Land a full-time job. check! Buy a car. check!

Hi! Remember me? I know it's been a while since I have updated my blog but some really exciting things have been happening!

To make a long story super short, I got a job! Yes, I already had a job working for Res. Life in the office and then as the Hall Manager next year in Whitaker Hall while I completed my masters but things changed...for the better! I was presented with the opportunity a few weeks ago to interview for 1 of the 2 full-time RHD positions that opened on campus while I was working in the office. Last week I was notified that I (along with my friend Ashley) was selected to fill the open RHD positions. Without hesitation, I accepted! And after letting out a huge sigh of relief when Ashley told me she got the other spot, we decided to celebrate. We decided to dine out...restaurant of choice: Red Robin..yummmmmmmmmm! Below is a picture of the balloon Ashley got while we were there! For those of you that don't know, Ashley is getting married next weekend and this job announcement could not have come at a better time. Now her and Mark can happily go on a honeymoon and come back to Cortland employed! Yay for them! I was very happy to hear she got the position to say the least. And of course, I was pretty excited for myself as well :-p


In a nutshell, accepting this position means that I will have more responsibilities, will not be taking graduate classes right now, I will have a salary, and I will gain some invaluable experience in the field so I can eventually make my next move up the Higher Ed./Student Affairs ladder. It also means that I will have time to think about what graduate program I want to pursue: Community Health or Higher Ed. Only time will tell...

The other really exciting thing that has happened over the past week or so is I bought a car!!!! This is a huge step into adulthood for me. My very own car! With that comes the payments and insurance and all of that jazz, but after hearing news of my new job I am more than ready to take on the challenge of sticking to this fabulous budget I have made for myself. Thanks dad for raising us to be money conscious nerds like you :-p I have created a budget that I hope will allow me to start putting some money away for later use when I need to buy other adult-like things...a house,...a lawn mower,...vacation homes,...etc. You know, the everyday necessities :-p I'm really excited to finally have responsibility for myself and to cut loose from my parents financially and give them a break...for awhile :-p I kid I kid. I'm really excited to start this new chapter in my life and buying a car was an excellent way to get things rolling! We'll see how I feel when that first maintenance bill comes, but for now my car is shiny and new!

I do have one story that is particularly important to share mainly because I have shared a few stories about Crumple in previous posts and I figure this is a good way to send Crumple onto wherever he's meant to go.

At the dealer last weekend our salesperson, Kim (who was very friendly and helpful I might add) was rather uneasy about sharing some news about Crumple with us. My dad, out of curiosity mostly, asked if she could find out how much we could get for Crumple if we traded him in. After she went and talked to the mysterious men in the back of the building, she wandered back to us and appeared slightly rattled. Her opening line was, "I don't like to offend people, but they said they would only give you $100 for your car." After my parents and I finished laughing a bit, I assured her she was not being offensive in any way...I call my car Crumple therefore it would be quite hard for her to offend me. We did not trade Crumple in, rather I dropped him off at my uncle's garage. We figure we can probably get a little more money than that especially with all the new parts we have recently purchased! I said goodbye to Crumple and will miss the deer hair that still sticks out of the fender and the noises that caused me to turn my radio up to drown out the sounds. Crumple was a good "hand-me-down" (Crumple had a previous owner) first car, but I'm glad I was able to upgrade. I feel a lot safer in ___________ (still have not determined a name for the new car.) Oh, what kind of car did I get?! 2010 Hyundai Elantra- black :-)

That's my mom taking off my license plate!

Can't wait to go exploring with my new car.

My advice to you job seekers out there: go buy a car! That's what I did and then the job soon followed. I don't think I pointed that out- I bought the car last weekend and got the job this past week...just need to do things backwards and it works out perfectly :-)

Peace out Crumple...