1 Month

So August 27th marked one month since I packed up my life and moved to Florida. In this month I have gained quite a bit.
First of all, a pretty good tan.
Second, a new sense of what it means to be patient.
Third, so amazing new friends, who without I would probably still not be down here.
Fourth, a new found appreciation for the fact that I am a pretty laid back person.
Fifth, a love of road trips, true or dare, and never have I ever.
Sixth, an amazing new sense of where the cheapest stuff is to buy.

I could go on, but those are some of the As things I thought of off the top of my head. As frustrating it is to not have been place yet, and have my life be a pretty big unknown right now, I am having the most wonderful time down here. I made the statement last week that if I didn't have a position by the end of this week I was going to start the process of coming home and doing something else. When I said this I was met with a response of "You can't leave, we love you. You're to awesome to leave us." I was honestly so touched me. I thought about it and as much as I want to say screw it and you and leave I would miss everyone and all the insane adventures.

So yeah I guess you can say I have a new found resolve to stick it out and see what happens. There is one very very good prospective who said that they would get back to us sometime next week. I worked it out with my roommate one night this week and I can not have a placement until the 3rd week of September and still get all my hours in and have vacation. So that was like a huge weight off my shoulders to figure that out.

Okay on to a story from last night. Me Chaleece, and Lauren didn't have any plans or a want to go out so we thought we would stay in. So when Chaleece and lauren got home from work we made dinner together. Then we called Neal and Peter and invited them over for beer, and movies. We also decided that we wanted to cook something sweet and decided on puppy chow. That required going out and getting supplies. So we went to Publix and got everything for puppy chow and a couple bottles of wine. We were checking out and Lauren and I were together and there was another group in between us and Chaleece. So when the check out guy rang us up he didn't ask for Laurens id. Ok a little weird but we weren't going to say anything. So we moved to one side and waited for Chaleece. Well Chaleece was buying some wine too and when he rang her up he checked her id. Well Lauren and I started laughing and CHaleece calls over to us. The check out guy then proceeds to tell us that he got nervous when we were hanging around. He thought we might be with a beverage company that does secret shopping to make sure people cashiers are iding people. So that why he ided Chaleece (who is 3 years older than me) and not Lauren. He was like "I was getting so nervous." So yeah, its probably one of those stories where you had to be there but it was hilarious.

So Peter and Neal came over and we had a grand old time. Last night they were going to launch a rocket from Cape Canaveral, which is 30 miles from us. We obviously wanted to see this, but none of us were in any condition to drive. So we sat outside at 11:59pm and watched the space ship launch. It was SO cool. I'm so glad I got to see it.

Today a bunch of us are going to this place called Taco Johns. Its 40 minutes away and is basically like Taco Bell. Now you may ask "Why the hell are you driving 40 minutes to go to a fast food taco place." Well apparently they are all over the place in South Dakota which is where Lauren is from. She was shocked that they weren't here. So she has been talking about this restaurant for weeks now. So we all want to try it and see what is so wonderful. And according to Chaleece it will be a fun adventure. My response is "Whatever Chaleece as long as I don't have to drive." So yeah that is where I am headed in about an hour.

Love and miss you all,
Sarah