Well, not much has happened since my last post. Zach has been working at Ebsco in the warehouse which is good. Its funny because I just assumed he would be lifting and moving heavy objects but when he got home after his first day, I asked him what he had been doing all day. He just grinned, pulled out his phone, and showed me a picture of what looked like a big box of manilla envelopes. I was a little confused. I asked him "What is that?" He said "I put books into envelopes all day." The rest of this week he has been doing inventory. I'm actually glad he isn't doing heavy lifting. All we need is for his to hurt his back or something and not be able to work. In the meantime, I've been trying to fill out applications for PCT jobs at some area hospitals and can I just say that the application process is absolutely ridiculous. It takes an hour just to fill out ONE. First you've got to fill out all of your personal info such as name, address, date of birth, etc. Then, they want your work history with descriptions of what your responsibilities were and why you left. Then, they want you to fill out a survey and they even tell you that it is going to take you about 20-25 minutes. Sometimes they even want you to send in your work history again with all of the prementioned details. And lastly, they want you to attach your resume. Umm, I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure most resumes have all of that information on them. Why not just ask for the resume? Ugh, I get frustrated sometimes and can only fill out one at a time.
Now that my venting is over...for now, I have been trying to get a PCT job because I have about decided to go back to school this summer and get the rest of my pre-reqs for nursing. Zach and I met with an advisor at UAB at the end of last week. She told us that prospective students are usually more likely to get in if they have already obtained their 2 year nursing degree. With that being said, what I will probably do is go to Jeff State and get my 2 year nursing degree so that I can start working and then get my BSN when I'm finished. For those of you reading from out-of-state or out-of-the-area, Jeff State is the junior college in Pinson that I played softball directly out of high school for 2 years. It's somewhat overwhelming and intimidating but I know I can do it and I need to do it. Since we went to UAB, I haven't done much. I've been pretty bored. Especially being at Mom and Dad's house because all of my stuff is packed up in the trailor and I'm not about to venture into that thing. I have this fear that I would get swallowed by some sort of trailor-dwelling beast that is living between our dressers in there for the last 2 weeks.
This past weekend, pretty much the whole state of Alabama got snow and/or ice. It was supposed to begin Sunday night. Zach and I were in Alex City at his parents house and we decided about an hour into the "storm" as everyone is calling it that we would drive to Birmingham to my parents because Birmingham wasn't supposed to get it as bad and Zach had to be at Ebsco Monday morning. So, we quickly packed up our bags and got the dogs outside. Since the roads were supposed to get icy, we figured it'd be best if we took "Big Black" (Zach's 4x4 truck). If you had passed us on the road, you would have thought we looked like the modern day Clampets. Zach was driving, I was "riding redneck" in the middle, the floor board was filled with bags and BooBoo layed her big butt on top of them, and Chief sat next to me on the seat. Almost the entire ride home, BooBoo slept and Chief leaned on me with his head on his shoulder. He loves his momma. We made it to Birmingham safely and without incident but not without a few scares. A couple of times we came up on a wreck and the people in front of us would hit their breaks and we would go sliding towards them because there was ice on the bridge. Once, we almost bought a Hummer. After living in Kansas for 2 winters, Zach was getting pretty frustrated with those "idiot drivers who stop on ice instead of just slowing down". It was definitely an experience.
With all the "blizzard" talk over the weekend, not only were Alabamians freaking out about running out of milk and bread, most of us were also freaking out about our power going out and not being able to get TV. Normally TV wouldn't be that big of a deal but this time, it was VERY important since our beloved Auburn Tigers were playing the Oregon Ducks for the college football National Championship. Thankfully the power didn't go out so we all got to watch the game. The game was a nail-biter until the end but Auburn proved victorious. We were all so nervous that Zach watched it downstairs, Mom and I watched in the den, and Dad watched in their bedroom. I think Dad watched alone not because he was nervous but because he didn't want to listen to us lol. Kevin and Julie even got to go to the game. They had a blast. Due to the weather, some people were actually delayed and weren't able to make it to the game. I can't imagine how they felt. Even with all of those people unable to make it, the ESPN announcers were saying 70% of the people there were Auburn fans and only 30% was Oregon fans. There was a lot of orange and blue there. It is great to be an Auburn Tiger!
Man, when I started writing this post I didn't think I would have much to write about but obviously I was wrong. I doubt anyone will even read all of this but oh well. Sorry.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Our First Post
Yay! Our first post! I'm not good about keeping up with this kind of stuff so hopefully Zach will help me remember to keep it updated
In the last 4 months:
-Zach and I got married
-I moved to Kansas City where Zach had been since January of 2009
-Zach worked for Lithko Contracting Inc. (Kansas City based construction company)
-I worked for Walgreens as a pharmacy tech
-Zach lost his job with Lithko
-I quit my job at Walgreens
-We moved back to Alabama
The last 4 months have been a whirlwind. Some days have been rough but we wouldn't change a single thing. The married life is a blast. It has taken some getting used to but being together every day has been such a blessing. Those 8 months apart were really tough but they strengthened our relationship so much. We are so blessed.
Our move back to Alabama was pretty sudden so the whole moving process was pretty rushed. We are so blessed to have 2 sets of parents who love us and support us more than we could ever ask. Zach's parents drove out the afternoon we found out he lost his job and got there the next morning. My dad left the next morning driving the 21ft "band van" pulled by a Ford F-350 dooley and got there that evening. While I was at work, Zach and his parents packed up our stuff all day and had most of it ready to load into the trailor as soon as my dad got there. We had most of it loaded by the next morning by the time I had to leave for work. They were packing machines. Dad left Thursday before lunch but I had to work until 5:30 so Zach and his dad ran errands all day while Vicki stayed at the house to finish cleaning. We turned in our keys at about 6:30pm and had to say goodbye to our life in Kansas. We stayed in a hotel Thursday night because we were all too tired to drive all night. Zach and Lynn (Zach's dad) found a pet-friendly hotel just up the interstate but when we got there they said only the Smoking rooms were pet-friendly. So instead of leaving, we checked in, parked at the back, and snuck Sammy (The Spraggins' shih tzu), Morgyn, and Chief into our room. They loved it. We got up the next morning and started what seemed like what would be a fairly good trip. Zach drove "Big Black" (his 1994 F-150 that has no right-side power steering), I was driving the CR-V, Vicki was in her Pathfinder, and Lynn was in the Ranger. Other than the frequent bathroom breaks and the problems we had with the tarps staying on the washer and dryer in the back of the trucks, our trip was going well. We weren't making that good of time but since the rain had stopped, we figured we would make up for it later. Little did we know what was coming. We stopped about 20 miles before Clarksville, TN for what we hoped would be our last bathroom break before Birmingham but not long after we got back on the road, Lynn called Zach and said the Ranger had overheated and he had to pull over on I-24. Vicki and I parked at a gas station and Zach went back to put water in it so it would run but a little while later, Zach called and said the truck still wouldn't crank and that we were going to have to get it towed. Long story short, we had to call AAA to tow it to Murfreesburo to a U-Haul place, Zach and Lynn had to spend the night in the Pathfinder to make sure no one stole the washer and dryer out of the backs of the trucks, and Vicki and I and the dogs drove back to Alex City. Zach and Lynn finally got back to Birmingham around 2pm Saturday. The trip home seemed to be a disaster but I know none of us will ever forget it and I know years down the road, we will laugh and laugh about it. I am just thankful we all made it home safely.
Currently, we are sort of in limbo. Neither of us have jobs and have no immediate offers. We are hoping for Zach to get a job in or near Birmingham so we can be close to both of our families. For now, we are planning to live with my folks so we can be closer to more opportunities but nothing is set in stone yet.
Please keep us in your prayers as we try to get everything figured out.
In the last 4 months:
-Zach and I got married
-I moved to Kansas City where Zach had been since January of 2009
-Zach worked for Lithko Contracting Inc. (Kansas City based construction company)
-I worked for Walgreens as a pharmacy tech
-Zach lost his job with Lithko
-I quit my job at Walgreens
-We moved back to Alabama
The last 4 months have been a whirlwind. Some days have been rough but we wouldn't change a single thing. The married life is a blast. It has taken some getting used to but being together every day has been such a blessing. Those 8 months apart were really tough but they strengthened our relationship so much. We are so blessed.
Our move back to Alabama was pretty sudden so the whole moving process was pretty rushed. We are so blessed to have 2 sets of parents who love us and support us more than we could ever ask. Zach's parents drove out the afternoon we found out he lost his job and got there the next morning. My dad left the next morning driving the 21ft "band van" pulled by a Ford F-350 dooley and got there that evening. While I was at work, Zach and his parents packed up our stuff all day and had most of it ready to load into the trailor as soon as my dad got there. We had most of it loaded by the next morning by the time I had to leave for work. They were packing machines. Dad left Thursday before lunch but I had to work until 5:30 so Zach and his dad ran errands all day while Vicki stayed at the house to finish cleaning. We turned in our keys at about 6:30pm and had to say goodbye to our life in Kansas. We stayed in a hotel Thursday night because we were all too tired to drive all night. Zach and Lynn (Zach's dad) found a pet-friendly hotel just up the interstate but when we got there they said only the Smoking rooms were pet-friendly. So instead of leaving, we checked in, parked at the back, and snuck Sammy (The Spraggins' shih tzu), Morgyn, and Chief into our room. They loved it. We got up the next morning and started what seemed like what would be a fairly good trip. Zach drove "Big Black" (his 1994 F-150 that has no right-side power steering), I was driving the CR-V, Vicki was in her Pathfinder, and Lynn was in the Ranger. Other than the frequent bathroom breaks and the problems we had with the tarps staying on the washer and dryer in the back of the trucks, our trip was going well. We weren't making that good of time but since the rain had stopped, we figured we would make up for it later. Little did we know what was coming. We stopped about 20 miles before Clarksville, TN for what we hoped would be our last bathroom break before Birmingham but not long after we got back on the road, Lynn called Zach and said the Ranger had overheated and he had to pull over on I-24. Vicki and I parked at a gas station and Zach went back to put water in it so it would run but a little while later, Zach called and said the truck still wouldn't crank and that we were going to have to get it towed. Long story short, we had to call AAA to tow it to Murfreesburo to a U-Haul place, Zach and Lynn had to spend the night in the Pathfinder to make sure no one stole the washer and dryer out of the backs of the trucks, and Vicki and I and the dogs drove back to Alex City. Zach and Lynn finally got back to Birmingham around 2pm Saturday. The trip home seemed to be a disaster but I know none of us will ever forget it and I know years down the road, we will laugh and laugh about it. I am just thankful we all made it home safely.
Currently, we are sort of in limbo. Neither of us have jobs and have no immediate offers. We are hoping for Zach to get a job in or near Birmingham so we can be close to both of our families. For now, we are planning to live with my folks so we can be closer to more opportunities but nothing is set in stone yet.
Please keep us in your prayers as we try to get everything figured out.
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