Fun Weekend!

Fall has arrived and just in time for a fun weekend where we could enjoy cooler temps and trees in the yard starting to turn.

We spent Saturday morning watching William (well, Dave and Bree watched him while I went for a hair appointment) and then chatted with Josh and Jess when they got back from AAA about our cruise options. Looks like we'll be heading to Alaska next July!

After they left we spent the afternoon getting ready for an evening with the Bohrers and Wirths. We got out the fall decorations and did a quick cleanup. Bree made pigs-in-a-blanket and I cut up pepperoni and cheese. We put the wine in the fridge to chill and then tried to relax for a few minutes before everyone arrived.

What a fun evening. After a couple hours of hanging in the kitchen and catching up we headed to the living room and had a Wii Bowling tournament. That Marilyn! She won it all but Jill gave her a run for it. All those years of being on bowling leagues were finally paying off. We really had a lot of fun.

Sunday was basically getting ready for the week (after sleeping in a bit!) Later in the afternoon we headed up to Josh's to watch the football game. Will was lots of fun -- I got a couple pictures of him practicing his smile ...




And then this one was just silly enough that I had to include it ...


Back to the grind tomorrow!!

William and the Ice Cream Sandwich

We had William for a little while this morning while Josh and Jessica went to AAA to look into Alaskan cruises (hooray -- we are booking a 7-day trip for next July!) I decided to have an ice cream sandwich and William was very excited to try it. He sat on my lap and enjoyed ...

Cheeks

Aren't these just the most adorable cheeks? This image graces my laptop's desktop!

Surviving the New Job ...

I am trying to make a list of all the things I haven't blogged about (but wanted to) over the past several months. Let's see -- my Mother's Day trip to Atlanta, the trip Dave and I took there in late June/early July. Our trip to Gettysburg ... William's birthday ... the list goes on and on.

However, I'm probably going to have to start with more current stuff and work backwards with "flashbacks" about what's been happening in the Paine family. It's just easier that way!

So I should probably start by mentioning that I have a new job. I decided phlebotomy just wasn't for me and decided to focus on looking for customer-oriented lines of work. I also was hoping to find something close to home (yeah, I was thinking of those nasty drives to RIT during those winter snowstorms and how much I never wanted to have to go through that again). Lo and behold I noticed that The Bank of Castile was looking for a bank teller at their Greece office. Hmmm ... 3 miles up the road. Five minutes from home. Out went the resume and in came a call for an interview.

It was kind of interesting that all this happened at the same time
I was considering a position with The American Red Cross. God certainly answered my prayers when I asked Him to intervene if that wasn't the right path. And the timing worked out so perfectly as I was able to get two interviews in before heading to Massachusetts with Dave (business trip for him). In fact, I was fielding calls about the job the whole time we were there and accepted the job while driving home.

So -- I started August 31st. I spent the first week training in Batavia (yep, an hour drive ... 40 miles each way!) and then the next two weeks in Caledonia (just as long a drive but only 30 miles ...)

I had such great experiences in both places. I was just hoping that working in the Greece office would be as nice.

Today was my first day in the Greece office. I'm so glad that's under my belt. It's nice to feel like I finally have a home after 3 weeks training in different locations. I'm excited to get to know the people working in Greece -- they sure seem like a fun bunch.

I'm hoping my feet will adjust to standing the majority of the day and that processing all the various transactions will soon become second nature. I know that it all just takes time. Looking forward to it all getting easier!

One day down ...

The Sleeping Grandpups

Meghan snapped this picture of their pups in a rare moment of peace and quiet. That's Desmo's new bed that he got for his birthday. Desmo is the brown one (on top) and M is the little one (she's a blue one.) They're just the sweetest pups!

Bree and Jay -- Together 5 Years

Yesterday was Bree and Jay's 5 year anniversary. To celebrate they went to a movie and dinner and ... had their pictures taken. I just loved these and had to post them.