It Begins

Well, I was going to post about my new desk (which is awesome)

Or my interview on Friday (somewhat frustrating - no job offer yet)

But intstead, I present....

OUR NEW DOG!

She's a 5-year-old, long-haired Dachschund.  We adopted her from a foster family, where she has only been for a few days.  Before that she lived with an old lady who had to move into a nursing home, so her family passed the dog around and eventually gave her up for adoption.  More to come!

The Interview That Never Was

I still haven't met with Ash Brokerage.  Here's an update:

I woke up at 7am yesterday (EARLY for me) and got dressed in a suit.  I even made eggs and toast (i don't usually eat breakfast) and was all ready to go by 8.  I needed to leave at 8:15 to be there early for a 9:00 interview with the CEO and Executive VP.  Right as I was about to leave, I saw I had a voicemail from the HR manager.  She said the CEO and VP had a meeting with some visitors at 9:00, so I should come at 9:30.  I wished they had told me that the night before, because then I could have slept longer.  Anyways, no big deal, I just watched Conan, which I had missed the night before.

I got to Ash at 9:15 and the HR person met me.  She said while I was waiting, I could meet with the rest of the IT dept.  So I met some of the people I could potentially be working with, which is good.   Joe, the web developer who was giving me the tour, was told to have me back upstairs by 9:30.  So he did, and I sat.  Until 10:10, when the executive VP (Jason) came power walking over to me, extended a quick handshake and told me to have a seat.  HE apologized, but said the meeting with the "out of town guests" (potential big client?) was running over and he didn't want to waste my time.  He said he would call me that night to reschedule for tomorrow.  He never called.

So this morning I set an alarm for 8am to check for messages from them.  Nothing.  I called the HR manager and left her a voicemail.  No call back as of yet.  So here I am again, waiting anxiously when I could have been sleeping.  It's been 2 weeks since my in-person interview.  Can't they make a decision yet?  This is getting a little ridiculous.

BMV?

Indiana calls it the "BMV - Bureau of Motor Vehicles".  I had to take a 50-question written test, but passed with no problem and got my license within an hour.  I think that's a miracle for a DMV/BMV/whatever you call it.  I couldn't get the title of my car transfered because my mom needs to sign a form.  So I need to mail it to her, have her return it, then it will be good to go on that front.

Also today I had a very frustrating grocery shopping experience.  None of the things I wanted to buy were in the grocery store.  Maybe more on that tomorrow.  For now I have to get to sleep for my interview tomorrow at 9am with the C.E.O and executive VP of Ash Brokerage.  I hope I get a job offer tomorrow!

Moving Day!

So here I am and this is how I plan on keeping everyone updated, at least for the first few weeks. I left Malvern at noon on Tuesday, got on the PA Turnpike at 12:30 after one last Wawa hoagie. From here out, I'll be eating subs.  I cleaned everything before I left - and I mean CLEANED - including steam cleaning the carpet of my room.  I left it in great condition:

 

The things left in my closet are mostly for Annabelle and Jackson (my niece and nephew)

And I cleaned the basement:

I made it to Ohio at 4:58

My Indiana sign picture came out blurry, so here's one from my trip out last week - taken at a rest stop on I-69:

I made it to Indiana at 8:30.  From there, it was only 45 mins to my apt and new home!  Here's a shot of the outside:

I unloaded all my boxes in less than half an hour by running up and down the stairs (we are on the 2nd floor).  Then I unpacked for an hour and got most of my boxes away before Kelly got home at 11.  From there, it was time to relax with some tv until bed.  Later tonight I'll update about what happened today.