Interview : )

Last week I called the managers of the two Paychex offices here in North Carolina. The manager from Raleigh called me back and told me that there were no openings at his branch. But..the manager from Charlotte called me back and said they may have an opening, that they are just waiting on the final word from the regional manager. Well I took that as kind of good news...but then today I got a call from him. He wants me to come in for an interview!! They haven't gotten the final approval to hire anyone yet, but they want me to come in to get the process started. So next Thursday, I have an interview in Charlotte. I really hope I get this job!! I didn't realize how much I miss Paychex until recently, but I really do. And I can not wait to have a steady paycheck again(and a good one at that!)
If I get the job in Charlotte, we will have to move(it is over 2 hours from where we live now) But I am actually ok with that. I have never been to Charlotte, but I hear it is really nice. Although we will be farther from my brother and his wife(and the beach) we will be closer to Atlanta!!! We are hoping to be able to find a house to rent in Charlotte, instead of living in an apartment again. It would be really nice to have some more space, a yard, and Nick REALLY misses having a garage : )


I was supposed to be going to the beach on Saturday to help my parents move to their new beach house and staying there all week. Now I will be heading down there on Sunday and coming back Wednesday for the interview. Then Nick and I will be going back for Labor day weekend. I am so excited to spend a nice relaxing weekend, just me and Nick, in the new beach house!

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the last few weeks of summer.

Whole lot of nothing

Well I know once again it has been a while since we have updated the blog...and I wish I could say it was because we lead such fascinating lives that we don't have a spare minute to write, but in fact we have just been really boring lately, lol.

Nick has been working non stop. He had a dinner with the CEO, CFO, and Vice President of his company last week and it went really well. They were in town just checking up on the dealerships and Nick got some great reviews from the dealerships he works with. So hopefully this means he will be getting a management position soon.

I on the other hand, have not had such great luck on the job front. That 'amazing' job that I thought I had...not so much. It turned out not to be at all what I was told it would be. And although I somewhat enjoyed the work, I was working 12+ hour days, still having work to do when I got home and was being paid merely nothing to do it. I was not getting the training that I needed to be able to do the job sufficiently, so after talking to my boss about all of my concerns, and talking to Nick and my dad about it all I came to the decision to quit. So now I am back on the job hunt.
Good news though, is that I may have a chance to get back in to my old company, but in a different location. I really do miss working for Paychex(who would have thought, lol) and there may be an opening in the Charlotte office in a few weeks. So for now we are just waiting to hear. IF I do get the position then we will be moving..once again!! But only two hours from where we are now. I think it will be a great move for us though. Nick has a much better chance at advancing in his company if we live in Charlotte and I will finally be doing a job that I know I am good at, I enjoy, and I actually earn good money doing. So everyone..keep your fingers crosses that I get the job in Charlotte(or any job in Charlotte for that matter).

We have decided to stay home this weekend and take a weekend off from the beach to spend some alone time together. Next weekend we will be back at the beach to help my parents move. They have bought a house down the street from the current house(which they sold) that is right on the water and has the most amazing views ever!! And the best part is, Nick and I will have our own room there so we won't have to kick any of my siblings out of their rooms when we go to visit. WE will just get kicked out of ours if a grandparents comes to stay, lol, they trump us : )
I will be sure to post some pics of all of the moving and the new house at the beach!!
That is all for now. I hope you all enjoy your weekend and have a little more excitement in your lives than we do : ) haha



This is a picture of my parents new beach house(the teal/green one). The pic was taken by my sister in law from her parents beach house porch, which is right across the street. So we are closer to her and my brother now too : )

Carol's wedding

Nick and I dancing at the wedding..not sure why I have that face, lol


Nick dancing with his sister : )


All of the men..so handsome!


Carol and her mom

Weekend on the boat

Me and my mom on the boat

Dad let Nick drive the boat : )

My mom, Me and my sister

Where Have You Been????

I know it has been a while since I posted last...I have so busy with work I barely have time to eat, let alone update the blog! The new job is really getting hard on me. It is very long hours(sometimes 15-18 a day), lots of driving, and even more stress!!! I am really not sure if I am going to be able to keep this job for very long. It is just to taxing on me. I am very rarely home before 9pm every night and still have hours of work to do once I do get home. This makes it very hard to spend time with Nick, which is really bothering me. So, for now obviously I need to keep my job(need the money), but in the meantime I am looking for something else with a little more permanent hours and better pay.

Last week Nick and I drove 12 hours to Michigan for his sister, Carol's wedding. Thankfully this road trip was a lot less eventful than our one down here was : )
We got to spend most of the day Friday in Plymouth and had lunch downtown then headed to Jackson for the rehearsal dinner. Then drove back to Plymouth to meet up with some of our friends at our favorite bar. It was sooo nice to be able to see our friends! I didn't realize how much I missed seeing them until we were leaving the bar and I started to tear up, realizing I wouldn't see them again until October.

Saturday was Nick's sisters wedding in Jackson, and he was an usher. He looked so good in his tux : ) It made me wish we had gotten tuxes for our wedding! It was really nice to get to see Nick's family at the wedding and spend time talking with them. We really didn't get a chance to talk to anyone at our wedding.

Well now we are back home and more than half way through the work week(Thank God!!) and on Friday we are going to Wilmington to see Tyler(my sister in laws brother) in "The Wiz"! I am super excited about that. Tyler is an amazing singer and performer, and this will be my first time seeing him perform. : )
Then we are spending the weekend at the beach with my family and relaxing. I am even more excited about that!!!!!