Well I'm a little unsure at the moment where my summer will take me now.
I got a phone call today about a job in the next town over I had applied to, before the Alaska job.
It would be working at the State Park, which would be a lot of fun, its 11 miles away so I could bike there, and live at home (which means free food). I would also be making at least 400 more a month than living and working in Alaska. With my 1,000 a month student loan payments, that money is going to be needed. Badly.
But. Its Alaska. I've always dreamed of working there. I don't know, I guess I should see if I even get offered the job here, I mean I may be getting ahead of myself, they only asked me to come and interview.
I took my dogs up to the park today, since I had never been there, and thought it best when I interview to be able to say I had at least walked one of the trails once. We had a good hike, I think we only did like 3 or so miles, so it really wasn't much, but it with it getting dark I felt best to turn around. The park is really nice, not as nice as the actual wilderness, but still really beautiful.
I'm going down to Milwaukee this weekend, its the Team Pegasus party, so I'll get a chance to see some friends and see what they have to say about this situation.
Till next time..
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Well, well, well...look who's back on the blog. As if anyone hadn't noticed or couldn't tell, I am bad at keeping things such as this updated. At some point down at the ice I was more interested in living the experiences and much less enthused in writing about them. Silly as that may be, trust me its how I tend to be at times (ask my mom).
But here I am, giving this blog a second chance, perhaps a second life.
I make no promises that this will be continually updated either, but I will really do my best, and that's really all one can ask for isn't it?
Ah well, anyways onto different business. I am back from the Ice. Yes, I survived my first season, and left wanting more.
I spent about a week in New Zealand, hanging out with good friends, eating fresh food, and seeing birds and puppies and kitties. Everything I was hoping for and more. I watched a guy do a basketball street show in Cathedral Square, at Burger King as my first meal when we got to NZ (it was the only place open I swear), and got to live in a concussed world--story on that real quick....
Two days before I was to leave the continent, I was sleeping in Bens room, when his alarm went off that morning I somehow ended up falling out of his bed --it was about 5+ feet off the ground), and fell directly on my head (or so we presume). I ended up going back to sleep, but thankfully waking up, going to work, and I honestly have no recollection of any of it. My dear friend Kendra brought me to medical, they concluded it was a concussion and I was sent home and told I didn't have to work the next day, my day off. How lovely. Now I don't remember much of that or really even parts of my time in NZ, though I'm sure it was all grand.
--back to the main story.
The sad day came when I had to say goodbye to Ben. It was a bummer, but we had gotten to spend three days together in NZ which was more than we originally planned for. I spent my last few days with dear Sarah Bear and Tim, we rented a car with our friend Danny, and had our Sketchy car trip 09' which will forever live in my memory, and in video form.
Then I flew back to MKE, after 24+ hours of flying, I landed, shed some tears over my lost luggage, hugged my best friend holly and set out for Jimmy Johns and a grocery store (!!!)
Now I am back in Manitowoc, sitting at my parents house, thinking about all the people I dearly miss, wondering what will happen next, and mainly when I will get to go back to the ice.
So far I get to officially apply for two positions, coincidentally the two I really wanted, so my fingers are crossed for those. (!)
Now for the summer plans. I can't just sit around on my parents lazy boy all summer, first...that would get very very boring very quick (as in now), and second I just don't have the money to afford such a lifestyle...soo its off to different places and new adventures called....
Alaska! I got a job up there for the summer in Denali.
I think its grand that I will have gone from the bottom of the world, to almost the top of it, and hopefully right back down to the bottom. What more could a kid want?
well, that's all for now, I will really do my best to keep everyone posted on updates and life in general.
But here I am, giving this blog a second chance, perhaps a second life.
I make no promises that this will be continually updated either, but I will really do my best, and that's really all one can ask for isn't it?
Ah well, anyways onto different business. I am back from the Ice. Yes, I survived my first season, and left wanting more.
I spent about a week in New Zealand, hanging out with good friends, eating fresh food, and seeing birds and puppies and kitties. Everything I was hoping for and more. I watched a guy do a basketball street show in Cathedral Square, at Burger King as my first meal when we got to NZ (it was the only place open I swear), and got to live in a concussed world--story on that real quick....
Two days before I was to leave the continent, I was sleeping in Bens room, when his alarm went off that morning I somehow ended up falling out of his bed --it was about 5+ feet off the ground), and fell directly on my head (or so we presume). I ended up going back to sleep, but thankfully waking up, going to work, and I honestly have no recollection of any of it. My dear friend Kendra brought me to medical, they concluded it was a concussion and I was sent home and told I didn't have to work the next day, my day off. How lovely. Now I don't remember much of that or really even parts of my time in NZ, though I'm sure it was all grand.
--back to the main story.
The sad day came when I had to say goodbye to Ben. It was a bummer, but we had gotten to spend three days together in NZ which was more than we originally planned for. I spent my last few days with dear Sarah Bear and Tim, we rented a car with our friend Danny, and had our Sketchy car trip 09' which will forever live in my memory, and in video form.
Then I flew back to MKE, after 24+ hours of flying, I landed, shed some tears over my lost luggage, hugged my best friend holly and set out for Jimmy Johns and a grocery store (!!!)
Now I am back in Manitowoc, sitting at my parents house, thinking about all the people I dearly miss, wondering what will happen next, and mainly when I will get to go back to the ice.
So far I get to officially apply for two positions, coincidentally the two I really wanted, so my fingers are crossed for those. (!)
Now for the summer plans. I can't just sit around on my parents lazy boy all summer, first...that would get very very boring very quick (as in now), and second I just don't have the money to afford such a lifestyle...soo its off to different places and new adventures called....
Alaska! I got a job up there for the summer in Denali.
I think its grand that I will have gone from the bottom of the world, to almost the top of it, and hopefully right back down to the bottom. What more could a kid want?
well, that's all for now, I will really do my best to keep everyone posted on updates and life in general.
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