Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Job Offer!
Brian was officially offered a position at Big Blue Bank in Nevada this morning! Evidently, Big Blue is expanding quite a bit out West, and they are extremely eager to have him start. Of course Brian is extremely professional and genuinely enjoys his new job, so I had no doubt that he would make a good impression. Brian has told them that a doable start date is November 1st, but we could come as early as October 15th, if they were in a bind. I hope hope hope they don't take the October 15 option, because that would be significantly earlier than I would like, but that's life!
I am going to be in Vegas from September 7 until the 13th for work, and we just bought a second ticket for Brian to join me during the weekend. We will make an appointment with an apartment finding company to find ourselves a complex to live in, so it should be a pretty hectic weekend. I'm excited for him to see the area, and he might even be able to get in a meeting with his new boss.
I guess it's time to get started on the moving!! I'm going to stop by target during lunch today and buy some plastic containers, so we can start filling them with the unbelievable amounts of junk we have in the apartment. Perhaps garbage bags are a better idea.
Yes, mom, I already called the realtor. Don't freak out. She is coming by either this weekend, or early next week to view the apartment. Oh, and the new washer/dryer was installed yesterday. It is beautiful, and extremely quiet. It should be a nice selling point.
I am going to be in Vegas from September 7 until the 13th for work, and we just bought a second ticket for Brian to join me during the weekend. We will make an appointment with an apartment finding company to find ourselves a complex to live in, so it should be a pretty hectic weekend. I'm excited for him to see the area, and he might even be able to get in a meeting with his new boss.
I guess it's time to get started on the moving!! I'm going to stop by target during lunch today and buy some plastic containers, so we can start filling them with the unbelievable amounts of junk we have in the apartment. Perhaps garbage bags are a better idea.
Yes, mom, I already called the realtor. Don't freak out. She is coming by either this weekend, or early next week to view the apartment. Oh, and the new washer/dryer was installed yesterday. It is beautiful, and extremely quiet. It should be a nice selling point.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Chicago Air and Water Show
This past weekend was the billionth annual Chicago Air and Water Show. According to Brian, who knows about these things, the CAWS is good, not great. Two years ago, we decided to skip out on the crowds of North avenue beach, where you can see the water show, and stick closer to our neighborhood and watch the water shower from the Belmont section of the lakefront. You still see all of the air show, so that's good enough for us.
This year, we thought it would be fun to invite some of the Caccamos down. Iryna has never been down to the lakefront, so it was a nice way to show her what her new city has to offer. Also, she really likes Tyler:
Tyler was not a big fan of the sonic booms some of the airplanes were making (probably not the most thought out portion of inviting the 8 month baby, but what can you do). Other than those few booms, he was, as usual, in excellent spirits.
Chloe and Swarley were happy to be out of the house for an afternoon. They were exhausted for the rest of the day. We only had to take them on a pee break before dinner!
It was a gorgeous day in Chicago, a nice change from most of the summer's weather, which has been hot, sticky and humid. I've found that after spending a week in the dry Nevada climate, despite the high temperatures, I much prefer it to the gross stickiness of Illinois. But, this week has been a nice change. It's been in the low 80s, with very little humidity. I can't wait for Chicago's fall, and I will make sure that Brian and I take advantage of (possibly) our last Chicago fall, the best season Illinois has to offer.
In parting, I leave you with an adorable picture of Brian and his nephew.
This year, we thought it would be fun to invite some of the Caccamos down. Iryna has never been down to the lakefront, so it was a nice way to show her what her new city has to offer. Also, she really likes Tyler:
Tyler was not a big fan of the sonic booms some of the airplanes were making (probably not the most thought out portion of inviting the 8 month baby, but what can you do). Other than those few booms, he was, as usual, in excellent spirits.
Chloe and Swarley were happy to be out of the house for an afternoon. They were exhausted for the rest of the day. We only had to take them on a pee break before dinner!
It was a gorgeous day in Chicago, a nice change from most of the summer's weather, which has been hot, sticky and humid. I've found that after spending a week in the dry Nevada climate, despite the high temperatures, I much prefer it to the gross stickiness of Illinois. But, this week has been a nice change. It's been in the low 80s, with very little humidity. I can't wait for Chicago's fall, and I will make sure that Brian and I take advantage of (possibly) our last Chicago fall, the best season Illinois has to offer.
In parting, I leave you with an adorable picture of Brian and his nephew.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Transfer Update
I haven't posted anything in a while about the transfer to Las Vegas. That's because, there hasn't been any progress to report. Nothing has happened on my end. We are still working on reorganizing the company on this side. I am not yet done figuring out what to do with all of our employee's immigration statuses, so I am trying not to get ahead of myself. Until I've figured out how to make their transition from one company to new company smooth, I shouldn't start thinking about my own, far less complicated transition.
In other family news, Faby is visiting Chicago for about two weeks. Neither of us are entirely clear on why he is spending two weeks here, rather than spending the two weeks before classes begin back in San Francisco, but either way, he is here. Since he's only been here for four days, it's still fun. Just kidding. It's a little strange having him back here, acting exactly like he always has, when so much as changed for Brian and me. (You know, being married, both working full time, having a structured schedule). It is fun to have him though. I wonder when he will ever grow up.
I (finally) went to the wedding photographer's office to figure out our wedding album. It took us a really long time to pick out all of the photos to go into the album. We kept on putting it off. But, we (mainly me, with Brian's agreement, let's be honest) decided to pick out all the photos to "tell the story" of how the day went, instead of picking out all of the portraits, etc. Any picture that looked a little more candid that posed will go into the album. I picked out a few extras to go into the frames we received as wedding gifts. I'm not usually a big fan of the 8x10 portrait, but since we received 2 beautiful 8x10 frames, I picked out my two favorite photos of Brian and I. I guess that should be the last "wedding-related" item on my to-do list! Apparently the online ordering of the wedding photos is now closed, but not to worry... we will be getting a CD of all of the photos. We can print some out for anyone who missed out!
In other family news, Faby is visiting Chicago for about two weeks. Neither of us are entirely clear on why he is spending two weeks here, rather than spending the two weeks before classes begin back in San Francisco, but either way, he is here. Since he's only been here for four days, it's still fun. Just kidding. It's a little strange having him back here, acting exactly like he always has, when so much as changed for Brian and me. (You know, being married, both working full time, having a structured schedule). It is fun to have him though. I wonder when he will ever grow up.
I (finally) went to the wedding photographer's office to figure out our wedding album. It took us a really long time to pick out all of the photos to go into the album. We kept on putting it off. But, we (mainly me, with Brian's agreement, let's be honest) decided to pick out all the photos to "tell the story" of how the day went, instead of picking out all of the portraits, etc. Any picture that looked a little more candid that posed will go into the album. I picked out a few extras to go into the frames we received as wedding gifts. I'm not usually a big fan of the 8x10 portrait, but since we received 2 beautiful 8x10 frames, I picked out my two favorite photos of Brian and I. I guess that should be the last "wedding-related" item on my to-do list! Apparently the online ordering of the wedding photos is now closed, but not to worry... we will be getting a CD of all of the photos. We can print some out for anyone who missed out!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Big Blue Bank Transfer: Update
Brian did talk with his boss for a second time and she responded much better than she did the first time. Obviously, nothing is official yet. Neither he nor I have a definite job offer.
We do feel much better about his ability to move before the end of his year with Big Blue. I am infinitely less stressed about the idea of having to support our family on one salary.
We do feel much better about his ability to move before the end of his year with Big Blue. I am infinitely less stressed about the idea of having to support our family on one salary.
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