Miami University ranks in Top 10 ‘party schools’
Eeeeep. Work hard, play hard. Hope they don't fall too far down in rankings though...
Monday, September 17, 2012
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Finding my place and loving it!
You know it's been a while since I've written a post when once again, the layout of blogger changes....
I've been here working for nearly 3 months now and it's been quite an experience... I'd say 95% Great and 5% Anxiety. Which, if you know me well... that is really good that it's only at 5% for my Anxiety. The job is stressful but I'm learning to channel this stress towards good and exploring the data and just diving in. Apparently that's one of my personality traits according to the Predictive Index. Essentially I am
1) Dominant (the most under my manager, haha) which demonstrates that I am independent, assertive and a self-starter
2) Mildly patient (I don't see how this is, but maybe I'm patient about the process of how things work).
3) Mildly Introverted (thinking things through).
4) Creative/Innovative
5) Apparently I'm not afraid of failure/rejection and keep pushing forward I think I am somewhat apprehensive as of late because I'm not used to this kind of position.
I mean, until now, I was used to just being told what to do and having my new ideas go nowhere because people didn't want to pursue new things. Now, I can actually really get engaged with the team, contribute, let my ideas flow, and actually see things happen!
Even though the timelines given are sometimes really fast and sometimes I think they're cutting it really close... I'm learning that because of that it is crucial to get a handle on all things data and SAS to get things done efficiently because you never know what kind of things need to be done to get the data organized and coded in a useful manner. It's cool that we can use this to our advantage in terms of management and working together as a team to really put us out there in the organization. Data can show some really cool things and I'm learning a lot on the way. .... I also love my coworkers.
They are so awesome. I'm pretty close to two of them as we are young, lol. I'm still the youngest but I don't want that to be my disadvantage. If anything, I will try to put it to my advantage because I've got the energy to just throw myself into any project and I'm hoping that I truly will be independent/competent in a few months. I love my job and I hope I can continue feeling that way. I'm really getting used to my new life/routine although sometimes I do get a little lonely and I wish I had somebody here to motivate and encourage me... or at least make me do things that are not work. hah.
Life is good. I have a great family, great guy, great friends, great job. The rest, even if they are annoying... are just little blips. No big deal. I just have to adapt, be resilient, and enjoy life to the best of my ability. At least I've been doing better about being healthy. I've been eating better, I try to move around more, and I try to keep my spirits up. Looking forward to whatever the future holds but at the same time I want to revel in the present because I'm realizing time goes by too fast! was looking over old photos with the fam of Luke for his school assignment and he was suuuuch a cutie and I miss his baby-ness. He's still super cute and I'm really upset that he had a bully in preschool but he's such a sweet kid... hope kindergarten is a lot better. He is pretty awesome.
1) Dominant (the most under my manager, haha) which demonstrates that I am independent, assertive and a self-starter
2) Mildly patient (I don't see how this is, but maybe I'm patient about the process of how things work).
3) Mildly Introverted (thinking things through).
4) Creative/Innovative
5) Apparently I'm not afraid of failure/rejection and keep pushing forward I think I am somewhat apprehensive as of late because I'm not used to this kind of position.
I mean, until now, I was used to just being told what to do and having my new ideas go nowhere because people didn't want to pursue new things. Now, I can actually really get engaged with the team, contribute, let my ideas flow, and actually see things happen!
Even though the timelines given are sometimes really fast and sometimes I think they're cutting it really close... I'm learning that because of that it is crucial to get a handle on all things data and SAS to get things done efficiently because you never know what kind of things need to be done to get the data organized and coded in a useful manner. It's cool that we can use this to our advantage in terms of management and working together as a team to really put us out there in the organization. Data can show some really cool things and I'm learning a lot on the way. .... I also love my coworkers.
They are so awesome. I'm pretty close to two of them as we are young, lol. I'm still the youngest but I don't want that to be my disadvantage. If anything, I will try to put it to my advantage because I've got the energy to just throw myself into any project and I'm hoping that I truly will be independent/competent in a few months. I love my job and I hope I can continue feeling that way. I'm really getting used to my new life/routine although sometimes I do get a little lonely and I wish I had somebody here to motivate and encourage me... or at least make me do things that are not work. hah.
Life is good. I have a great family, great guy, great friends, great job. The rest, even if they are annoying... are just little blips. No big deal. I just have to adapt, be resilient, and enjoy life to the best of my ability. At least I've been doing better about being healthy. I've been eating better, I try to move around more, and I try to keep my spirits up. Looking forward to whatever the future holds but at the same time I want to revel in the present because I'm realizing time goes by too fast! was looking over old photos with the fam of Luke for his school assignment and he was suuuuch a cutie and I miss his baby-ness. He's still super cute and I'm really upset that he had a bully in preschool but he's such a sweet kid... hope kindergarten is a lot better. He is pretty awesome.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Life in Kentucky is pretty good. Crazy.
So, first off... I Love My Job! :)
I love the fast-paced work, the brilliant coworkers, the amazing technology, and of course the perks of working for Humana. This place fits me well and the people I am surrounded by inspire me to be great in my professional development. I feel challenged. It is exciting work and I actually see results and actually make a difference in health behavior, predictive modeling, and of course a major company's bottom line which also increases my cost shares, haha. Learning a lot about how everything in health comes together... pharmaceuticals, risks, costs, types of insurance, health risks, incentives, health behaviors, drivers of health behaviors, how companies are run, politics, etc. So much going on all the time! Get to talk to people from all over... I can't wait to learn even more and become more autonomous/independent/innovative. I think I'm on track.
Living in Kentucky is pretty good so far apart from the terrifying drivers and experiences as a pedestrian in this city.... and the storms... hail... yea...
Otherwise, it's peaceful, I really like my apartment... Although, life is expensive but the reality of it is that that is how life is and if I have to live alone I want to be somewhere nice and safe. That, and as Josh says... I'm not exactly the simplest of person in terms of living. But, I'm not impractical as I am actually very good with money....hah. It doesn't help that coworkers want to go out to eat at lunch and sometimes dinner... and sometimes I will indulge because I want to get to know people better because when we are at work we are all pretty absorbed because some of the work is intense. But... these two weeeks is OFFICE OLYMPICS! My Team (Team Delta) has not won any events so far though. My paper airplane flew really well in practice but it just couldn't handle the pressure. And... playing backgammon with strategic people while I have no real experience...was not successful but I only lost by one chip-thing so that's not bad, really. Hopefully other events prove to be more successful. Darts, Chariot Races, Trivia, paper toss, etc.... of course this happens around lunch so we don't lose work time but we do get to build relationships with each other! our VP is really cool. She bought us backgammon for our olympics, and she gave me tips on how to play. I love that these people work really hard, and are brilliant, but yet have lives and personalities. Very encouraging indeed.
Josh likes it here when he visits so far which is good. Haven't quite hashed out exactly what is going to happen in the future but we are both pretty flexible. I get really good PTO, get paid well, and once I get better at what I do I'll have a little more freedom. It's pretty much touch and go from here but I'm not too worried. I'm pretty sure I'm resilient and adaptable.
Although, my manager did ask me if he plans on moving here. We'll see. We've discussed it but there's no rush and there are too many things to figure out in the mean time and we are both very busy.
There are so many other things going on lately too, but right now I'm just happy that life is good for the most part. :)
I love the fast-paced work, the brilliant coworkers, the amazing technology, and of course the perks of working for Humana. This place fits me well and the people I am surrounded by inspire me to be great in my professional development. I feel challenged. It is exciting work and I actually see results and actually make a difference in health behavior, predictive modeling, and of course a major company's bottom line which also increases my cost shares, haha. Learning a lot about how everything in health comes together... pharmaceuticals, risks, costs, types of insurance, health risks, incentives, health behaviors, drivers of health behaviors, how companies are run, politics, etc. So much going on all the time! Get to talk to people from all over... I can't wait to learn even more and become more autonomous/independent/innovative. I think I'm on track.
Living in Kentucky is pretty good so far apart from the terrifying drivers and experiences as a pedestrian in this city.... and the storms... hail... yea...
Otherwise, it's peaceful, I really like my apartment... Although, life is expensive but the reality of it is that that is how life is and if I have to live alone I want to be somewhere nice and safe. That, and as Josh says... I'm not exactly the simplest of person in terms of living. But, I'm not impractical as I am actually very good with money....hah. It doesn't help that coworkers want to go out to eat at lunch and sometimes dinner... and sometimes I will indulge because I want to get to know people better because when we are at work we are all pretty absorbed because some of the work is intense. But... these two weeeks is OFFICE OLYMPICS! My Team (Team Delta) has not won any events so far though. My paper airplane flew really well in practice but it just couldn't handle the pressure. And... playing backgammon with strategic people while I have no real experience...was not successful but I only lost by one chip-thing so that's not bad, really. Hopefully other events prove to be more successful. Darts, Chariot Races, Trivia, paper toss, etc.... of course this happens around lunch so we don't lose work time but we do get to build relationships with each other! our VP is really cool. She bought us backgammon for our olympics, and she gave me tips on how to play. I love that these people work really hard, and are brilliant, but yet have lives and personalities. Very encouraging indeed.
Josh likes it here when he visits so far which is good. Haven't quite hashed out exactly what is going to happen in the future but we are both pretty flexible. I get really good PTO, get paid well, and once I get better at what I do I'll have a little more freedom. It's pretty much touch and go from here but I'm not too worried. I'm pretty sure I'm resilient and adaptable.
Although, my manager did ask me if he plans on moving here. We'll see. We've discussed it but there's no rush and there are too many things to figure out in the mean time and we are both very busy.
There are so many other things going on lately too, but right now I'm just happy that life is good for the most part. :)
Thursday, May 17, 2012
My body hurts and these calls don't help
Yesterday morning starting at 8AM I started receiving calls constantly until about 5-6PM. Unsolicited calls. I had just woken up.
They say they want to help me due to my auto accident, want to offer their medical services such as chiropractor and their legal services such as an attorney. I keep telling them I already have a chiropractor but they use the same tactics as a telemarketer (which I'd know, haha) so I figured out pretty quickly that they have nothing to do with the other guy's insurance company and would give me something ambiguous when I asked how they know about me, and who they are with. After the first two calls I quit answering because they would make themselves sound as legit as they could as if "third party" is just a term used loosely. No. I don't need more people confusing my life.
THen I called the guy's insurance company and she explained what was going on and I made sure I knew what numbers NOT to ignore because I'm not trying to be rude but I want to screen these calls. I've been having to save more people's numbers into my contact list because of this.
By 5-6PM I had received over 30 calls and probably 10-15 voicemails. Thankfully with my smartphone I can tell who calls and choose which voicemails I want to listen to and delete them pretty quickly without much of a hassle.
Anyway, this morning I talked to Josh's mom to make sure it's ok that Melissa n I come by Saturday to drop the dog off. Dog can't go in rental car.
Which, btw, the rental car is actually pretty cool except it has terrible visibility especially since I can't move my neck much to see around me. So, it is not a very pleasant driving experience and I am so floaty in the head that I don't want to drive at all. Only reason I am driving that car is to get me groceries and to the chiropractor.
My chiropractor appointment went rather well today. Construction getting there was a pain though.
He took x-rays of my neck, did some light alignment (which still hurt really badly even though I am medicated). I will try to lay off on the medication so when I see the chiropractor again on Friday he will have a better idea of what my state is. Before this accident I was in near perfect condition, he couldn't really find anything wrong with me and I was very lined up. Now I am not and he didn't seem too pleased with what my spine and stuff look like now. He would cringe occasionally as he was checking out my neck, back and how much I could move. That isn't good because before this I'd always been a very flexible person with a rather strong back which I am aware of because of how much I can do with my back muscles on weight machines. Good thing I have decent muscles to begin with. It will take some time for me to get back to my original condition. I would also like to stop feeling so weak/floaty/sleepy all the time. Although I am awake now because my body aches which woke me up.
The claims person from the guy's insurance is going to come see me in like 5 hours or so to talk to me in person. We'll see how that goes. I don't want to settle. Not because I want a lot of money, I just don't know how long it will be for me to be 100% again and what it will take.
Good thing is that as soon as the body shop gets the parts the baby FIAT can be fixed in 4-5 days.
Ugh, I just want everything to be normal and dealing with work from home and trying to make myself concentrate on my culminating when I am feeling so floaty and not hearing back from my advisor and second reader yet is frustrating.
Blah.
They say they want to help me due to my auto accident, want to offer their medical services such as chiropractor and their legal services such as an attorney. I keep telling them I already have a chiropractor but they use the same tactics as a telemarketer (which I'd know, haha) so I figured out pretty quickly that they have nothing to do with the other guy's insurance company and would give me something ambiguous when I asked how they know about me, and who they are with. After the first two calls I quit answering because they would make themselves sound as legit as they could as if "third party" is just a term used loosely. No. I don't need more people confusing my life.
THen I called the guy's insurance company and she explained what was going on and I made sure I knew what numbers NOT to ignore because I'm not trying to be rude but I want to screen these calls. I've been having to save more people's numbers into my contact list because of this.
By 5-6PM I had received over 30 calls and probably 10-15 voicemails. Thankfully with my smartphone I can tell who calls and choose which voicemails I want to listen to and delete them pretty quickly without much of a hassle.
Anyway, this morning I talked to Josh's mom to make sure it's ok that Melissa n I come by Saturday to drop the dog off. Dog can't go in rental car.
Which, btw, the rental car is actually pretty cool except it has terrible visibility especially since I can't move my neck much to see around me. So, it is not a very pleasant driving experience and I am so floaty in the head that I don't want to drive at all. Only reason I am driving that car is to get me groceries and to the chiropractor.
My chiropractor appointment went rather well today. Construction getting there was a pain though.
He took x-rays of my neck, did some light alignment (which still hurt really badly even though I am medicated). I will try to lay off on the medication so when I see the chiropractor again on Friday he will have a better idea of what my state is. Before this accident I was in near perfect condition, he couldn't really find anything wrong with me and I was very lined up. Now I am not and he didn't seem too pleased with what my spine and stuff look like now. He would cringe occasionally as he was checking out my neck, back and how much I could move. That isn't good because before this I'd always been a very flexible person with a rather strong back which I am aware of because of how much I can do with my back muscles on weight machines. Good thing I have decent muscles to begin with. It will take some time for me to get back to my original condition. I would also like to stop feeling so weak/floaty/sleepy all the time. Although I am awake now because my body aches which woke me up.
The claims person from the guy's insurance is going to come see me in like 5 hours or so to talk to me in person. We'll see how that goes. I don't want to settle. Not because I want a lot of money, I just don't know how long it will be for me to be 100% again and what it will take.
Good thing is that as soon as the body shop gets the parts the baby FIAT can be fixed in 4-5 days.
Ugh, I just want everything to be normal and dealing with work from home and trying to make myself concentrate on my culminating when I am feeling so floaty and not hearing back from my advisor and second reader yet is frustrating.
Blah.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Baby Fiat is Injured. and in shop.
I don't think I am a lucky person. AT ALL.
Coming back from the mall... I was sitting at the light at 270/Wilson-ish. Had just gotten off Exit 10 onto Roberts Road. Got rear ended by an oldsmobile. Thankfully that car is short and went straight for my bumper and not the rest of the car. My car is ok-ish. Just the bumper jacked up and falling off. And my leg hurts and I smacked my head. I hobble.
His car was in TERRIBLE shape. Totally smashed up front, window totally shattered. He was beating the inside of his car and hitting the horn in anger and his horn went for so long it died. THen he had to kick the door to get himself out. I was a sitting duck. He was searching for his wallet when it happened? so essentially he was too close to me, wasn't looking, and the light was RED. he would have probably run it if I wasn't there.
So... cop was very nice. I immediately called 9-11, my road-side assistance with FIAT which sent a tow truck in like 40 minutes. By that time I had talked to my mother, father, and Trish. And the medics who think I should be ok but my leg hurts/sore.
By the time I was in the tow truck headed towards bob boyd collision center the other guy was still waiting for tow truck and Trish was on her way to meet me there to take me home. She is awesome.
She also helped me walk Molly (who is also limpy). We are quite a pair.
Antonio will pick me up for work tomorrow thankfully.
Life. Expect the unexpected.
I am sore.
Coming back from the mall... I was sitting at the light at 270/Wilson-ish. Had just gotten off Exit 10 onto Roberts Road. Got rear ended by an oldsmobile. Thankfully that car is short and went straight for my bumper and not the rest of the car. My car is ok-ish. Just the bumper jacked up and falling off. And my leg hurts and I smacked my head. I hobble.
His car was in TERRIBLE shape. Totally smashed up front, window totally shattered. He was beating the inside of his car and hitting the horn in anger and his horn went for so long it died. THen he had to kick the door to get himself out. I was a sitting duck. He was searching for his wallet when it happened? so essentially he was too close to me, wasn't looking, and the light was RED. he would have probably run it if I wasn't there.
So... cop was very nice. I immediately called 9-11, my road-side assistance with FIAT which sent a tow truck in like 40 minutes. By that time I had talked to my mother, father, and Trish. And the medics who think I should be ok but my leg hurts/sore.
By the time I was in the tow truck headed towards bob boyd collision center the other guy was still waiting for tow truck and Trish was on her way to meet me there to take me home. She is awesome.
She also helped me walk Molly (who is also limpy). We are quite a pair.
Antonio will pick me up for work tomorrow thankfully.
Life. Expect the unexpected.
I am sore.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Found New Home in Kentucky
Melissa was very kind to volunteer to accompany me to Louisville to look for a new home for me... She came Friday after work. Then we had dinner at Mazah Mediterranean Eatery (which is inexpensive, quick, and delicious!). Then we made it just in time to watch Five Year Engagement which was a wonderfully cute and meaningful movie! It reminded me how important it is not to lose yourself and give yourself up in a relationship because life would be unhappy and you'd resent the other person.
Woke up at 6-ish AM. Woke Melissa up at around 6:30 AM. We had breakfast, got ready, repacked... I moved my roomie's car from the front of the garage (...really?) and then we hit the road at around 7:30AM.
We managed to have beauuutiful weather! it sprinkled occasionally as we practically followed the rain but it was primarily just overcast. Good temperature, no real rain... it was a very nice drive with little traffic. Did stop about 20 minutes out of Louisville because I was running low on fuel (thanks to my tiny ~10gallon tank, lol) and had to pee. Very old gas-pump, even at a BP. I had trouble reading the screen as it was just a bunch of scrolling dots.
Got to Louisville at 11AM and arrived at our first apartment complex next to a mall. From online the apartments looked like they would be beautiful and give my current complex, The Quarry, a run for its money (literally) but no... it was a hack job. The apartment buildings had really random vinyl siding colorations. For example... a building is supposed to be light blue but some of the siding fell off at some point perhaps... instead of replacing it with light blue it could be yellow, gray, green, cream... It's like they just threw it on at night or they are color blind. Paint job was pretty bad. Kitchen cabinets were ugly. Bathroom was just tolerable. And they were asking for $850 for a 1b1b. Really? It's not the cost... It's what you get for the cost. I'd be perfectly willing to pay that much for something like the quarry... not something I could do a better job of myself. Hack job. Also, it had a really tiny pool.... smaller than our "mini" pool here at the Quarry.
Then we had lunch at the mall. We got very disoriented as there were no real patterns/logic to parking lot placement... so we had trouble figuring out where food was. Managed to find a Qdoba.
Then we went to destination 2. It was pretty great. The clubhouse - GORGEOUS. SO HUGE! It has nice pool, outdoor kitchen, table tennis, pool, grand piano, nice loungy chairs, yoga/pilates room, nice workout center... overall, I have never seen such a nice leasing office/club house. And there are two tennis courts :-D. Oh, and a car wash area!!! and no doggie size restrictions!!! Melissa and I were impressed especially with the professional presentation of the management staff.
The apartment units themselves are ok. Definitely no Quarry but I've come to conclude that such a place does not even exist in that city... if it does, I cannot find it and I am a pretty resourceful person. IF it does exist I am not paying like 1k for a one bedroom. I managed to find a first floor, overlooking a courtyard, decent parking, may be able to get a car port, BAY WINDOW! SO EXCITED ABOUT BAY WINDOW ! (i have always wanted one). The size of the apartment is decent as is the kitchen. Bedroom is smaller and the bathroom is half the size of my current one but I realize my current bathroom is just ridiculously large. FOr the price (less than 800) I am very happy with the location and the apartment itself. The money I save I can put towards other things! ie, shopping, cable TV, paying off things faster, eating out, fun stuff, etc.
Above is the layout of my new home.
Then we saw another apartment complex. It was very nice but I didn't love it more than the second one and they wanted $100 more. I really wanted to love this one though. But it wasn't as much as I had hoped in terms of what they had to offer.
The whole rental market is really saturated right now so I am pleased to at least find something I like in ONE DAY because Louisville is a bit far for me to continue visiting... especially since I primarily live in Columbus. I am looking forward to completing the move even though I will miss Columbus, my friends, and my apartment so-so-so much...But I will get over it... just as I will eventually get over the general disregard to traffic amongst the residents of Louisville. Driving to and from work will be quite a challenge. My tiny car gets bullied too. I'm gonna have to learn to be more aggressive//skilled. Oh boy.
Looking forward to making my new home home-y! I just wish my job would hurry up n finish my background check n give me my itinerary because I am getting anxious! as usual.
I found a home! there and back (3.5 hours there), 3 apartment complexes, lunch and coffee, decide and apply for new apartment... in 12 hours. I'd say that is pretty impressive.
Woke up at 6-ish AM. Woke Melissa up at around 6:30 AM. We had breakfast, got ready, repacked... I moved my roomie's car from the front of the garage (...really?) and then we hit the road at around 7:30AM.
We managed to have beauuutiful weather! it sprinkled occasionally as we practically followed the rain but it was primarily just overcast. Good temperature, no real rain... it was a very nice drive with little traffic. Did stop about 20 minutes out of Louisville because I was running low on fuel (thanks to my tiny ~10gallon tank, lol) and had to pee. Very old gas-pump, even at a BP. I had trouble reading the screen as it was just a bunch of scrolling dots.
Got to Louisville at 11AM and arrived at our first apartment complex next to a mall. From online the apartments looked like they would be beautiful and give my current complex, The Quarry, a run for its money (literally) but no... it was a hack job. The apartment buildings had really random vinyl siding colorations. For example... a building is supposed to be light blue but some of the siding fell off at some point perhaps... instead of replacing it with light blue it could be yellow, gray, green, cream... It's like they just threw it on at night or they are color blind. Paint job was pretty bad. Kitchen cabinets were ugly. Bathroom was just tolerable. And they were asking for $850 for a 1b1b. Really? It's not the cost... It's what you get for the cost. I'd be perfectly willing to pay that much for something like the quarry... not something I could do a better job of myself. Hack job. Also, it had a really tiny pool.... smaller than our "mini" pool here at the Quarry.
Then we had lunch at the mall. We got very disoriented as there were no real patterns/logic to parking lot placement... so we had trouble figuring out where food was. Managed to find a Qdoba.
Then we went to destination 2. It was pretty great. The clubhouse - GORGEOUS. SO HUGE! It has nice pool, outdoor kitchen, table tennis, pool, grand piano, nice loungy chairs, yoga/pilates room, nice workout center... overall, I have never seen such a nice leasing office/club house. And there are two tennis courts :-D. Oh, and a car wash area!!! and no doggie size restrictions!!! Melissa and I were impressed especially with the professional presentation of the management staff.
The apartment units themselves are ok. Definitely no Quarry but I've come to conclude that such a place does not even exist in that city... if it does, I cannot find it and I am a pretty resourceful person. IF it does exist I am not paying like 1k for a one bedroom. I managed to find a first floor, overlooking a courtyard, decent parking, may be able to get a car port, BAY WINDOW! SO EXCITED ABOUT BAY WINDOW ! (i have always wanted one). The size of the apartment is decent as is the kitchen. Bedroom is smaller and the bathroom is half the size of my current one but I realize my current bathroom is just ridiculously large. FOr the price (less than 800) I am very happy with the location and the apartment itself. The money I save I can put towards other things! ie, shopping, cable TV, paying off things faster, eating out, fun stuff, etc.
Then we saw another apartment complex. It was very nice but I didn't love it more than the second one and they wanted $100 more. I really wanted to love this one though. But it wasn't as much as I had hoped in terms of what they had to offer.
The whole rental market is really saturated right now so I am pleased to at least find something I like in ONE DAY because Louisville is a bit far for me to continue visiting... especially since I primarily live in Columbus. I am looking forward to completing the move even though I will miss Columbus, my friends, and my apartment so-so-so much...But I will get over it... just as I will eventually get over the general disregard to traffic amongst the residents of Louisville. Driving to and from work will be quite a challenge. My tiny car gets bullied too. I'm gonna have to learn to be more aggressive//skilled. Oh boy.
Looking forward to making my new home home-y! I just wish my job would hurry up n finish my background check n give me my itinerary because I am getting anxious! as usual.
I found a home! there and back (3.5 hours there), 3 apartment complexes, lunch and coffee, decide and apply for new apartment... in 12 hours. I'd say that is pretty impressive.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Welcome Home, my little FIAT
Welcome home, FIAT!
This morning my whole family and Josh went to Kings FIAT to get my new car. We were there forever(HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS = 3 HOURS) because my dad wanted to haggle. Understandable... he did pay for like half of it and cars are not cheap. That and it probably made him feel good. My parents were a little apprehensive at first because of its diminutive size. But they were pleasantly surprised at how roomy it is inside. My dad may still be a little apprehensive but my mom has warmed up to it more. Such a fun little car to drive. It's got oomph!
My mom also thought the Gucci FIAT is beautiful... well of course... and it costs a lot, hehe.
After we got back to Oxford, Josh and I took the FIAT to go to Hueston Woods to take some photos with his family (his grandparents, uncle and aunt came down to visit for his grandparents 60th anniversary! SO CUTE). Then to dinner at Josh's parents house.
It's been such a fun day and evening and I love my adorable new car and Josh approves of it too, he joked about how he might not give it back to me, hehe.
Going around the curvy roads of Southwest Ohio is such a joy with this car though. Apparently the 6 speed transmission of this vehicle really does what it is meant to do because while Josh was shifting back and forth and doing whatever it is he does, he was very pleased with its performance and petted the car going, "good little transmission." It took little potholes relatively well and sometimes the car does "bounce" when zipping around but it's not a jolting bounce, it just makes you look like you are barely bobbing to music. It looked like we were dancing to music to the awesome Bose stereo system. We spent a lot of the driving smiling and giggling. Details are great, it is sturdy for its size, it is an adorable car, and it drives with energy, urgency, and joy.
Welcome home, FIAT! I will probably name you later
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