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My sister arrived in town on Friday so it's been nothing but take-out and video games for the last two days. There's also been a reasonable amount of sewing. She's going to Europe this summer and decided to bring everything that needed repairing to me to fix. It's almost done but she wants something altered still, so that will get done later this week.
We did peel ourselves away from the television set long enough to go to Fort Edmonton Park on Sunday. It was a lot of fun, but oh my god was it hot. I'll post pics later.
Today I got an unofficial job offer. The contract is not written up yet, nor has my rate been determined as no one in HR has come in to work today, but other than that, it's as good as a done deal. I'll be working as a business analyst, which excites me to no end. When this posting went up on the website I was super-excited about it and was thinking "I would be so lucky if I even got an interview". I was pleasantly surprised when I got the interview, and then screwed it up royally by showing up a week early (yes, this is THAT job) but then at the interview me and the boss really hit it off, so I couldn't be happier about this. I'll be working way up in the North end of town, which will make for a long commute, and I'll be starting earlier in the morning too, so this will mean a significant change in my schedule. It's still just a temporary position, but the experience I get will be invaluable! And bonus - it's casual so I get to wear jeans every day - no more stuffy ill-fitting dress pants!
In other news, Jason has an interview for a position in Austin tomorrow. It's just a first-stage phone interview, so I imagine there will be a lot more steps in the process, but the possibility of moving to Austin is also really exciting. Wouldn't it be something if we both got an offer for a new job this week? Even if he gets the offer I assume it will be a few weeks or even months before they want him to move, so I'm thinking I would stay behind and finish out the contract with the Business Analyst position. When I said that to my boss she offered me a place to stay - I am so going to miss working with her. I'm also going to miss working downtown and having coffee breaks and lunch jogging with Ashlie, but I promised I'd visit occasionally as my new office is just a 10 minute drive away.
Anyway, that's all the news here for now, I'll keep you all posted as things develop.
We did peel ourselves away from the television set long enough to go to Fort Edmonton Park on Sunday. It was a lot of fun, but oh my god was it hot. I'll post pics later.
Today I got an unofficial job offer. The contract is not written up yet, nor has my rate been determined as no one in HR has come in to work today, but other than that, it's as good as a done deal. I'll be working as a business analyst, which excites me to no end. When this posting went up on the website I was super-excited about it and was thinking "I would be so lucky if I even got an interview". I was pleasantly surprised when I got the interview, and then screwed it up royally by showing up a week early (yes, this is THAT job) but then at the interview me and the boss really hit it off, so I couldn't be happier about this. I'll be working way up in the North end of town, which will make for a long commute, and I'll be starting earlier in the morning too, so this will mean a significant change in my schedule. It's still just a temporary position, but the experience I get will be invaluable! And bonus - it's casual so I get to wear jeans every day - no more stuffy ill-fitting dress pants!
In other news, Jason has an interview for a position in Austin tomorrow. It's just a first-stage phone interview, so I imagine there will be a lot more steps in the process, but the possibility of moving to Austin is also really exciting. Wouldn't it be something if we both got an offer for a new job this week? Even if he gets the offer I assume it will be a few weeks or even months before they want him to move, so I'm thinking I would stay behind and finish out the contract with the Business Analyst position. When I said that to my boss she offered me a place to stay - I am so going to miss working with her. I'm also going to miss working downtown and having coffee breaks and lunch jogging with Ashlie, but I promised I'd visit occasionally as my new office is just a 10 minute drive away.
Anyway, that's all the news here for now, I'll keep you all posted as things develop.