Wow, today is a bit chilly compared to the high-90 degree weather we've been having this week. In temperature, we aren't that far from Tennessee!
Bryan begins work on Monday :) I (Ashley) am still jobless, but that's ok because the apartment still needs some tunning up.
Soon (within the next week or two) we hope to get internet in our home, so we can come to the library less frequently. The Waukesha library is a bit smaller than the Memphis Public Library, but it's just as nice.
Kudos to Nanna for sending us some lunch money! Thanks to her and Pappaw for taking us out to lunch "in absentia!" The sandwiches and soup were delicious!
Other news...we took Shadow to the vet yesterday. She had her main shots updated, so her bottom was a bit sore last night (but she slept well!). Also, we found out she needs her first teeth cleaning. Isn't it crazy that dog health care has become so fru-fru in the last 10 years? It must be a conspiracy to get into the capitalist, American pockets of well-meaning dog owners. Only in America will dog owners pay $227 every two years to have their lovely pup's teeth cleaned professionally.
Oh, and just so everyone knows, Bryan and I will be keeping our Memphis phone numbers until December. Evidently, Sprint requires their customers to RENEW their contracts each time they want their number changed. This is a HORRIBLE policy, and Bryan and I are so disappointed in Sprint that we plan to change companies in December.
So anyway, please feel free to call us at our old Memphis numbers!
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Livin' the Wisconsin life
well, Bryan, Shadow and I are slowly adjusting to living in Wisconsin. After staying at Cyndy's for a couple of weeks, along with Darryl and Nicky, we found an apartment in Waukesha, WI, which is a suburb west of Milwaukee. Bryan has an unfortunate 25 min. commute to work, but our apartment is affordable, safe, and a little bigger than what we had in Memphis. We moved in Saturday, July 16. I hope to send out postcards to family and friends with our new address...but if I leave you off the list, please call us or Cyndy!
Shadow worried us the first night in our new home. She whimpered a couple of times in her sleep, and she (still) hides under the kitchen table (yes, we have a REAL kitchen table now, thanks to my mom!). But today Bryan and I took her to a local dog bakery (Petlicuous Bakery) and bought her a few treats. Hopefully she will warm up to the new apartment soon.
Speaking of our apartment, we're in an awesome location! Our part of town is close to the freeway (5 minute drive), and many new, nice shopping malls have sprung up in the past few months. We have a 5 minute drive to the grocery store (Pick-n-save), a 5 minute drive to Wal-Greens, and Sam's Club is 10 minutes away in Delafield. Unfortunately, there are no Super Wal-Marts in the area, but Pick-n-Save does have an entire ailse of cheese--yay for that! The local library is super-nice and modern, and the church we're thinking of joining is about 10 minutes away.
Unfortunately, the teacher job market is pretty dry for English teachers. I've looked on-line and in newspapers, and I've sent out about 10 resumes but have no bites. I will probably soon send out resumes for jobs in other fields. Thankfully, Bryan has a job, and he will begin work on August 1.
I miss my family and friends very much! Please leave many posts...or better yet, email us. Or even better, call us. We still have our Memphis numbers, but we will probably change them within the week. Have a great day!
Shadow worried us the first night in our new home. She whimpered a couple of times in her sleep, and she (still) hides under the kitchen table (yes, we have a REAL kitchen table now, thanks to my mom!). But today Bryan and I took her to a local dog bakery (Petlicuous Bakery) and bought her a few treats. Hopefully she will warm up to the new apartment soon.
Speaking of our apartment, we're in an awesome location! Our part of town is close to the freeway (5 minute drive), and many new, nice shopping malls have sprung up in the past few months. We have a 5 minute drive to the grocery store (Pick-n-save), a 5 minute drive to Wal-Greens, and Sam's Club is 10 minutes away in Delafield. Unfortunately, there are no Super Wal-Marts in the area, but Pick-n-Save does have an entire ailse of cheese--yay for that! The local library is super-nice and modern, and the church we're thinking of joining is about 10 minutes away.
Unfortunately, the teacher job market is pretty dry for English teachers. I've looked on-line and in newspapers, and I've sent out about 10 resumes but have no bites. I will probably soon send out resumes for jobs in other fields. Thankfully, Bryan has a job, and he will begin work on August 1.
I miss my family and friends very much! Please leave many posts...or better yet, email us. Or even better, call us. We still have our Memphis numbers, but we will probably change them within the week. Have a great day!
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