The Middle One

Christina Aguilera Tribute to Etta James

Now this is truly amazing. What a tribute. What a talent. 

The Birthday Girl

Wish you were here

Love,

it's me

The middle one

 

Good Morning Saturday!

I have been in this big yellow victorian for one week. You could imaging that I am way more comfortable here than at the hotel/motel. There are some things things I do miss about hotel/motel living. First, I feel more secure at the hotel/motel. There is always somebody at the front desk and there is only one way into your room. This house has a million windows! I have daily maid service there. I am the maid service here. That's were it stops. I don't have to shovel snow there or at the house. They have a service that comes around with the snow plow and clears the driveway!! Yeah!

Good Morning Saturday! : ) 

Lil Yellow House

I should say big yellow victorian. You have to know this about me,  have always wanted to live in a victorian home. I don't think you would really think that of me if you just know me casually, but it's true. I wanted a big home with an even bigger garden filled with hydrangeas. When I saw that my house was a yellow victorian I was a happy girl.............But what's the catch. There's got to be a catch.

I had to check out of the hotel/motel Monday morning. I was so stressed out because I didn't know what to expect. I ate very little up until then to make sure that I had enough money to pay for one more night in the hotel/motel just in case the place was a mess. So now it's 4:30, time to leave work and go to my new home for the next 12weeks............I drive up and there is garbage all over the side pouch ( my entrance ) A young man comes out to greet me and says "we just need 10 min." They had to put up the blinds in the kitchen. "go ahead and move your things in"

Let me give you the tour as I saw it for the first time:

view from the side door

the kitchen

here is the gift they left for me, a KEURIG brewer with a big bow of refills!!!

Diningroom

The bathroom

through the french doors!

into the front room

Do I have a TV? Yep ( it's a small one though )

the judge looks happy. But wait, theres just a bit more

A piano! WTF

So thats it for now. I will show you the outside when I can. It is winter and I do not plan on spending too much time outside. I am very happy. They have delivered on everything that was promised to me. So far this has been a great adventure!.........I want to go home.

 

 

House Hunt

I have been without internet service since I moved out of the motel/hotel, so now we have to play catch up. I was up and ready to look for this house that I was suppose to move in to on Monday the 16th. I was told that was the date but hadn't heard from anyone about an exchange of keys or anything. The agency wanted me to sign a lease........they are out of their minds. I haven't even seen the place and they want my name on a lease? I don't think so. Sunday I went a huntin' and it was COOOOLD!!! 2 (two) degrees and windy. 

 

The Saturday Trade

I just had to do it. I felt very unsafe in the Ford Focus. Just had to trade her in. That car gets great gas mil age, but at what cost. Now I am driving a very heavy 2012 Chevy Impala. Much better for the psyche.

 

My First Time

They said it would happen. I prayed that it wouldn't be so.........but it was. SNOW!!!!! It started in the afternoon and it is still coming down now ( 8:42p ). It was my first time.....driving in snow and ice. Not fun when one is driving a Ford Focus without snow tires. What a piece of crap car.

I have to park in an outdoor parking lot for employees. When I got to my car it was covered with a blanket of white glistening, freshly fallen snow. CRAP! how do I get this off my car. WITH MY HANDS. " Excuse me, would you like to borrow my brush" WELL YEs!!! I mean oohhh thank you so much ( batting my eyes ) So I start my car, get it all wiped down and i'm off. No i'm not because I can't make it up the hill. My car keeps sliding down and sliding. I was surprisingly calm. I just inched my way up slowly until I reached the top. I'm now on the main road and driving 5 mph. I drove that way all the way to the motel/hotel. I slid a couple of times, but I just kept my cool and didn't over correct my steering or slam on the breaks. I mean why would I? I was driving so slow. I don't think I would really mind driving in snow and ice, if it wasn't for the lack of snow tires and the fact that the Focus has no weight to it. It's like a little paper car. I don't think i'm going to take any chances tomorrow. I will take a cab to work and bum a ride back. I think i'm gonna' call the car people and ask for a different car. Wish me luck!!!

 

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Here's the poop, yesterday I couldn't do a blog post because my internet was down. So this is day 3 and 4 of my adventure. Yesterday I had a full day of orientation. The HR department is in an entirely different town than the hospital. I did not expect the building to be very nice at all. I am not sure why. Maybe it's because they had to work so hard to find someone to work there. It had to be a dump right? Well wrong. I spend 8 boring hours here

this was in the small lobby before entering the main lobby.

Hey, let's go upstairs now

Ok for lunch I had to go super cheap just in case I get to the end of the work week and they say Ha Ha jokes on you. You really thought we were going to pay you too! So I ate here

Isn't it cute! anew old fashioned McDonalds. I have to go back and take pictures of the interior. It has a 50's style decor. I had this........ the worst latte in the world.

After this delicious meal I went back to more boring orientation. Which by the way was all done on the computer. The HR person said "let me know if you need anything." When I did, she looked totally annoyed. HAHAHEE!

By the time I left for the day it was dark and 27F Oh My Lordy!!!!! Will my cheap Ford focus start? and where am I going? I can't see.

 

Today was my first day of work. The hospital is the nicest part of the area. The drive down is very gray. I guess I am downtown cuz there's a lot of concrete. No pictures today because it was a work day. I met the Dr, my co workers etc. What I find so interesting is that I can fly a couple thousand miles and meet the same people. I met the nasty one ( I will have to watch that one ), the nice one, the super hard worker, the lazy one. It's incredible! I was already asked to come back once my 13 weeks is over. Lets get through the winter first!!!! 

Oh yeah, since I have been here, I have only seen one other black person HHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

 

 

 

Is There Really a Car?

I was in a coma this morning, totally jet lagged. Had a horrible headache. I was supposed to be meeting a car later to take me to my rental. If nobody shows, i'm gonna look like an idiot waiting in this lobby. Fortunately, Alley showed up and took me here.

to pick up this

It's a 2012 Ford focus, silver. Drives worse than my 2000 Ford Taurus. I hated that car. That car prompted my upgrade to my BMW. Now I need to buy a new car and I can't afford another beemer, so I will have to buy a cheaper car. I guarantee you it will not be a Ford anything!

Some things that I have noticed about ME. The people here do not particularly care for Starbucks. There are only 2 in the area. There are two camps here, Tim Hortons or Dunkin' Donuts. DD has a slight edge because Tim Hortons is Canadian. I will have to check out TH. There is one within walking distance of my motel.

AND

It is freezing out here 35F and these people are walking around in jackets, heavy sweaters. I feel foolish in my full length black wool coat..........but i'm warm! 

First day on the job tomorrow. Is there really a job?

Adventure Day 1

I am going to try to do a daily blog post while i'm away from home. Right now I am struggling to stay awake. I am super tired. My sis drove me to the airport early this morning. I mean early. It was 3:50 am when she sent me a text telling me she was downstairs. Ummmmm I just woke up! So I grabbed Razz and ran downstairs to let her in. I got dressed in seconds, threw on my eyebrows....lordy, I didn't know if they were straight or not!!! and we were off to LAX. On the way I let my sis in on what I was going to do. Oh, I was just driving to the airport because some guy I never met told me he had a friend. Yep. I was going to get on a plane and fly across country for a job where they were going to pay for ALLLLLLL my expenses. My sister listened to my plan and started chewing her face. My son had all kinds of words for his mother. "Mom, if it sounds to good to be true, it usually is" So off I went. Would my tickets really be there? Are these people really going to put me up in a hotel until my fully furnished home is ready for me?  We shall see. Oh, I can't forget my car.....Riiiiight. My flight was at 6:30am I finished this journey in ME. I will be here for the next 13 weeks......working riiiight. I will be picked up at my hotel and taken to pick up my car. Well I better get some sleep. I am super tired. I said that already. It was a stressful day. I wasn't really sure about this plan ( but I was certainly game ), and I could tell my son and my sister were very worried. I sent text messages throughout the day and sent pictures of the hotel/motel I am staying at. Good night all