Thanks for clarifying the 'A.D.,' otherwise I would have REALLY wondered if this metal shiney plate was placed in concrete in 2007 B.C....

Threat.

Dear Blogger,

I do not like how you have behaving lately; I find it offensive and unacceptable. I would like to just say that I have already made another blog with a different blog 'provider,' so I might make the switch. Please don't make me do this; you know how I get attached to ridiculous things, kind of like my hotmail email address, and how I still haven't made the complete switch over to my gmail account.

Consider this your warning.


Sincerely,

Me.

Monumental.

Today marks the first time ever where I have gotten my uniforms for a new job...and they actually fit. It was kinda weird. I'm happy about it.

Thanks Marriott, I like you already.

This week

Wolfgang claims that, "Pinterest is the best thing that had happened to you." I kind of have to agree with this statement. The reason he agrees, is because I now try new recipes that he most of the time enjoys.

The reason I agree, is similar. I really wish I would have discovered it earlier on in my unemployed phase, because it has really given me fun things to do, and I have discovered that I enjoy cooking and baking {new things especially}- It's relaxing and somehow feels rewarding, although that doesn't make sense to me, because once your done, it doesn't last very long.

Anyway I know you've heard enough of me talking about Pinterest, so instead of me going on about it, how about I just share with you some things I found on it, and actually executed this week, shall we?

I did two simple crafts this week. I am not a crafty person, so I like to keep it as simple as possible. I haven't taken any decent final pictures of them, so you'll just have to check out the websites that I got them from. My first craft I combined this idea with this idea. I know, it's a little late in the year to be starting this, but there's still some time, right? And I'm going to add memories that we remember thus far.

For the other little project, I used this idea. My mom kindly let me take and use her cute button collection {thanks Mom!} and make one of my own. The difference between the one on the website and mine is that I didn't have all of the same type colors, so I used all different colors, so it turned out more interesting {funky or tacky?} than the one you see. Wolfgang claims he likes it, and I'm still getting use to it.

As for recipes, here's what I made this week:

Chicken and Cheese Lasagna Rolls

Picture and recipe taken from here.

These turned out really good, and easy- just my type. If you go exactly by the recipe/directions, you should know that A. it won't look like what it does in the picture and B. It will not make 8. It ends up making only 6, but that was ok we didn't need 8 anyway. so If you want the full 8, don't use the directed 1/2 cup mixture for each noodle.

Stuffed Green Peppers with Brown Rice, Italian Sausage, and Parmesan

Picture and recipe taken from here.

These turned out good as well, but the lasagna rolls are still the favorite of the two. I did a slight variation; Although I love brown rice, Wolfgang doesn't, so I decided to be nice and compromise and use white rice. I also just used plain ground turkey, and instead added some spices. I only made 3 {so I used less of everything} which was plenty, and one is filling to eat.


To satisfy our sweet tooth this week, I made these:

All Natural, No-bake Energy Bites

Picture and recipe taken from here.

I don't know if these are really all natural, but whatever.
These are SO good! We love them. I feel like I'm eating cookie dough, minus the raw eggs and I feel like they are a little more healthy, but that is to be debated.

The first batch it made only about 14, so maybe I made them too big? The next time I just doubled the batch, and made them a little smaller than before. There are all sorts of variations you can do with these, but this is what I used and they turned out great:

-Almond butter
-Oatmeal oats {same as "old fashioned rolled oats," right? ..}
-Honey
-Flakes from 'Special K w/strawberries' and 'Raisin Brand Crunch' {my favorite} cereal, and I just took out the raisins and strawberries and crunched n' smashed them flakes.
-Chocolate chips
-Craisins
-Vanilla
-A lil' bit of cinnamon

Dang, they're so good. I'm going to go have one right now.

Too much water.

This may be too much information... but today, I almost

Peed my pants.

This is not even an exaggeration, either.

I think the last time I had to go so bad, was about 4 years ago when I was on this date with a guy I had a huge crush on. We went with a couple of other couples to these awesome ice caves, so we were in the middle of nowhere. Needless to say I made him stop at the nearest gas station on the out skirts of town on our way back, and I fake-calmy made a dash to the bathroom. I didn't think I would make it, but I did.

Ok, back to today's story. In short: I had to do a drug test {the whole pee in a cup crap, ya know} for my new job. I downed a ton of water before, and headed to the HR department to get paperwork, then headed over to the drug test place. Well, on our way over {thank goodness Wolfgang was driving} I had to go REALLY bad. The kind where you seriously think you are going to miss the target, it hurts so bad you want to cry {I was tearing up a little}, etc. I was moaning and groaning and complaining the whole way, my poor innocent husband.

So we finally get to the place after what seemed like eternity, and it was closed for lunch. There was NO way I could keep it in for any longer, so I made it to a Subway. I relieved myself then purchased some cookies to secretly say thanks to the employees, and also to make up to the husband for me being so crazy.

In the end, we went to lunch, drank some more water, and made it safely back to the place and did my thing.

So glad no accidents happened.

Could it be?

I just noticed that all of a sudden here on my blog, all my pictures that got deleted from my Google Plus fiasco are no longer blanks, but now are black "pictures" with an {!}.

Could it be that the Google geeks are trying to clean up their terrible mess, and are trying to recover all my pictures that were deleted?! Probably not. But I can pretend.

FINALLY.

Yesterday I had a job interview, and I was hired on the spot!

I am finally employed!!

It's been a long almost 8 months. I lost track of how many applications I have submitted, but the last time I counted was 75, and that was a couple of months ago.

Unemployment is stressful, frustrating, and among other obnoxious and very unhealthy things. The job isn't a career or anything of what I want to see myself doing in the future, but a job is a job right now, and I'm very happy.

I have been humbled by unemployment, and I now have a new understanding and a heck of a lot of compassion for those who are also struggling in this awful economy. For anyone else that is going through what I had to, all I have to say is...NETWORKING! I was annoyed when people would tell me this, especially when I didn't know anyone to network with. But in the end, I'm fully convinced this is the only reason I got this job, thanks to my husband and his connections.

Oh, and I will be working for the lovely Marriott International. Sound familiar? Just maybe...