Greeting from Austin, Texas!
Just a quick note to let you know that I'm still alive. I promise regular posting will be back in full effect just as soon as I get settled into my new job.
New job, you ask? Why yes!
I started a new job two weeks ago and have been training in Austin ever since. What a place this is! Its absolutely gorgeous! Last week was toasty warm (70-80 degrees), the sun was shinning, the hills were rolling and I thought to myself, "I may have to spend every winter in Texas." That was, until this week came around.
Not impressed, Texas. Not impressed at all.
It's currently 34 degrees.
I spent 25 minutes yesterday scrapping the windows of my car with a credit card because, apparently, rental cars don't come equipped with ice scrappers. I think I actually saw an Austiner drive by while mouthing the words, "Poor Shmuck!" My Nothern Pride just about died. "No, no, no, no!" I shouted back while waving my credit card in the air, "I'm from Canada, this is nothing!! Really!! I'm not as unprepared as you think!"
Oh well...as I learned in my homeland, the quickest way to a warm belly is wine (well, actually, it's beer, but that sounds so unsophisticated). And tonight I shall do just that! I shall warm my belly with some vino. This evening I'm driving downtown to meet up with the one and only Izzy Rose . If you don't know who Izzy Rose is...k, well...first of all if you don't know who she is then you obviously haven't been reading my blog very long and second, you will be WAY cooler if you do know her. Izzy runs Stepmother's Milk, an incredibly well written, witty, intelligent, thoughful and sassy blog site/step-mom community. Izzy also has a book coming out this May! It's called, The Package Deal: My (not-so) Glamourous Transition from Single Gal to Instant mom. Stepmoms - if you haven't done so already, I highly suggest you pre-order - this ones gunna fly off the shelves.
I look forward to giving my fellow stepmommy's a full recap of the evening (especially since I know they're secretly jealous that I get to meet Ms. Izzy Rose - tee hee).
I've signed up for photography classes! I'm gunna do this!
Wow. Good luck with the new job.
Cant wait until you start posting again!
Posted by: Matt | January 29, 2009 at 10:55 AM
*whew* for a second there, I thought you had gotten bored with washington and up and left us here for texas!
No more enya CDs for ice scraping?
Posted by: wynnsquared | January 29, 2009 at 02:10 PM
That's exciting to finally meet Izzy Rose!
Posted by: Waterlilies | January 29, 2009 at 05:11 PM
upload photos, I would love to see Austin, rain or shine! it's good to see you blogging again :)
Posted by: robin | February 03, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Soooo, these updates you mentioned?
;)
Posted by: Q | February 18, 2009 at 11:34 AM
ACK! I am twisted. I would kill for a bit of snow that requires my CC to scrap off. You are so lucky. lol And yes, off to get the book. Thx
Posted by: Heidi | February 28, 2009 at 10:26 AM