Last of Our ‘Real’ Summer Weekends

I’m going to say it. Summer is over and fall is beginning to set in. While I will miss the steady stream of visitors and warm weather outings we’ve enjoyed this year, I am thoroughly looking forward to sweater weather and a little down time at the house. However, in observance of the end of summer, Gus and I had two last hoorahs over the previous weekends...

First, Jayme came to visit! This was a real first. Normally, Gus and I have to traipse all over the world (Morocco or Spain) to even catch a glimpse of the girl who I have called my best friend for nearly 20 years! After much coaxing, and Gus purchasing a new house containing a guest room perfect for her, Jayme made her way out to Seattle. We had a fantastic time, despite the fact that the weather chose to cooperate only about 50% of the time. We shopped, ate tons of food (introduced Jayme to Indian cuisine!), visited the San Juan islands, caught a concert, watched too many reality cake decorating shows, and simply relaxed! Phewwww, what a way to observe Labor Day weekend. Jayme took off back to Bozeman on Tuesday, and I started my new job the very next day.














And for the last hoorah... We finally got invited out to Britt’s parent’s cabin on Herron Island, outside of Tacoma. We’ve been hearing about how wonderful this place is for nearly 3 years now, w/o any invitation to come stay. Finally, last weekend, a good majority of our friends headed down to the island for some REAL relaxation. Let me tell you, there is no better way to spend the last sunny weekend of the year than relaxing on a private island with a good book and good company. We did take a little jaunt around the island in some kayaks in the hopes of spotting some Orcas, to no avail (the neighbors had seen whales each of the previous two mornings). We played cards and made burgers and read books. It was heaven. Come Sunday afternoon, we headed back into the city ready to take on another week of work.



















After all the excitement this summer, you must be asking yourself, “How will Jeanine keep herself entertained?” Well, have no fear. I have TONS more activities in the near future and will keep each and every one of you apprised of them all. Next up: Going to see the Broadway show ‘Wicked’ for my 26th birthday tomorrow night... My how time flies.

It’s Official: I have a new job!

As most of you know, I’ve been without a job now for nearly 2 months. My interim time has been spent scouring the Internet for job postings, turning in resumes, attending interviews, and patiently awaiting the results. Well, I’m pleased to announce that the wait is over!

Yesterday was my first day as the newest Account Executive at Sterling Communications. My job at Sterling will involve most of the same tasks I was doing previously as it is also a tech PR agency, although much much smaller (there are only 4 of us in the Seattle office). It is located downtown, so I didn’t have to learn any new bus schedules/routes for my commute. So far, all the people in the office seem very nice and my days are running smoothly. My only hurdle right now is learning how to use the new Macbook computer I’ve been assigned, as this is an all Apple product office... I’m extremely used to Microsoft products, so this should be interesting! I am confident that I’ll pick it up and enjoy using the machine in no time.

That's it for now. I'll keep you up-to-date on how things go. Until then, stay tuned for my next blog about last weekend’s visit from my dear friend, Jayme!

I Watch Too Much HGTV...

Since I haven't been working for the past month and a half, my weekday schedule is pretty open. Other than occasionally running off to the gym (and looking for jobs of course), I watch tons of home improvement TV, mainly HGTV. Needless to say, I got a great idea for some very inexpensive wall art and Gus and I recreated it on our freshly painted orange living room wall.

Here it is, what do you think?