1/11 I Didnt Forget!

First week is finished - thanks for all the messages :) I did survive the first week and it got better as it went on.

Today started out alright - Jesse got up and drove me to work and it was just Sheena and I (The Filipino girl who is my age that is pregnant...her husband's from Ohio!) and she's pretty nice. I started out doing the normal stuff I know how to do, audits and printing and CET scheduling. I ended up spending most of my day scheduling Caregiver Education Training (where the families come in) and I made a lot of friends with old men on the phone!! Susan, my boss, ended up calling and telling me I had a beautiful phone voice - well that explains it!
The day went by fast, blue jeans and t shirt made for a comfortable day. At the end of the day - Sheena insisted I don't take the bus and she drive me home because I was five minutes away from her house. Eventually I let her....so much for learning the bus today. BUT! I'm glad she did drive me. Because it was 5:00, we had a lot more traffic. During the ride, she told me more things about Hawaii - I listened a little closer to her since she's lived here all her life. I guess Hawaiians believe it's rude to enter a home with their slippers on (what we call flip flops) so they leave their shoes outside the doors of homes. Apparently in the ghetto, people even steal those shoes. Another thing is this statewide superstition....when people go to the islands, especially the Big Island, they take black sand and lava rock as souvenirs. The Hawaiians believe that will bring REALLY bad luck - until you return it to where it came from. She said she worked at the post office and people would send anonymous envelopes back to the island, just addressed to The Big Island, filled with rocks and sand....must've had some bad luck!! Funny stuff....anyway we got to talk and get to know each other a little bit so that was nice. I even met her two kids....cute. But loud.

I came back to the apt and Jesse had actually cooked some Hamburger Helper! So I cleaned up and did the dishes since he cooked. I wrote a few people emails who had written me, looked for apartments AGAIN (I just can't pick anything..!!), got a craving for Starbucks so I ran down the street to get a coffee. I haven't had Starbucks since I've been here!! Unfortunately I'm a moron and forgot Kami got me a giftcard there and I forgot to use it....I also got a brownie :) Yum.

I just put on Blackhawk Down so I think it's time to get comfy with my coffee and watch...I've had a long week and I'm pretty tired. Won't be surprised if I don't make it through the movie.

Thanks for the support this week. I look forward to reading comments every day and I'll even sneak on at work to see who's written - it really does make my day! And since I made it easier to comment, I better see more...
Miss you...and Love you all tons.

me.