So I now have a job. A full-time, salaried job. I am a Chemical Laboratory Analyst at EnviroCompliance Laboratories. I started on August 18th - so I have been working now for a little bit. I am almost completely trained and I do various analytical tests on wastewater including BOD (biological oxygen demand), COD (chemical oxygen demand), CBOD (carbonaceous oxygen demand), Phenolics, Alkalinity, Hardness, Cyanide, Sulfides, etc. It's pretty interesting and fun.
Well it's labor day and I am relaxing on my first day off. It's still been a bit of a struggle for me trying to adjust to working all week - but I know when I first being receiving my paychecks it will make it a lot more worthwhile.
Elizabeth is now in Barcelona - and from her posting on her blog - it seems like she is really liking it. Which is wonderful!!!
After I graduated from Tech I figured finding a job would be relatively easily. Apparently, I was wrong. Finding a job has been extremely difficult. I went on one interview so far - which in itself is upsetting. I have two degrees and I have only been invited to one interview?
The interview was with VCU/MCV with the department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. It looked really interesting, working with illegal narcotics and monkeys - trying to determine the exact areas of the brain where drugs work on and determining if there is a possibly an anti-drug that could change the addictive effects of cocaine.
Well.. they chose the other person that was interviewed. :(
Now I am in the process of looking into another job as a laboratory analyst.
I am becoming very desperate for a source of money and am possibly going to take a part time job while I wait for my 'big girl' job.
Keep me in your prayers! This is very difficult for me!
Here is a recent pic of Brody from the river - I love my son sooo much:
Wow! I haven't written in forever! I graduated on May 10 and then moved home that day. I have been living with my amazing boyfriend and our dog since then. I am so happy to finally be back here!
While being at home I have been staying busy by hanging out with my step-mom, cleaning the house, and attempting to look for jobs. Yep. I don't have a job yet and it is quite frustrating! Apparently the State of Virginia takes FOREVER to hire for new jobs! But I am continuing to stay optimistic - or at least trying to! I need to get back into the swing of having something to do daily - so I don't become crazy by being at the house the whole day. PLUS - I need a source of income!
Gill and my parents are coming today! Yay! So excited that I will be home soon!! I need to wake up and get to cleaning though. Yesterday I found the secret to getting rid of soap scum! Using CLR and an SOS pad!! It works! I know, I know, I am such a weirdo.
The sun seems to be hidden this morning and it makes me want to crawl back into bed. But I have a lot to do! Ah! I guess I better get started!
I can't wait to have my boys back!!! :)
Well... I am done with college! I finished around 12 today and since then... yes for over 2 hours.. I have been trying to update my blog, like find a new template etc. Well it has really frustrated me, so I am going to take a nap now. I will write later ;)The pic is an older picture of me and Brody taking a nap when we lived in the old house :) I love my puppy!
I have one final left. Breeding & Genetics tomorrow morning and I have absolutely 0 motivation to study! I just cant seem to concentrate! UGH!
I can NOT believe it. One week till I will be finished with school. Finished with being a student. And most of all... finished with being ~300 miles away from Gill and my family. I am so excited. I can not wait to have my boyfriend next to me every night in our huge king sized bed with our boston terrier taking up a majority of the bed. I can't wait to see my parents more often.
The Richmond Nascar race is going on right now - I wish I was there. I have never missed a race when it has been in Richmond and it makes my stomach flip to have to watch it on TV instead of being there. Oh well, Gill promised me that we are going to go to the race this September :) YAY!!!
He has been sooo sweet lately. Telling me how excited he is that I am graduating and we will no longer be the 'long distance couple'. I know he doesn't like having to go places and constantly deal with people asking where I am or being the only one at a party without their significant other.
I still haven't heard from any of the jobs that I applied for! This is soo frustrating! I have an excellent resume and awesome qualifications. Why am I not hearing anything? :(
Oh well, today I had my final Beef Production exam, which weirdly enough, wasn't that bad. (I say that now before I know my grade) I am going to have some ice cream and go to bed. I still have one final left on Tuesday and a lot of packing to do.
I miss my boyfriend soo much! This has without a doubt made us stronger. HOWEVER, we will never be this far apart for this long (2 YEARS!) every again. 
This is a picture from when Gill and I went to the race, Spring race 2007(?) Holy blond hair on me!!
This picture is from the Fall 2007 race. Gill was slightly intoxicated
And finally... a pic of my son in his "I'm Momma's dog" t-shirt. Oh how I adore this puppy!!! He is so my dog!
So today I took 2 of my 4 finals. The first one was my Macroeconomics final. I studied a lot for this one and felt very prepared. There was one math part though that I got very confused at - but luckily enough, I got a 90 on it! Woo Hoo! That gives me a B for my final grade in that class.
Later in the day I took my Beef Production Lab Practical. Oh my goodness it was so hard!! I studied so much for it but we will have to see how I did.
This afternoon I celebrated with some junk food and relaxation. I must admit that it is weird for me to not be doing work or studying. But tomorrow I am starting to start studying for my Beef Production Lecture final on Saturday. A final on Saturday?! Really?
Otherwise I am doing great. I took my acrylic nails off this evening and pretty much snapped one of my real nails in the middle of the nail - ooooh pain.... still hurts.
I'm going to watch some more Law & Order and then get in bed.
10 days and I will be home for good! I can't wait!
I just need to find a job... ugh.. come on people, call me back!! I am a great workier and have tons of experience!!!!!
Today is a very gloomy, gray, rainy Monday. It kinda fits my mood. I usually enjoy rain, but when it is consistent showers, I feel like the rain becomes monotonous. I prefer rain when it is thunder storms... something more exciting then this.
Plus, these rain showers make me want to sleep. Something I really can't do because I have a lot of studying to get done. Plus, it seems like I can't sleep at night any more. Odd right? Me. The girl that can fall asleep at anytime, can't sleep at night. It is very frustrating.
My finals start Wednesday. Two in the same day - eeeek! I am going to start studying for them today as soon as I get a bunch of my genetics reading out of the way.
Gill went to Atlantic City this past weekend for Brett's bachelor party. It made me really nervous. I think it's hard for him to understand how insecure I am about him looking at other ladies. It has nothing to do with me trusting him, but... well... I guess it is hard to explain. I just don't want him to think another girl is prettier than me [when I know they are..] and then have feelings for her. Which directly correlates with my 'fear' that he would find someone else and lose his feelings for me. He often gets frustrated when I bring this stuff up, but it's a genuine concern for me.
That is a picture of Adam and my heifer, VPI Black Princess. Adam showed Princess during the Little International Show this past weekend. I am so happy to report that Princess won Grand Champion for the Cattle Division. Take that Dr. Eversole!!! I do know how to work cattle!
Well, I am skipping my two classes today to work/study all day. So I guess I better stop procrastinating and get back to the exciting world of "Factors affecting correlated response" in genetics... Exciting huh? I know you're jealous...
I have a few friends who have blogs on this website. I have found that I really enjoy keeping up with their lives this way and due to my very large family, thought that this would be a good way to maintain communication for me as well.
I have 18 days left here at Virginia Tech. I am so excited to finally graduate and move back home to good ol' Mechanicsville. Don't get me wrong, I do like some things about being in Blacksburg. But in all honesty, my heart and happiness are in Mechanicsville.
I do believe this 2 year experience, 300+ miles away from my family, Gill and friends has helped me learn to rely more on myself. I am more self sufficient and independent, which when reevaluating myself in earlier times, was greatly needed.I love that I have gained so much hands-on experience with large animals, especially beef cattle.
I do love my close friends that I have made here as well, Lindsey, Drew, Sam, Jana, Jen, Whitney, Chris, Marit, Amanda and Jason have been essential in me maintaining some degree of sanity here. But... I am ready to go. I miss Gill. I miss our dog. I miss seeing my Daddy whenever I want. I miss hanging out and running errands with my Step-Mom. I miss my sorority sisters who I haven't seen in over 2 years! [That is so sad for me to acknowledge that I have let it go that long without seeing them] I can't wait to not have to have the 'Sad Sunday' ritual that has become so common with Gill, my family and myself. And I absolutely can NOT wait to get rid of the 3.5 hour drive on the weekends! I really dislike that drive!! Thankfully, I only have one more - and this time its a one-way ticket to Mechanicsville!!For now, I have the fun world of finals and job-searching that is occupying my life. I have come so far, and I am now close to being done. This is an indescribable feeling of happiness that I am feeling!
Here is a pic of my heifer VPI Black Princess - the kindest, most gentle heifer I have ever met! She always knows how to make me smile and put me in a great mood. 
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