Slacker must be my middle name

Ok, you caught me again slacking on this blog thing. It is not that I dont have a lot to say, but rather by the end of the day the computer is the last thing that I want to stare at.

Let me try to catch you up.

I find myself running into walls well kinda. I have had heating stories, communication problems, and getting lost problems.

I also have some fun news for you as well. I have found a new watering hole and a TURKISH food store. (Yes this is another time that you could say that I could get into trouble in a food store.)

I am going to start with my good stuff first, so those of you who are reading this dont get too bored and move on, before reading the good stuff.

So, lets start with this weekend... SAT..... I decided to explore a new area and a recommendation. I found a bar/ coffee shop that has IRISH CIDER AND WINE AND GOOD FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!

If you can't tell I am a little excited about this. DID I MENTION THAT IT HAS IRISH CIDER!!! ( I will be heading down there after my hardcore swim tonight.)

Anyway back to the blog.... http://www.muddywatersmpls.com/coffee.html this is the website about the place. For those of you who are in Bozeman, it is like a hybrid of the Daily Coffee, Boodles,  the Naked Noodle,  the Bay, and International Coffee all wrapped into one place. Now if only they had live jazz, this would be the only place you would find me.

So, after enjoying my new found heaven, I decided to venture on for more fun. I found a Turkish Food Store..  I think that the people who work in the Grocery stores, must laugh at me when I come into their store. 

I always walk in with the biggest smile, and stay there for what seems to be days... I scope the shelves admire the products, and mentally try to figure what the hell it is. If that is not something to giggle about, than maybe the fact that I pull things off the shelf, stare at it, look puzzle, and than put it back on the shelf only to go about a step down and do it all over again.

After my mirco- hours in the store I found the cheese section..... NOW MY EYES ARE HUGE..

I decided to try the Guoda with basil and the Guoda with walnuts. BOTH ARE AWESOME

I had to get out of this store, or I would be trapped there for ever..
I ventured across the street into a vintage store. I wondered around and then..........I found a pair of $20 boots.
Mom, if you are reading this look away now....!!!!!!!!!

I HATE YOU FOR GETTING ME INTO COWBOY BOOTS! THEY ARE SO COMFY!

Ok, you can look again.

At this point I needed to go home before I found any other treasures. IT WAS BLOODY COLD! How does 10 degrees get so cold? (Answer........Humidity!!!!!!)

After managing to form my Popsicle hand around the key to open the door to warmth I was ready for a glass of wine and a hot dinner.

For all you winos out there check this wine out. It is a great one.

I am going to blame the cold weather for the reason why one glass of wine made me truly drunk, and ended my Sat at 8pm.

So then there is Sunday. I have found a new goal..............
It is called latte art.
You know what this means right? In order to get better, one must practice.... This means I am wired with the amount of caffeine entering my blood stream. BUT Practice makes perfect, right?

To counteract this problem I decide to make Pancakes... ( some of you know this is a very bad idea) Well, I would like to tell you my massive pancake turned out killer. ( and by that I mean good)

So then, there was nap time. It is the only way to solve a full tummy and sun coming into your room problem!
After waking up around two I decided to get all dolled up and head to the Common Root Coffee shop. Don't ask why, but I wanted to.

new fashion

After coffee shop adventures...it was cooking time.
Two soups later, and a turkey, it was time to call it a weekend. Will say it was a great one.

So, one more thing before I rant.
I kinda like when there is rush hour traffic that makes you stop for ten minutes strait. It gives me a chance to gawk at the city.

AND NOW FOR THE brief rant.

THIS CALLS FOR CHOCOLATE FOR BREAKFAST( EVEN IF IT IS BAD CHOCOLATE) AND A HUGE GLASS OF WINE ON NIGHTS LIKE TONIGHT!

IF YOU ARE A ON CALL MAINTENANCE PERSON. IT IS YOUR JOB TO FIX AN AFTER HOUR PROBLEMs, LIKE NO HEAT! DON'T TELL ME TO FIX IT MYSELF! IT IS NOT MY JOB!

SECOND RANT HANG UP AND DRIVE PEOPLE

RANT RANT!

I AM GOING TO GO SWIM! I hope some how I am able to find my answers to my problems there!

Sorry for the delay...

So let me start by saying sorry, I have been slacking!

My second day was a little harder. I want to blame it on the nightmares that I had the night before. Anyways beside the hard day I had really really weird things happen to me. My alarm clock shorted out my phone, and both did not go off, but made it to work at 7:22 AM. I get there, and one of the doors were open, but not the one into the actually building. It was strange................

So, my day continued to have weird things happen, and it really started to bug me. After work I came home, and went straight to bed, well kinda. I made a lentil soup, and took a bubble bath, and then, off to bed.

I miss Sammy.

Day three.......


I am just going to say what an awesome day. :) Everything was going my way. I had the world on my side. On my way home, I got to witness a sweet sunset. I am not going to lie the commute home is not that bad. It reminds me of when I would take rides with my dad. I also, realized that I am starting to refer to the building in down town Minneapolis as MY CITY. YES MY CIty!

Check that out

it is on auto record ( I cut it from a video)

Minneapolis just feels like home. It has the MT feel/ attitude, it is the perfect size for me, and it has the things that make me happy.

So, I decided to take the night off from cooking, and had the BEST GLUTEN FREE PIZZA EVER!

Pizza, Wine, and a Chocolate Brownie... Yup that is how the chief takes the night off

As for the weekend............ I did nothing but enjoy myself...... I watched movies, and sleep, until Sunday....

And the SHARK CAME OUT ! (I may have even played Jaws music, while I steamed.... :)..... Just maybe. :)

And that brings us to today. 

I got thrown in the deep-end with chemicals. ( mind you that the last time I took a chem related class was in hs.)

So, after giving the deer in the headlight stare to my boss.. He explained it in well kinda simpler terms. I think this may take some time. (David how does your head not exploded?)

I will say the highlight of my research was this....

After my long chemical day I decided to drain the toxic material in some good old chlorine. I swam my mile. On my way home I mange to end up in the Lunds ( a killer grocery store)  I may have gotten lost, but who is keeping track.

I wandered around, and was like a little kid in the candy shop.

I have a new addition to my family

check that produce out

Yes, i did get brie

You know how some girls get in trouble when they go to the mall.. Not me.. I get in trouble when I go to the grocery store. 

Plant lady returns

can you spot the new member?

bad hair day?

All I wanted for dinner was a salad. 

Ok, so maybe I went crazy with my salad!

And folks  it is time for this blogger  to hit the hay. ( 11:45 pm)

P>S I MISS MY FAMILY TOO

MY FIRST DAY

So, let me start by posting my photos that I promised you, from last night.

 

 

Celantro Lime Chorizo served with a large tasty salad, and a cheese quesadilla

I would like to inform all of you who are reading this, that I have found God's gift to a young professional
................wait for it................................................hold on........................................AND.........................................it is a.............................
              A STEAMER!!!!!!!! 

YES, YOU HEARD ME RIGHT, A STEAMER!

And that my friends is 20 min later

 It makes the idea of ironing seem as though it came from the Stone Age (Oh, wait it did come from the Stone Age.)  A great documentary of how people of the Stone Age used the iron, can be found in the Flintstones.

I personally would recommend the Shark for all of your modern day adventures in looking like a young professional! 

With the Shark you are able to steam your clothes ( make them look pretty), while still drinking a glass of wine. This just makes the chore ten times better. ( Though, only one glass is recommended.)

 

And now on to the good stuff, my first day! I had an enjoyable ride into work ( I had the great pleasure of not hearing my co-pilot tell her famous line of re-routing.) It could be that it was too early for her, but I would like to think it is because I am getting better at driving in the city.

My day at work was great! Tom started off my first day by taking me out to coffee, where we discussed the goals for the company. Followed by a little work, and then lunch. Tom took Kyle, Bob and me out for a wonderful Thai lunch.  We discussed the important topics like where to BBQ in Minneapolis, and of course the ever popular topic of how a gluten-tard survives.

It is weird that today is my first day, but it feels like I have been working there for years. The staff at Carbonair are wonderful people. They all care about how you are doing, and it is more than just small talk. 

My rest of my day was filled with developing the social media platforms like fb and twitter. 

If you are reading this could you PLEASE PLEASE LIKE US! ( YOU WILL MAKE ME LOOK GOOD)  http://www.facebook.com/carbonairenv

You should follow the company and see my progress.  

Here is a sneak preview of what I did today........

I am not going to lie, but I really like my design. Tell me what you think about it!

At least my left-overs still look good

 My last thing for you, before I drift off to sleep, is my plate of food from tonight.