A blast from the past!

I thought that I had lost this picture CD but I didn't!!

This was taken in Sweden wayyy back in September of 2005!

Have I mentioned yet how much I love my husband!

I have to admit that the last 8 months of our marriage have been gruelling. Having your spouse being unvoluntairly unemployed totally sucks. Max has been working for the past week, and it's been great, MOSTLY because he's down in the states!!! The bad part is that we haven't talked to each other in over 4 days because either I have been working overtime( tis the season) or he just simply hasn't called because he's dead tired!! He's been working more overtime than what I have! Talk about a shock to the system, he's been working anywhere's from 12-16 hour days. Oh well I think it's good for him and that all that counts, right?

I have to seriously consider a new hobby!!

Tonight after supper mom and I were both restless and wanting to get out of the house. So we both decided that we were going to head out to my mum's best friend's house. I thought that this would be a great opportunity to learn how to use my dad's old pellet gun. I had a great time, would have had a better time if I hadn't gotten eaten alive by mosquitos! Now I am thinking to myself that I have to find something to better occupy my time instead of going out to the country and shooting at a Tim Horton's coffee cup! Oh shit!!! This means that I am going to turn into a scrapbooker doesn't it. Max hates going to Micheals as it is, now everytime I say we're going into Red Deer he's going to reluctantly come!!

Blog neglect!

I feel bad for not posting lately but I have been kinda busy, and for some strange reason I apparently have developed this really bad bad habit of writing in my blog when really I should be concentrating on trying to get some decent shut eye! Afterall I have a short change in my rotation tomorrow.

Anyways been busy with work, even though I am doing 8.5 hour shifts I for some strange reason find other things to be doing as of late.

Max is doing well. He's in the middle of nowhere in Washington state. Everytime I call him at his hotel I get this guy named Moose.... I kid you not!!! This place sounds so "rusticated" that I just have to see this place!! Ohhhh I think I just renamed my blog!!! YAY!!!! He's also getting tons of overtime. I seriously thought that his body would have gone into shock by now from working so much but he's holding up remarkably well.

Well it's after midnight and I should really head off to bed so until next time....

An update!

So Max and I went for a couples message. It was rather enjoyable.... I was in pain!!! So much pain that I thought at one point I was going to puke. When it was all said and done I did feel good, I felt even better with a tummy full of deep-fried cheesecake. I felt even better when I came home to discover Max's bike parked in the foyer of the house. It's my mother's sick sense of humor, which I immediately got, however it flew over Max's head. Max got a job offer. It's not everything we hoped for but Max is really interested in them, so what the hell!

Today was his first day, and a rather eventful one at that. They were late departing for their trip this morning, and just now I got a text message that they were turned away at the border!! So he's spending the night in a hotel some where in Cranbrook. He's going to be away for three weeks!! Totally awesome for both of us!!

AND I am enjoying some time to myself, which quite frankly I've needed!!

The only thing that would make this even better would be if I could have the bed all to myself but that isn't going to be happening for a couple of days because the basement is seeping again! So much for cleaning my room ;)

Blah-de-dah!

I don't know if it's the weather or the 7 day stretches of work, but I think that I have a case of the blahs!! I think I have come up with a cure!! Max and I are going for a couples message tomorrow (wednesday). It was a bridal shower gift from Tara, and ironically enough it expires tomorrow!! It should be interesting because Max is usually one tense guy!!

What kind of image does the American justice system have now??

Well if you take the case of one Paris Hilton it's not very good!!
I don't care if the girl was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, hell it probably would have done her some good. Three days of reality is too much for Paris? I have too many comments to that one... all of which are work related, and I don't discuss work on here (only in some general terms).

The gap between the have and the have nots in America makes me sick!
What ever happened to justice and liberty for all?

Could someone please explain this to me????

How is it that for a job market that is short over 1000 engineers can overlook someone with a masters degree??? How is it that someone with a masters degree in engineering can't get a job in this current market. Will one of my faithful readers please explain this to me!!!

Out of the twenty some odd positions that Max has applied for he's gotten three replies, two were pretty blatant go and fuck yourself replies, the other one was a series of three interviews which ended with yet another go fuck yourself. This one I find really frustrating and disheartening. Here's Max all excited because he's going for his first really really big interview. Had the perfect outfit all picked out, knew where he was going in Calgary yadda yadda yadda. He comes home later that day with a sheet of paper. It's the results of the psychological testing that they performed on him. I honestly do not approve these tests but then again any good psychology student knows how to cheat on these!! It basically said that he had been unemployed for an extended period of time and was likely to make rash decision due to his predisposition of hyperactivity!! I laughed histerically for hours about that one. So anyways a few days later he gets another phone call, they want a second interview, right on!!! A week or so goes by and it just so happens that we have to got Calgary for an immigration hearing and he gets a phone call for a 3rd interview, I am thinking by this point about three things: that's good, management is really screwy, what kind of company is this?? Three interviews??? How many people out there have to go to three interviews before they are hired on??? So they tell Max that they should get back to him by Friday or early next week (Monday or Tuesday right??) Nope not these guys they waited until Wednesday to call. GRRRRR But then again had they hired him, Max was going to request that they at least give him a signing bonus for all the runaround.

So that was the last two weeks. But like I posed eariler what's going on??? I just don't understand the job market for engineers. So being the active problem solver that I am, I packed Max's mopey ass into the car and drove into Red Deer. Afterall the Service Canada office provides all sorts of job market information right??? OH MY GOD!!! We got a less than enthusiastic reception, but nonetheless Max is signed up to learn about the hidden job market tomorrow.

Today how ever was a different story. I found about 9 different staffing agencies in downtown Calgary for Max. I drove him down, he hit the pavement, and I went shopping at IKEA. Well we got some answers, which was nice, at least someone out there is willing to work with Max on getting something!! Apparently eventhough there is a insane shortage of engineers in Alberta it's a pain in the ass to get your foot in the door. And to the guy that said to Max today that he should pack up and move to Ontario or BC, did you happen to think that his wife is fully employed with a job here in Alberta, and probably makes more in a year than what he does!!

Ahhhh, gotta love days like this!

Seems although yesterday was blistering hot I thought that working today was going to be a complete and total pain in the ass. Thank god I was so wrong!!! I got to work where I enjoy working, and I was able to get out on time. AND it wasn't too hot outside to boot!!

Now I think that I am going to sneek out side to the back patio where a nice ice cold potato salad is waiting for me!!

The last chapter!!

I walked the stage today to celebrate my graduation from university. Yay!!! The funny thing is that this the first time that I have walked and well I don't remember a whole lot, I just remember hugging alot of my old profs!!! I am just glad that we were indoors, because today is scortchin!!