Working

I have successfully landed a job. And after my first day, I love it!

I have been hired on at Panera Bread to eventually be an early morning bakery opener. I had my first day of training and work yesterday and had a very wonderful experience. The menu and choices at Panera are a little extensive, so it will take some time learning everything.

However, the other employees and managers are such nice people and all have super senses of humor. I really think I will enjoy my new job and am looking forward to that fact.

Working will start to fill up my days and keep me on the move. I am looking forward to that as well. In the meantime as I get settled into a new routine, I am still learning new things about San Antonio and Texas and trying to make the most of my time here.

A Wonderful Roommate

Who gets as lucky as me to live with an amazing and wonderful and sweet person, TWICE? After sharing a small bedroom in Salzburg, Austria for three and a half months, Brooke and I became pretty comfortable with each other. Now in San Antonio, we are back to being roomies and I am loving every minute!

I get to be her 'wife' while she is off student teaching by cleaning the apartment, baking cookies, and having supper ready at night. I know it won't always be this fun and exciting when I eventually get a job, but when Brooke comes home every day, my day gets increasingly better!

It is so nice to share a place with someone that you can always have a good time with. No matter what challenges come my way this fall, I know I'll always have someone there to help me through it all!

A Tad Lonely

With my roomie off student teaching and me jobless, being in a big city with nothing to do can make a person get a little bored and feel rather lonely.

I have applied to a couple deli or coffee shop establishments and am now playing the waiting game. I don't want to go find another job before these places get back to me, but then again I would like something to fill my time as I do wait to hear something!

I tried to give plasma. Haven't been successful in that area yet either. I stopped by the other day and they told me to come back today. Guess what? They inform me again that they are full at the moment and can either wait around for 2 hours or make an appointment and come back on Saturday. I hope Saturday works out!

Other than job hunting and plasma seeking, I have been practicing playing the guitar and am really getting excited about becoming better. Brooke already knows how to play and is a great teacher!

I am sure things will pick up in pace here soon and I will be trying to keep up. For now I am trying to occupy myself and enjoy the down time. I try not to text too many random messages to people in order to conquer the alone time, but I figure soon I won't have time to talk to anyone so I better take the chance now!

I hope everyone else is well and keeping up in life! If anyone needs a reprieve from their home world, come make a trip down to San Antonio. I am sure I can find things to entertain you as well as myself!