Snowing again

So it has been beautiful and sunny almost everyday since Christmas. It started raining a few days ago, and continued to rain for 2 and 1/2 days. The rain then turned into what I like to call slush. That was miserable. A day later, it finally turned into snow. It hasn't stopped snowing yet. At first it wasn't too bad, so I made plans with some friends to go into town after work for movie and some Chinese food. As the day progressed, the snow got heavier, the clouds got thicker and visibility became little-to-none. So needless to say, our trip to town had to be cancelled. I can't risk driving in that kind of weather with the little snow experience I have. So now I'm just hanging out in the EDR (employee dining room), watching tv and messing around on my computer. I'm bored but too lazy to walk out into the blustery snow to go to my cabin. lol. So for now, I'll stay put. :D

10 More days until my trip to Europe! I'm totally stoked! I still have a few thing I'd like to get before I go. Mostly things like travel size shampoo, etc.
I've booked a hotel for the night before my flight (I fly out of San Jose) It comes with 2 weeks of parking which is great. I'll be flying from San Jose to Chicago, from Chicago to Warsaw, Poland, from Poland to Riga, Latvia. So it should be a lot of traveling. :D

I'm looking forward to the summer here, although, I'll miss my new foreign friends when they leave in March.

That's probably one of the things I love the most about these kinds of jobs; you get to meet some great people!

Ok, time for me to move onto something new.

I hope everyone is well and enjoying their new year.

working...

hello to all!

Sorry I haven't written in a while. It's been an interesting week. Slow, busy, slow, busy....etc.

I recently drove to San Diego with some friends from work. It was a 1 day trip. But it was nice to see home again. It is Martin Luther king Jr. holiday this weekend so we're pretty busy. I bought a few things for my room. A mirror, some paint, a calendar, extra padding for my bed..etc. I'm trying to make it a little more homey. I have Tuesday and wednesday off, so I'll probably try to get the room painted then.

A little more than two weeks until I catch my flight to Europe... :D

Ok, well its back to work...wish me luck.

Can things get worse?

So I bought my $1000 plane ticket to Lithuania the other night, after scrimping and saving every penny that I have. Then 2 days later, my cars dies. lol Can this really be happening to me? So I'm going to have a guy friend of mine pick up a new, stronger battery when he goes to town tomorrow. If this doesn't work for the car, then it's got to be the alternator. Which I really can't afford to get fixed. So my car will have to sit for a couple of months until I can pay to have it looked at. Yay! lol. I'm trying to take everything in stride. Things have come to a painfully slow crawl here at the lodge. Now that the holidays are over, business should be slow. This means less hours, and less tips. Can a person really live off of a $200 paycheck? Is that possible?... Well I guess it is if you don't go spending it all on plane tickets, etc... :D
If anyone would like to contribute to the "Connie's car has bit the dust" fund, let me know. I am now accepting donations. He he he heee....

I'm looking forward to the summer here though. From what I'm told, It's super busy. Lots of overtime and mucho denaro!!! lol (hmmm... did I spell that right)? Oh well...

Today was my only day off this week (I'm not complaining, I need the work). I basically sat around all day online, searching for mechanics and other options for my car.
Tomorrow its back to work again.

If anything else exciting happens, like the forest catches on fire or something, i'll keep you all posted. As always, thanks for checking in.

It's been a while

So I know it's been a while, but I've been busy. Work was pretty crazy through New Years and this weekend. Now things have slowed down a lot!! I have mixed feelings about this. I love that I am not running around like a crazy person anymore, but I also want the work, so I'm torn between the two. I tried to start my car today and it wouldn't start. I had some of the guys helping me jump start it. but now everyone is saying that it's not my battery but my alternator. So I am trying to figure out how to safely get down the mountain and get to a mechanic so they can diagnose the problem... Hmmm... We'll see.
I finally bought my plane ticket to Lithuania. I'll be there for 2 weeks in February. Yay!
I hope everyone is well...
Until next time...