Week Two
I'm updating less, because well.. there just isn't a lot to say. The apartment is basically together; we still have a few boxes, but they are getting weeded through and things are tossed on a daily basis.
I have my first interview on Monday. I have to report to the Department of State in deep D.C. and I'm a little nervous about it; but I think I'll be okay. I went out today in search of an interview outfit and usually shopping in Petersburg would leave me discouraged and upset. I hate clothes shopping and will do just about anything to get out of it. Today though, I gathered a list of four places and set out in Zippy. At the second store I went to, I found a dress I wanted but they didn't have my size. The clerk gave me a dress in the size I needed and the same designer as the dress I wanted in the hopes of finding the right size for me (I wasn't sure which size I needed). The dress looked pretty awful on the hanger. I put it on and Lo and Behold, once the dress was ON an actual person (me) it looked tons better and I actually ended up buying THAT dress instead of the one I thought I wanted.
It's black, light blue, dark blue with just a tiny bit of lavender (it's hard to describe). I already have a pair of cute black shoes and some silver jewelry on a black cord (or I can wear my blue topaz and it should be just fine).
So really, all I need to do is print out a resume and references list and add in a copy of the Metro map and I should be fine. I've decided that I'm going to take a cab from the Metro station to make sure I'm there on time and in one piece. After the interview, I'll walk back to the Metro and back home.
Other than that, there's really not much else going on. We are getting acclimated to life up here pretty quickly. I am finding my way around pretty quickly and I'm quickly falling into a routine which is pretty cool.
Other than the fact that we are so close to many of our friends, it's almost scary (for them, not exactly for us) :-)
Hooray! So far, so good!
I have my first interview on Monday. I have to report to the Department of State in deep D.C. and I'm a little nervous about it; but I think I'll be okay. I went out today in search of an interview outfit and usually shopping in Petersburg would leave me discouraged and upset. I hate clothes shopping and will do just about anything to get out of it. Today though, I gathered a list of four places and set out in Zippy. At the second store I went to, I found a dress I wanted but they didn't have my size. The clerk gave me a dress in the size I needed and the same designer as the dress I wanted in the hopes of finding the right size for me (I wasn't sure which size I needed). The dress looked pretty awful on the hanger. I put it on and Lo and Behold, once the dress was ON an actual person (me) it looked tons better and I actually ended up buying THAT dress instead of the one I thought I wanted.
It's black, light blue, dark blue with just a tiny bit of lavender (it's hard to describe). I already have a pair of cute black shoes and some silver jewelry on a black cord (or I can wear my blue topaz and it should be just fine).
So really, all I need to do is print out a resume and references list and add in a copy of the Metro map and I should be fine. I've decided that I'm going to take a cab from the Metro station to make sure I'm there on time and in one piece. After the interview, I'll walk back to the Metro and back home.
Other than that, there's really not much else going on. We are getting acclimated to life up here pretty quickly. I am finding my way around pretty quickly and I'm quickly falling into a routine which is pretty cool.
Other than the fact that we are so close to many of our friends, it's almost scary (for them, not exactly for us) :-)
Hooray! So far, so good!