I know... I know... I said I never would...

But I have been neglecting my blog because I have been paying more attention to Facebook.
Also, Sharky and I don't have the internet, or else I'd be spening more time on the net in general, but for now... despite the fact that I promised pictures of the wedding we went to in August, I've done nothing... I've been negligent...
meh!

I know I said I'd post pictures from a trip or two...

But, wonder of wonders, construction at our old college is ACTUALLY HAPPENING now and I had to pass that on to everyone who cares (or hasn't been to twisted with disappointment and seething rage)

http://www.ambrose.edu/newcampus/gallery

Damn you Swedish Ikea!

Sharky and I are going to be moving into our own apartment again in a couple weeks, but since we had to ditch a lot of furniture in Calgary, we've been doing a lot of shopping and window shopping lately, and as such, I have furniture on the brain. The last thing we really need is a loveseat, but we're cheap, so we're trying to find one at a decent price, but not just who-knows-what-stained 80's deluxe Thrift Store special. Dont's get me wrong, I love Thrift Stores... I even love thrift stores for furniture, but we went looking all last Sunday and didn't find one even remotely in good condition for our price range. We did buy a chair though! So we're looking at Ikea Stuff, which isn't too bad, and not too bad for price for their cheapest one, but I just wish it was even cheaper. The cheapest one available here is about $200... but in Sweden they have more of course, and they have one even cheaper!

Sure it's orange, but we would slipcover it anyways, and it works out to only $140 Canadian, so it'd be not too bad, but it's ONLY AVAILABLE IN SWEDEN!!!

Lots going on, but too lazy to say all of it

"I will explain... no, there's too much... I will sum up"
Basically, I'm now working at the Public Library system... which is awesome! Except it is On-Call, which sucks! But it's good money, and a job I can finally see myself staying in for a long time, so it's worth it.
Sharky is also working, though it's once again at Stream. For those of you who aren't from around here, Stream is a Computer tech call-in centre that that treats their employees like pawns and doesn't pay them well, but he won't be there for too long, and it's regular hours, so we're dealing. For his first 3 weeks, when he was in training, he worked 3:30-12 every day, which was horrific for me especially because I would have to stay up until midnight every night to go pick him up. Then by the time we got back and got to sleep, it'd be 1am or so, and sometimes I had to work in the morning. But we made it through.
In other news, we went to the Midsummer Festival st the Scandinavian Centre last weekend. I've got some really cute pictures of our niece and nephew from that day that I'll put up when I have more time.
Other than that, it's finally sunny and warm here, as it's been wet and cold for most of a few weeks now.
So, that's the drive-by summary of our lives at this point.

Ok, I'm posting!

But I don't have much to talk about... Except that retail (which is where I'm working) doesn't pay enough, and Sharky just got a job with the tech support company he worked at 3 years ago. Other than that... it's been really warm here, which is good, except our car (which is STILL running) soaks up heat like crazy and gets suffocatingly hot! Beyond that, not too much is going on with us, but we're going to the European Festival tomorrow!!! That means we get to see and hear a bunch of drunk people singing in many foreign languages... it's entertaining!

It's good to be home...

This was the sight that greeted me when Sharky and I got home last week. (For the record, I didn't take this picture, but there were a lot of cherry blossoms out last week.)

It's good to finally be home after being away so long, but now there's the struggle of having to find good jobs again. I've already got a part time job, but it sucks because it's retail and only minimum wage!!! I was actually quite insulted that that's all they'll pay me because I've never made minimum wage in my life... not even at my first job! It was a shock to my system, but I sucked it up and took it as money coming in until I find a better one. It's created quite a roller coaster of emotions in just a few days. First I felt really good about myself because I got a call back only a day after handing in my resume. I was thinking, "hey, I am competent and employers do see the value in me". But then when I found out it was only $8/hour I felt pretty crappy and I thought "maybe I have no skills, and no one else will hire me". I know both reactions are a little melodramatic, but that's the boost and attack to my self-esteem that this job has already had on me. I really hope I find better soon though, not just because I want better experience than just retail, but also because $8/hour won't pay the bills AT ALL, even if it was full-time. You're probably wondering where Sharky is in all this. Well, he's looking for work too, but he'll be going back to school in September, so all the money he makes this summer will go to that, and then I'll be the one supporting both of us, and minimum wage just doesn't cut it!

Ok, I can take a breath now...

So, I'm done all of my papers, and my last class is tonight. I still have finals next week, but after the stress of getting all of these papers done, that'll be nothing! Of course Sharky and I still have to pack almost everything we own... and try and use up most of our food... and he still has 2 papers to finish... Maybe I can't stop and breathe yet!