It's a YES!!!

Ahhh, the moment you've all been waiting for...I GOT THE INTERNSHIP!!! Not the first one I interviewed for (still haven't heard back from them), but the second one that's 10 minutes from my house!!! I start December 16 and finish in April sometime or early May, 40 hours per week, plus it's PAID, and they'll work with my school schedule although I only plan on taking one course at night next semester. Not to mention if they like me, and I like them after this is all done, I'll most likely be able to work there once I've graduated! I'm so excited and nervous all at the same time! I'll mainly be working with another lady in the office doing audits, so most of my time will be spent away from the office, but when I am in the office they'll have me doing tax returns. How scary is that?!

Life in general...

I haven't had a whole lot to report lately, but here's an update on what we've been up to.

I haven't heard anything back from any of the jobs I interviewed with. I plan on contacting the person who interviewed me later this week to see if they've made a decision. We're just over half way done with the semester. Seven weeks from tomorrow will be my last exam day. I'm not counting, though. :) I've been itching lately to do some re-decorating in my home, but waiting on the hubby to finish some of his projects so that I can move forward with mine. I know my sister doesn't think I have a life outside of school and housework, and thinks a pony would liven up my life, but she should know that her ponies are not welcome here, and that I am very much a busy person, which is why I look forward to the times I can just hang at my CLEAN house and not have anything to do. Anyway...

John doesn't have much going on right now, either. He went hunting a couple of times last week, but only saw a few deer, and didn't take any shots. In a couple of weeks he is going to Ohio for a guys hunting trip (obviously not a girls' hunting trip) for a long weekend, and I know he's very excited about that. He's starting to work in the basement again, and when it's completely done we'll have a full bath down there, a wet bar...basically more gathering space for when we have friends and family over. We have a smaller home, so it will be nice to have that extra space for when we entertain.

We don't have children of our own right now, but we do have two very spoiled cocker spaniels, Misty and Waldo (although we usually call him "Wallie" now, unless of course he's in trouble). Waldo is a really funny dog, with quite the personality. When we're in the living room watching t.v. and another dog or animal comes on, he runs to the t.v. and starts whining and barking, like the thing is in our house. It is so darn cute! Before we bought him, one of his best friends was a beagle. Apparently the beagle taught him how to howl, so when he gets excited, or very hungry, he begins howling at the sky like a beagle. Incredibly funny, I should try to get it on video sometime. Then tonight I realized that he must have had some yoga training in the past. Like all dogs do, they stretch when getting up from laying down or sleeping. Tonight I watched him do this and he put his front paws out, like in the child pose with his butt in the air, and then in one swift motion he pushes his body forward (with all four paws still in place) and stretches out his back legs. I guess instead of calling him "Wallie", we should have been calling him "Yogi"!

The picture attached is of the field behind my father in law's house. The fall colors were absolutely beautiful! I'm glad I took the picture, because it won't last much longer. I checked the 10-day forecast for our area, and they're calling for rain/snow showers next Monday. Are you kidding me?! It's not even Halloween yet! I know, of course, that the snow won't stay, but still...it's just too early to be dealing with this. Ugh, I guess that's life in Michigan...

The daily life of J&M

Well, I wish I had something really exciting to report, but unfortunately I don't at the moment. I noticed I hadn't posted anything in a week, so I thought that I should.

John is out hunting again this morning. Last Sunday he did hit a deer, but didn't kill it. That we know of. He came home shortly after he shot it so that I could help him find it. Now most of you should know that I have no experience in tracking deer. But for 2 1/2 hours I tracked, and was actually better at spotting the tracks than him. However, the deer was never found. Can't say that I was disappointed. I wasn't really looking forward to finding a dead deer on the ground, or worse, an angry deer ready to fight!

This week was pretty much the same for me...homework, school, housework...BUT I did get an interview with an accounting firm in the town I live in. The firm seems like a great place for me to work and get experience. And when I graduate I'd love to get a permanent job there. It's only 10 minutes from my house, which means that I'd be saving in gas each week, and in the winter it won't be such a big deal if there's a huge snow storm. So, that was my excitement for the week. I should hear back from them by this Friday, so hopefully it will be a YES!

This weekend we've had a lot of fun, too. Friday was spent going out to dinner with our friends who just got married. What an exciting time for them?! They're doing great and I hope to see more of them now that they're both in the area. Yesterday I walked with "Making Stride Against Breast Cancer". It was great to see so many people there. Some survivors, some still battling, and the rest there for support. My sister in laws mom was just diagnosed in August, so I was there with my sister in law, niece and a cousin in law walking for my SIL's mom.

Last night we had John's brothers and their families over, plus his dad and wife. It's always so nice when we can get together and just hang out. John spent the afternoon clearing out the dead branches under our big pine trees, so we used the branches to make a bonfire in our backyard. Nobody sat around the fire, of course, because it was so big. Oh well, it was pretty to look at anyway.

Christmas is coming...

Two posts in one day?! Something must be wrong. Actually it's 3 posts in one day if you count my other blog, but nothing's wrong...

Part of my motivation for organizing the closets yesterday was because my parents and grandmother will be coming again this year for Christmas. So, in preparation for their arrival (in two and a half months) I knew I needed to create closet space. For those of you who have never been to my house we have 3 bedrooms (one is being used as my office), and they all have small closets. At least smaller than I'm used to. So, all of my clothes are in the guest room closets, making it hard for guests to hang their clothes, which is why I needed to create more space. One day I'll have a walk-in closet again, but until then I'll have to make due with this space.

Ok, now that I've bored you with my desire to organize, I can move on to other subjects.

John is out bow-hunting this morning, just as he did yesterday morning. Yesterday he didn't see anything, but hopefully today will be a different story.

I have school work to attend to which won't be much fun, but it has to be done. Now that the leaves are starting to change, and the cooler temps are sticking around I'm really getting excited for the holidays. It's my favorite time of year.

The photos attached are of yesterday mornings sunrise in my backyard and our Christmas tree last year.

Have a great day everyone!

Martha Stewart would be proud...

So, since I've been so busy with school this year, there hasn't been a lot of time for cleaning or organizing the house. I have a little bit of down time right now, so yesterday was my day to do whatever I wanted. Don't judge me, but on my "me" day I reorganized the office closet and also the cabinets in the laundry room. I know, not the most exciting activity, but it really needed to be done and I'm so glad that I did.

So, now that I've organized the closets, I see that I have a ton of pictures to organize, so my next project is to get those pictures in frames or albums. Ah, it's a vicious cycle, but I'm looking forward to it!

First blog, second blog profile...

Well, I thought I'd start another blog to talk about daily life in the W household. Should be much more interesting than the other blog I started.

Just a recap on our lives right now...

John is busy at work (at usual) working on bids in NY, and traveling there every other week. He's very excited about deer hunting this season, and has been practing in the yard with his bow and fake deer.

I have been very busy with school...fall semester started a month ago and it has flown by. I've also been looking for an internship for the upcoming tax season, and had my first interview yesterday. The interview went great and I could really see myself working for the company.

Misty and Waldo also have very busy schedules. It's hard to find time to do anything else with them with all of the eating, playing, and napping that they do. Such a hard life that they live!

Fall has officially started with the colors changing, and the colder temps...it's in the high 30's this morning. It's too early to start feeling these temps!

That's it for now!