One Amazing Week

This past week has definitely ended on a good note. It actually started out good and ended even better. Since we moved out here in August, I have been sending out resumes every month if not almost every week looking for a new job. So sending out resumes last Saturday night wasn't anything out of the norm. But last Monday morning I get an email asking to setup an interview for Thursday morning. I was very shocked at this email since I had just applied for this position Saturday night and here it was 9:30 Monday morning. Anyways, I was able to setup an interview time around my work schedule with no problems, so that was a good thing. I interviewed with the Vice President of the company and at the start of the interview, the position was actually only for part time with the hopes of becoming full time in 3-4 months. As you can imagine, my heart sank and I thought to myself I just can't get a break. But as the interview continued and we talked about my current situation of being the only one working in the family while Ross attends law school, things started to change. By the time the interview had ended, the position had changed to being full time from the start and I was told that he wanted to make me an offer but had to wait for my background check to come back, which would take 2-3 days. On Friday, the very next day, I got a call from the Vice President and was offered the full time position and asked if I could start in one week! So starting Monday, April 26, I will the Regulatory Affairs Associate assisting the Vice President of California Medical Laboratories. They are a company that manufacture cardiovascular products used by heart surgeons. These products are not only sold in the US but world wide. All of this excitement took place in one week...talk about amazing!


Besides the news of my new job, things are still hectic around the Wood household. Ross has one more week of classes and then it's "dead week" (studying time with no classes) and then it's finals time. I have also been slowly starting to study for my GMAT test that I have to schedule to take in June for my masters degree application. Plus I have to complete all the necessary documents that are needed for the actual application to the school. So one more week of classes for Ross and one more week of working at my current job. I feel this coming week is going to be a long one.

Barrister's Ball

The excitement of last week all landed on last Friday when we went to the Barrister's Ball at the Hyatt hotel in Newport Beach. Even though it was a slow start to the night it turned out to be tons of fun. Not only did I get to get all dressed up and enjoy a relaxing manicure, I got to spend the entire night dancing with the man of my dreams. I even got a corsage (just like in high school). It was a lot of fun and we had a great time.

Now that our "fancy" weekend is over, it's back to the grindstone for Ross with finals just around the corner. And for those of you that don't know yet, I have decided to go back to school and get my masters starting this fall. So, now I get to join Ross with studying so I can get a high score on the GMAT (it's like the SAT for graduate school) in June. Not much else going on out on the west coast. Below are some pictures from the Barrister's Ball.

I know this picture is a little dark but I wanted to show the decorations at the enterance.

My beautiful corsage that Ross surprised me with!

A Double "E" Weekend

First I want to say Happy Easter to everyone!! And for those who haven't heard on the news, we got to experience our first Earthquake out here in Southern California, a 7.2 magnitude. Talk about something you don't want to go through again. After enjoying our Easter lunch of corned beef and cabbage (it was on sale during St. Patty's day) we were playing a game of Yahtzee on the TV while I was finishing up the grocery list in our bedroom (I know what you're thinking....exciting day). Then all of a sudden the whole room started rocking back and forth and Ross and I just look at each other like the other person had done something to cause it. We both quickly realized that we were having an earthquake! It didn't last more than about 15-20 seconds but that is still a long time for the earth to be moving. Thankfully nothing broke in our house and no damage was done to any buildings in our area. The Mexico/California boarder had the most damage from what we have heard so far. And then this morning there was no need for an alarm clock since I was awoke by the aftershock. I just can't imagine what it must be like to experience something so powerful like the quakes that hit down in Haiti and Argentina. Just thankfully the one on Sunday wasn't worse.

As for the rest of last week, not too much to report on. Sat I spent most of the day just hanging around the house while Ross did homework. To help break up the day, I boiled a bunch of eggs and we took a break and colored Easter eggs. I always remember how much fun I had coloring eggs when I was little. Now it seems like it takes longer to prep and clean up then it actually does to color them. Oh well, we still had a lot of fun and now we have over a dozen colored, hard boiled eggs to eat.


Things are starting to get busier for Ross as finals get closer and closer. He has only a few weeks left before "dead week" where the stop introducing more material and then it's on to finals. One event that is coming up this week is the Barrister's Ball on Friday night. The word barrister is the old English term for lawyer. Basically it is prom for law students, including all the typical high school drama that is associated with prom ("prom" court and everything). So that means I get to get all dressed up fancy like and go dancing and enjoy cocktails and hor'dourves in a hotel down in Newport Beach. Something I have been looking forward to since Ross decided on this school way back when we still lived in Colorado. Let's just hope it lives up to my expectations.