Well well well...
For those of you who don't know the car story, I will recap. The day my dad was flying into Durango, I brought my car to get checked up on...I thought the thermostat was broken because the heat hadn't been working, so I was just going to fix that and be on my merry way. AAAAHAHAHAHAHA...if life were so easy. Turns out, my car had a blown head gasket...i don't even really know what that means, but it costs 1,800 dollars apparantly and would take a week to get done. Well, we obviously had a problem. We didn't have $1800 or a week to spare, so I began looking for cheap cars or rental cars. My dad called from Chicago on a layover and I told him the good news, I told him I was sorry to stress him out and his only response was, "I don't get stressed anymore Kellie". Good thing!!!!
I actually managed to find a 2000 Honda Civic for 1600 dollars and we took it. It had a huge dent in the side from hitting a deer, but we got that taken care of as soon as we got to NY and the car looks and runs fabulously. The drive from CO to NY was pretty uneventful...we discovered some "twilight zone" towns that we will never return to and encountered the coldest weather possible. Aside from that, all went well and we made it from Denver to Athens in two days...sleeping for about 7 hours in Moleka, IL.
March 1st, we flew to Florida which was great. I got to see my seeeester! and my mom and aunt and grandma. We had a blast and got to tan for a few days. My sister and father both celebrated their birthdays while I was there and that was nice also. I flew back to NY on March 9th and have been looking for a job constantly (between watching episodes of Sex and the City)since then. There seems to be one promising position, but I don't want to jinx myself by talking about it. I have applied to every single nanny position listed on craigslist with hugely poor luck. People in NY seem to think that nanny pay is around $3/hr. WTF! hahaha, I just laugh in their faces and walk away. Speaking of money...I still haven't received the money owed to me by the Common Sense Cafe and I ask all you Durangotangs to please boycott that place.
I have seen a lot of old friends and started volunteering as assistant coach for the high school track team. It's a lot of fun and I'm trying to keep my spirits up. I miss Durango and my friends and Andy a lot, but it's for the best and I just have to remember that. If anyone hears of a job in NY, let me know!!!!
Best wishes to everyone and I hope to visit before the end of the year...smiles!!!!!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Happy Heart Day
Hello all!
Happy Heart Day...even though I don't really celebrate it. That's ok, I see it's appeal.
Everything is going well here in Durango. I'm getting ready to leave in a week and a half. I cannot believe it's so soon! I'm waiting til Sunday (tomorrow) or Monday to start packing because Andy will be out of town and that makes it a hell of a lot easier to think about leaving. It's amazing how you can care for someone soooo much and yet know that you're better off apart. He's going on a skiing "hut trip" Monday, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday, so I think I will have plenty of time to pack my bags and clean my car. AND! Since I got my tax return I can take care of my car before I leave and do everything I need to do. It's such a relief to have a little extra cash.
I did yoga with Tanya again this week...she's crazy, but it feels amazing. I wish I could have gone to her classes before (I usually had to work), but maybe I can find a similar class in NY. It's only $5 a class!!! Since I'm working this morning, I couldn't do the Valentine's Day 5K, but I think I'm going to run the course when I get off of work. I feel like I've done very little in the last week, but I've been busy and sick, so I guess that's ok.
I can't wait to see my New Yorkers (and Floridians) soon, and I'm going to miss all the Colorado peeps. :)
Have a great Valentine's Day and don't forget to love with all your heart on every other day of the year as well!
Happy Heart Day...even though I don't really celebrate it. That's ok, I see it's appeal.
Everything is going well here in Durango. I'm getting ready to leave in a week and a half. I cannot believe it's so soon! I'm waiting til Sunday (tomorrow) or Monday to start packing because Andy will be out of town and that makes it a hell of a lot easier to think about leaving. It's amazing how you can care for someone soooo much and yet know that you're better off apart. He's going on a skiing "hut trip" Monday, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday, so I think I will have plenty of time to pack my bags and clean my car. AND! Since I got my tax return I can take care of my car before I leave and do everything I need to do. It's such a relief to have a little extra cash.
I did yoga with Tanya again this week...she's crazy, but it feels amazing. I wish I could have gone to her classes before (I usually had to work), but maybe I can find a similar class in NY. It's only $5 a class!!! Since I'm working this morning, I couldn't do the Valentine's Day 5K, but I think I'm going to run the course when I get off of work. I feel like I've done very little in the last week, but I've been busy and sick, so I guess that's ok.
I can't wait to see my New Yorkers (and Floridians) soon, and I'm going to miss all the Colorado peeps. :)
Have a great Valentine's Day and don't forget to love with all your heart on every other day of the year as well!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Long time no blog...
It was just brought to my attention that I have been neglecting my blog!!! Dear lord, I must not let that happen. There is a lot to update...
I am moving on Feb 24th...back to NY. Bet you never thought you'd read that. Well...I applied to Teach for America and will hopefully get in and be doing that by the beginning of May, so it's very temporary and basically I am just trying to get all of my stuff in one place before they place me. I requested San Fransisco, but I think they put people wherever there is the most need and honestly, I don't care where I go.
My job...
I had actually quit my job before I left for Christmas because the owners are sadistic assholes and bounced my paycheck twice (three times now). However, while I was home for Christmas, they sold the cafe and I was relieved and decided to pick up whatever hours I could since the economy is not one in which you want to be jobless. *****sigh***** Unfortunately, the new owner isn't much better than the old. She's not as mean or assholish....but she bounced my first paycheck and got the next paycheck out late...my rent was almost not paid on time because of it. It's very stressful to live day to day and not know if you're working for a paycheck or not. So, I applied for unemployment and am working on an 'on-call' basis. I'm picking up some babysitting gigs to pay for stuff and hopefully my taxes will be in soon so that I will be able to travel across country and have money for food!!
Andy and I have decided to call it quits. Of course, I'm sad...I love him. It is a good decision though, we have been fighting ALL THE TIME lately, and I think we need some space.
So, my dad is flying to Durango on the 23rd and he will be driving with me back to ny!
As far as running goes, I'm just getting back into the swing of things. I was sick and stressed and neglected my running as well as my blog. Last week I did a pretty intense abs workout and a crazy hard yoga class on top of running, so I'm feeling good about the workouts. I am going to workout at the rec center today for a little bit and then go see "He's Just Not That Into You" with Kristi. I hope it's good! Anywho...I will try to write more and I will still be loving Durango even when I move away...
Happy February!
Love
Kellie
I am moving on Feb 24th...back to NY. Bet you never thought you'd read that. Well...I applied to Teach for America and will hopefully get in and be doing that by the beginning of May, so it's very temporary and basically I am just trying to get all of my stuff in one place before they place me. I requested San Fransisco, but I think they put people wherever there is the most need and honestly, I don't care where I go.
My job...
I had actually quit my job before I left for Christmas because the owners are sadistic assholes and bounced my paycheck twice (three times now). However, while I was home for Christmas, they sold the cafe and I was relieved and decided to pick up whatever hours I could since the economy is not one in which you want to be jobless. *****sigh***** Unfortunately, the new owner isn't much better than the old. She's not as mean or assholish....but she bounced my first paycheck and got the next paycheck out late...my rent was almost not paid on time because of it. It's very stressful to live day to day and not know if you're working for a paycheck or not. So, I applied for unemployment and am working on an 'on-call' basis. I'm picking up some babysitting gigs to pay for stuff and hopefully my taxes will be in soon so that I will be able to travel across country and have money for food!!
Andy and I have decided to call it quits. Of course, I'm sad...I love him. It is a good decision though, we have been fighting ALL THE TIME lately, and I think we need some space.
So, my dad is flying to Durango on the 23rd and he will be driving with me back to ny!
As far as running goes, I'm just getting back into the swing of things. I was sick and stressed and neglected my running as well as my blog. Last week I did a pretty intense abs workout and a crazy hard yoga class on top of running, so I'm feeling good about the workouts. I am going to workout at the rec center today for a little bit and then go see "He's Just Not That Into You" with Kristi. I hope it's good! Anywho...I will try to write more and I will still be loving Durango even when I move away...
Happy February!
Love
Kellie
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