Work-ski

Last night I had my orientation at Kohl's. I'm excited to work and to be busy. My teaching license still isn't processed but when I visited the Shaler Area School District on Monday they checked on my license status and the PA Dept of Ed is about three weeks behind on processing licenses. Hopefully I'll get my license in time for the October hiring of teachers. That gives me about a month to get used to/like working for Kohl's. So far all the employees that I've met have been really nice and the girls who were in my group yesterday were nice as well. It's just retail but it's going to help pay the rent and keep me busy, which is more than I can ask for, especially after my month of unemployment.

I just walked to the mechanic to pick up the car and it felt really good. It's a big change not to walk or ride my bike to class/work or to be outside for 10 hours a day running rides. Granted, I really like not having homework and not working at Comotown but I do miss having academic types of things to do. I'm really excited to be a substitute teacher and hopefully get my foot in the door for next year so I can get a full time (or at least .6) teaching job with benefits and all of that.

I can't wait for Homecoming and the Penn State trip. I really really hope that I can get the days off. The request off sheet was really really full for the weekend of Oct 9-11 but I honestly have no choice. We bought the plane tickets so we have to go. I guess at the least, I could work that Friday until 2pm or so; we need to be to the airport on time so we don't miss our flight. I'm sure it'll work out, it always does. Robin and Larson (with a little help from yours truly) came up with a sweet shirt idea and I hope that everyone who goes on the trip will get one, or at least wear a maroon shirt so we can ruin their white out!

Jessi and I hung out on Monday and it was lovely. I really like hanging out with her; it's so wonderful to have a girl to talk to who is here! Not to mention having someone to give input on clothes/shopping and other such girly things.

We also went to the Pittsburgh Irish Festival and it was amazing! I loved Gaelic Storm (drool on their Irish accents) and POGEY (they're from Canada and had sweet accents) and their music! There were little kids dancing to the music and it made me think of myself, Emma and Jake dancing at outdoor music when we were little. Oh those carefree days. There were wonderful crafts, music and dancing. The only downside was the lack of beer variety; you'd think for a large city's Irish Festival that there would be more options (especially since Irish people enjoy their drink).

Go Gophers!!