New/old job

Well, I am back in Columbus and working in Private Wealth Mgmt again. Thank GOD! Working retail for the branch is like banging your head against the wall every single day, or at least it was for me. I work with a great group of people, all six of us. We have fun, work hard, and it's like an extended family.

This is the view of our building from the pool

Our office is on the 9th floor and overlooks the Renaissance Hotel pool area. I'm a little sad that the weather is getting cooler & the pool shall soon close. Friday's are great. They prep for weddings/parties and for some reason there typically is a large amount of people who are at the pool on Friday. Our end of the floor also gets may visitors Friday afternoon to check out the "talent" next door.

and this is our view...

Last week the USC cheerleaders practiced for a few hours out there on Friday before the game. Sorry no pics.

Apartment rebuild

The day after

One month later...front/back of building

Today

It was been almost 2 1/2 months and the old apartment building is coming along. That is a good thing because I was about to lose my mind seeing the burned out building every day. I am sure I am just being dramatic but it freaked me out every day and I relived it in my mind. Maybe I should just go see a therapist. lol. It is exciting that it is being worked on and that in a few short months it will look normal again. I know, I have issues. But, I am at a loss of what to write about.

Wrong on so many levels....

What is in his mouth you ask??

So I figured when we moved from our tiny town of West Lafayette, Ohio I thought the city life was going to be so much different. Well, today, that all changed. I work in an eastern suburb of Cincinnati (inside the loop) and a few of the ladies I work with live about 20 minutes further outside of the city. Let's just say what happens in the country should STAY in the country!!

One of them was talking about how when she came home the other night there were dead squirrels in her sink!! Apparently the neighbors had been out hunting (in the front yard)?!? I am horrified to think that they we in her sink but the fact that she was excited to have them for dinner the following night!! OMG! So I lived a sheltered life...I only thought that Laura Ingalls ate squirrels. I did not even her anyone in West Lafayette say they ate them. Because my mouth was stuck in the shocked/open position, she calls home, tells who ever answered the phone to take a picture. So she comes in today and says how yummy the squirrels and the tiny eyes...ugh, and then she had a picture. SHE IS NUTS!!They still have the damn teeth in them!!

Family

Cannon River

When you live away from your family & friends for so many years I think you learn to appreciate them even more. I spent the past week back at home in Minnesota. I had the best time I have ever had when I went home.

My Aunt June & I

I got to hang out with my parents, sister, nieces/nephews, and my friends. I also was able to see a bunch of people that I went to high school with as well.

Lisa, Sandy, me, and Miss Maddy (front)

It almost makes me want to move back home again. But there are two reasons that it will not happen, one, it's too cold for my husband, and it's too cold for me! ha ha!

Posts

Well, I have taken a bunch of pics and have a few sarcastic comments to put up here but I am too tired. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get back in the swing of this thing..lol

My drama

So, this past week has been pretty miserable for me. A week ago Sunday my husband and I were hanging out in our apartment and all of a sudden he hears someone say, "Oh my God," looks out, and sees that our apartment building was on FIRE! I about crapped my pants! We got the cat, the bird, wallet/purse, shoes, and car keys and that was it. The way it looked the whole building was going to burn down. Luckily for us it was only 2 apartments and a bunch with water damage for most tenants. We for the most part came out unscathed physically but I am an emotional wreck. Everything makes me jumpy and we have temporary furniture in our new apartment (we had to move out) until our stuff finally arrives tomorrow so I feel unsettled.

We lived on the left, 2nd one down

This has changed my outlook on a lot of things in life. Things that used to upset me or stress me out are far less important. All the little things that we have are only things and the friends and family we have are the most important. I am thankful for everything we have and grateful to have a wonderful support network. We also met our neighbors and everyone came together to help each other out which was awesome.

Too bad this was the first post in a couple of months. Oh well, gotta start again somewhere. Anyway, thank you to all with the well wishes. It has been greatly appreciated.

Orange Blossoms

Oh how I miss the orange blossoms. When I lived in Arizona I would skate on the greenbelt in Scottsdale. Every spring the orange trees near Osborn Rd and it smelled wonderful when you would skate by. While at my father's house I found an orange tree that was blossoming and it was WONDERFUL!! Sigh...I miss that smell.