the real homecoming
it's a bit chilly in chicago. i've closed the windows and shut off the fan. i don't know if my being sick as much of an effect of how cool i feel. weather.com says it's 68 out.i have a job, finally. it's an amazing miracle. it's a temp job, though, and i suppose i know of two people so far who are a bit disappointed that i went the temp route. aaron says i should get a job using my degree, making 35-40k. this temp job will pay about 13 an hour. i've never had a job that pays that much. i'm not complaining. i'm happy and amazed. all i did was go in for some testing, and they already had something in mind for me. no interview, no trying to sell myself, none of that sweat and terror. and it's actually not a stupid receptionist job like i'd usually get working for a temp agency. the description i've got so far is.. since i tested "Expert" in excel.. i'll be inputting information and using formulas in excel for, i believe, the legal department. i'll find out more monday, when i start.
even though i was sick yesterday, i couldn't help bursting into a smile here and there during the train ride home.
i got me a job. and with little to no effort. i like getting things with no effort. heh.. and since i went the temp route, i know that, once i get back into the corporate groove, i can start sniffing out for a better, permanent job. a career, even. we'll see.
this weekend i experience something new. indianapolis. going to andrew's parents' house and experiencing weekend visits with his son. i did drive through indiana on the way up here. but it was mostly dark out, until the sun finally came up. that drive is mostly a blur now. i almost wish i'd made more of it. should've saved receipts for gas. should've slowly drank it all in. this was the drive to the next chapter in my life.
but.. i was so concerned with just being able to make it up here.. that i hardly knew how to stop and appreciate everything. my brother and girlfriend stopped to tour caves off the highway on the way back - and they said they should've done it on the way up, but.. we didn't know what the drive would be like. i didn't know how much that car could take. i just wanted to make it here, that's it. i just wanted to finally be here.
and now the dust and chaos has settled.. and here i am.
in fucking chicago.
despite what anyone else has to say about me.. and my mother's words do keep trying to tear me down from time to time..
i made it through this change in my life.
danielle, we knew you had it in you..