Happy 2012!

I hope you've had a great holiday season and blessed Christmas with people you love.  I'm thankful for the week of special time with family in beautiful British Columbia!  And I went ahead and carbo-loaded for all of 2012! 

Speaking of 2012, it's off to a great start already!!!
I got a job doing tax work with a small CPA firm in the area - so here's to employment!

It was super sweet, T's entire family was very excited and supportive of my new job!  Grandma even got me a special cake!

AND, T took me out to a special congratulatory dinner - Suika.  I would say Suika tops Momofuku in NYC!  It was that amazing!  (pictures to come...)

I've never been a 'new year's resolutions' type person, but this year I decided to set some goals for the next 2 years.  I feel overwhelmed when I think about accomplishing these goals, but I know I'll get there!

• Become a homeowner
• Take & pass the CPA
• Do yoga more regularly
• Gain elite status on Yelp

Lately,...

...I've been into these shows:

Thanks to unemployment, I've managed to watch How I Met Your Mother from its very first episode and am now caught up with the current season (within 2 months)! 

AND, I've FINALLY watched these (yes, all 3 in a row thanks to Showtime) - I finally understand the Edward vs. Jacob debate!:

Tuesday morning

It's only Tuesday morning, but already the week is turning out CRAZY!

T was away on a 4-day weekend at Cancun for a close friend's bachelor party.  (Yes, doesn't it look GORGEOUS?  I have to admit, I was a bit envious when I saw this photo...)  So I had to spend the weekend alone livin' the single life.  Although the late night movie watchings, catching up with old friends, and not-having-to-cook-for-4-days straight are all great things, I'm glad to have him back.

Cancun, Mexico

Now we're off to a crazy start of the week!  This morning, T's car wouldn't start.  First, I thought the battery was dead and needed to be replaced, but that wasn't the problem.  After a few hrs of phone calls and coordinating, the car has finally been towed to our mechanic to figure it out (thank God for AAA!!!)  I have an interview later today, which I'm now finally able to sit down and prep for, and another interview tomorrow!  Although this week has started off hectic, I'm hopeful the week will end peacefully!

Interview #1

Today I had my first job interview in YEARS.  I spent all day yesterday prepping for it.  I thought it went well, but now I just have to wait and see if they thought so too!

Keep your *fingers crossed for me!!!  :)

The First of many more to come...

This blog comes at an interesting point in my life.  After spending nearly 3 years in grad school, I am now back on the market looking for a job!

Also, the hubby (T) & I decided to rent a room in a friend's house to save enough money to buy our own house one day.  Did I mention?  Our friend's dad also lives here in the room across from ours...

So, this blog is to chronicle my day-to-day life of job hunting, being a newly wed, and living with an old man in the ghetto.