Chillin' in the Snow

Ok, So I'm just hanging out here in Lithuania. Its been snowing quite a bit over the last few days. Everything is lightly covered with snow and looks absolutely beautiful. It is slightly chilly though...
Irmantas and I rented a nice apartment in Klaipeda. Its in a new building on the 16th floor, so it has an awesome view of the whole city and the Baltic Sea. We are 10 hours ahead of California here (8 hours ahead of Texas, Amanda) So I get to enjoy every day before everyone else.
Just in case some of you are wondering what my boyfriend and I did for Valentine's Day, I will tell you. We got totally drunk and went cliff diving! lol. Ok, so that's not true. There are no cliffs here. We went to the Mall and walked around. I reminded Irmantas to buy me some flowers before the flower store closed, and we shared dessert at a restaurant before catching a movie. Yes the movie was in English (it had Lithuanian subtitles though).
Seeing Irmantas' parents again was nice. I can say a few more things in Lt now, so I felt more confident trying to talk with them. They're so nice! lol. I also got to meet another of Irmiz's friends and a few of his cousins. I liked all of them also.
So after being really sick for the first week I was here, I'm feeling much better and ready to get out. But even though I'm dying to get out and take pictures, once I feel that icy Baltic breeze, I turn around and go straight back inside. I've been watching a lot of TV. Mostly the same 3 channels: MTV, VH1, and Discovery. They're the only English channels on TV here. Lol.
Ok, I should go. It's pretty late here. Until next time.. Viso (bye)

Ready to leave

Hello again! So I've done my laundry and I'm almost finished packing. Dinner was pretty good tonight.
Tomorrow morning I will drive to San Jose and check into my hotel. I plan on getting my nails done and taking care of some last minute things (bills, etc.)
Thursday morning, I'll catch the shuttle to the airport and hop on my first flight. I'll be flying to Chicago first. Then to Warsaw, Poland and finally to Riga, Latvia. I hope I can sleep on the flight so i'm not so tired when I get there.
Its beautiful here in Sequoia. Sunny and "warm." At least, as warm as it gets in the snow.
I'll try to update the blog while I'm in Lithuania so everyone knows what's up.
:D
Hope you all have a nice week.

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...

'09

Happy New Year!!! Be responsible and safe! Yay for 2009!!!