Thursday, October 2, 2008
Unpacking continues
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
For blogs sake
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Baby steps
The fall colors are just starting become vibrant here and it is very pretty, even though it is cloudy.
Friday, September 26, 2008
View from the VUE
Eme and I work well together...especially when it comes to putting jigsaw puzzles together!
That's Lauren Walter standing by the car. It's been fun to be a part of her life as youth counselors and now living with her family for the past 5 weeks.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Crises...what crises?
Going through the mortgage process has given us an intimate view of the banking/mortgage industry fallout. We have had to tweak our mortgage product a couple times, we've had to put more money down than originally planned, and we've had to endure through a few other headaches. But the good news is that the interest rates have fallen more than 1.2 percent over the past 7 weeks! So that is excellent.
Overall, this process has allowed us to see that God is truly in control! Its pretty cool to see how things are working out. But we will be happy once we sign the papers on Monday and get this mortgage process behind us!
The last supper
Tomorrow is our last day in Chicago and we have mixed feelings, but we are mostly excited! And Monday night we get to sleep in our own bed!!!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Huge if by land, none if by sea
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Week of Lasts
On our final Saturday in the Chicagoland area, we thought we would go downtown and enjoy our favorite hot spot for one last time. The Tea Gschwendner - on a cold day it would have been hot tea, but since it was a beautiful day, we both got a cup of iced tea and walked the few short blocks to the lake.
Now, we are on our week of lasts - our last Sunday morning at DeerGrove Covenant Church; our last week of sleeping on someone else's bed; and our last days in Illinois. It was difficult to say goodbye to our friends and the youth that we spent the last 3 1/2 years with, but feel blessed to be able to start this new adventure with God leading the way.
Now, we are on our week of lasts - our last Sunday morning at DeerGrove Covenant Church; our last week of sleeping on someone else's bed; and our last days in Illinois. It was difficult to say goodbye to our friends and the youth that we spent the last 3 1/2 years with, but feel blessed to be able to start this new adventure with God leading the way.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Got Me Thinking
Preparing to buy a house has certainly taken me down some unexpected twist and turns in order to get everything together. Yesterday I was looking for my past 10 years of residences to compile to have for our closing, I'm not precisely sure why, but I thought, "yeah, I can find those." I started searching online for information since I thought you can find just about everything online and we don't have any of our documents that I would have used to find the information (it's all in MN).
2 things you might be wondering:
1) how does she not know everywhere she has lived in the past 10 years.
& 2) Why would you want that information on the web to find?
The answer to number one is that I was under the impression we had to have exact street addresses and there was one residence I simply did not remember. And for question 2, you don't, but I figured I would try anyway.
After about an hour (yes way too long I know), I could not get one single hit on either my maiden or married name. CRAZY! I do not exist on the web. Now please, if you find something, you may have a different technique to search or you're a crazy computer wiz and can hack anything, but me... nothing. I then started searching everyone else I knew. Sure enough, they all had something. By that time, I was baffled by this idea that I successfully evaded being placed anywhere on the Internet. While I was confused and almost upset about it, Jon simply reminded me that I should feel thankful. Thankful that my name and information isn't scattered out there waiting to be found. Thankful that people can't find my past addresses by a click of a button. And that I must have done something right.
So I just have to ask - what pops up when you google your name?
2 things you might be wondering:
1) how does she not know everywhere she has lived in the past 10 years.
& 2) Why would you want that information on the web to find?
The answer to number one is that I was under the impression we had to have exact street addresses and there was one residence I simply did not remember. And for question 2, you don't, but I figured I would try anyway.
After about an hour (yes way too long I know), I could not get one single hit on either my maiden or married name. CRAZY! I do not exist on the web. Now please, if you find something, you may have a different technique to search or you're a crazy computer wiz and can hack anything, but me... nothing. I then started searching everyone else I knew. Sure enough, they all had something. By that time, I was baffled by this idea that I successfully evaded being placed anywhere on the Internet. While I was confused and almost upset about it, Jon simply reminded me that I should feel thankful. Thankful that my name and information isn't scattered out there waiting to be found. Thankful that people can't find my past addresses by a click of a button. And that I must have done something right.
So I just have to ask - what pops up when you google your name?
So here's what I do...
Since Jon set the precedent by sharing what he does... I would love to tell you what I do! Except, there is so much to tell, that it would be more than I prefer to go into detail about on a blog, but here's the gist.
I have been working at Mortenson for almost 3 years. I've progressed in my position, and have been able to take on gradually more responsibility which also provides more variety. One major part of my job is preparing proposals for new work. I get an RFP (request for proposal) and in either a 3 day to 4 week period, I turn it around and deliver it by a deadline - there is no being late. Here is a small glimpse at a few of proposals I've put together.
It takes asking the right questions, an eye for detail, and managing people to get me the right information when I need it.
I have also gotten involved with our project events, i.e. groundbreakings, dedication ceremonies, and hard hat tours. I love being involved with our customers to help orchestrate these events and then working with our PR consultant to create a story. In May, I helped initiate and plan a hard hat tour at one of our libraries nearing completion and was thrilled by the turn out. Many community members and library patrons showed up to get a sneak preview of their new library.
These are only some of the many things that I do. If you want to know more, you'll just have to ask!
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