k a year!!! I am going to the interview this morning but sadly I dont think I will get it. I know its a bad way to think but for some reason there has always been someone better. If this job doesnt work out I am going to look into the airlines over here. Im a few minutes away from the Dulles airport here and there are a ton of jobs. Plus I really want the benefits of traveling for free. I have some future plans for them that I will get into in another blog. =)

Well...wish me luck, I am on my way!

Welcome to Friday's!

So after my very stressful job hunt I wasn't able to find any office jobs that would hire me as soon as I wanted. So I went with my first choice....Friday's.

I went and I was hired on the spot. I finished all my paper work and am training to be a server on Thursday night. YAY! Its probably going to be a little pay cut but hopefully we will manage. All of the restaurant lingo and just the kitchen atmosphere reminds me of my Disney days. The manager really liked that I came from Disney and I think the knowledge that I took from working there will help me out alot in my new job.

I hope I make good tips!

In other news. Patrick and I are going on a major no spending diet! We spend alot of money on food (i.e. going out, ordering out & take out) but NO MORE! I really want to save for our wedding and hopefully we are planning on maybe...buying a town house after our lease expires in April. We will save up for that live in it for a few years and sell it for hopefully more than we bought it for then move to a house. And if we get a town house we will have a yard and I can get a dog! YAY! So I'm just hoping everything will work out.

Bummed!

I didnt get the job.


... my self esteem dropped a few points... Im stressed!