Thursday, March 26, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
What's going on...
Howdy!
I haven't written in a while because now I feel like I finally have somewhat of a life haha. I have been working a lot and hopefully finding a second job soon! I am in desperate need for money like wow. but it's coming along. My roommate told me today that the construction that they were going to do on the house in may is now going to be put off so I now have the option of staying longer and he lost his job so he is going to move up into the attic unfinished apartment area and find a new roommate for me. YAY There is a 28 year old guy from cali and a 22 year old girl that are interested so once we meet them i guess we will decide. so now that all could be a good thing or a bad thing...
Brittany got here last night and she leaves tomorrow evening! YAY it's so good to see her. Last night I went out with a few people from work then when brittany got in she met us out too. We went out on Halstead street, which is boystown! It was so fun!!!! Like I have said before everyone from work is so nice! but it's funny they all think that bloomington is a hick place like the rest of indiana so they warn me a lot about "city" things and "city" people and I just laugh and tell them that I have seen it all because Bloomington has it ALL! haha
I realized today that Easter is just around the corner and that I won't be there. I wish I could come home for a few days but money is low :(
Brittany and I went to Chinatown today. It was fun but COLD! Tomorrow we are going on a hunt for photo frames for some photographs that I am putting into a show in bloomington on friday. wish us luck!!
You guys should all write a comment about what's new with you guys!! now that I work almost everyday I am not as able to call people but would LOVE to catch up even if it is over a comment. I went to look at an apartment today, it was a studio 4 blocks away from wrigley field but it was a little out dated and wayyyy small so the search continues :)
well I'm sleepy so i'm off to bed but I miss you!!!!!!!!!!!! and LOVE You!
♥
I haven't written in a while because now I feel like I finally have somewhat of a life haha. I have been working a lot and hopefully finding a second job soon! I am in desperate need for money like wow. but it's coming along. My roommate told me today that the construction that they were going to do on the house in may is now going to be put off so I now have the option of staying longer and he lost his job so he is going to move up into the attic unfinished apartment area and find a new roommate for me. YAY There is a 28 year old guy from cali and a 22 year old girl that are interested so once we meet them i guess we will decide. so now that all could be a good thing or a bad thing...
Brittany got here last night and she leaves tomorrow evening! YAY it's so good to see her. Last night I went out with a few people from work then when brittany got in she met us out too. We went out on Halstead street, which is boystown! It was so fun!!!! Like I have said before everyone from work is so nice! but it's funny they all think that bloomington is a hick place like the rest of indiana so they warn me a lot about "city" things and "city" people and I just laugh and tell them that I have seen it all because Bloomington has it ALL! haha
I realized today that Easter is just around the corner and that I won't be there. I wish I could come home for a few days but money is low :(
Brittany and I went to Chinatown today. It was fun but COLD! Tomorrow we are going on a hunt for photo frames for some photographs that I am putting into a show in bloomington on friday. wish us luck!!
You guys should all write a comment about what's new with you guys!! now that I work almost everyday I am not as able to call people but would LOVE to catch up even if it is over a comment. I went to look at an apartment today, it was a studio 4 blocks away from wrigley field but it was a little out dated and wayyyy small so the search continues :)
well I'm sleepy so i'm off to bed but I miss you!!!!!!!!!!!! and LOVE You!
♥
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY!
Hey All!
Happy St. Patties day! Everyone in Chicago has been prepared for today for about a week now! I will have to make sure to wear green or I might be shunned. It's been about a week since I have written but it has been a busy busy week. I started my job on Friday and worked all weekend. I really like it so far, I am basically a host and work at the front desk. I get to wear all black so that part excites me! haha This week has also been really fun because My friend from Bloomington, Hayley, is coming in today! She has an interview for an internship downtown so I am about to meet her down there and then she is going to hang out for the day and stay the night. YAY! and my good friend Brittany is coming into town tomorrow and staying a few days! It's going to be a great week.
The thing about working at the Grand Lux so far is that everyone is so nice! It is a big thing there to be nice to all new employees! I have never worked somewhere where the overall acceptance of new people is so welcoming. It has been really great. I have hung out with Clarke's roommate Micah a few times. He is a really nice guy and works at the GL too. I want to pick up as many shifts as possible right now so I can have money!! Well I am off to downtown to meet Hayley! Hope everyone is well! I miss you and love you!!!!!! xoxoxo
Happy St. Patties day! Everyone in Chicago has been prepared for today for about a week now! I will have to make sure to wear green or I might be shunned. It's been about a week since I have written but it has been a busy busy week. I started my job on Friday and worked all weekend. I really like it so far, I am basically a host and work at the front desk. I get to wear all black so that part excites me! haha This week has also been really fun because My friend from Bloomington, Hayley, is coming in today! She has an interview for an internship downtown so I am about to meet her down there and then she is going to hang out for the day and stay the night. YAY! and my good friend Brittany is coming into town tomorrow and staying a few days! It's going to be a great week.
The thing about working at the Grand Lux so far is that everyone is so nice! It is a big thing there to be nice to all new employees! I have never worked somewhere where the overall acceptance of new people is so welcoming. It has been really great. I have hung out with Clarke's roommate Micah a few times. He is a really nice guy and works at the GL too. I want to pick up as many shifts as possible right now so I can have money!! Well I am off to downtown to meet Hayley! Hope everyone is well! I miss you and love you!!!!!! xoxoxo
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
YAY
So I finally met with the manager from the Grand Lux yesterday and after waiting a grand total of 2.5 hours we finally had the interview and told me he wanted to hire me for the front desk with 25-30 hours a week and I could pick up more! YAY!!!!!!! SO i'm going in on Thursday to start training. :)
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Updates
Hi everyone!
So I woke up this morning to a text from my friend Clarke that said "Eric is going to hire you on Monday and wants you to start on Thursday"....YAY so Monday at 3pm I have a 3rd(yes 3rd) meeting with this manager and unless he was lying I will be hired! FINALLY!
I started the day off with that good news then I met up with a girl named Sarah, she is related to Susie and Tammy that Aunt Julie works with. We met in Wrigleyville to have lunch at a place called Uncommon Ground. I had my signature french toast and we talked a lot about the differences between Chicago and Bloomington. She is 3 years ahead of me and is from Bloomington too. When we got done with lunch it was POURING outside and I was supposed to go look at an apartment. Sarah's boyfriend picked us up and saved us from the monsoon! He dropped me off at the apartment, so nice!! I loved the apartment, it is a studio in Rogers Park which is right next to Loyola. It is decent price but there is a signing fee that I am going to try and get taken off. Then I came home and cleaned a bit, talked to some people on the phone and watched Batman Returns and now i'm writing this :)
Tomorrow I am going to meet Clarke downstairs for coffee, go to a Hallmark to look for an address book, go downtown to meet Molly for a bit, then at 3 I go into the Grand Lux. I guess I will try to write about some of the things that I haven't really been able to talk about over the phone....haha
-When I moved in to this apartment I was told that there would be Robert and a girl named stephanie for my roommates, well as it turned out....She couldn't find a job and couldn't pay rent so he made her move upstairs to the attic room. When we got here on Friday to unload my stuff Aunt Julie, Resha, and I got to hear the show that Stephanie was putting on. She was screaming at the top of her lungs and stomping around, talking to herself. Finally when she was done she seemed semi normal but I was freaking out over so much and knew that I couldn't handle one more crazy roommate in my life!!! When we got back on Sunday Robert told us that she moved out, they got into it and she was throwing things and screaming at him and finally left. I think he put up with her crazy self so long because he felt bad for her. She aparently moved to the city from Michigan, she was half way through med school and went crazy to the point where she had drop out. Robert said that she was so unstable and even threatened to commit suicide....BUT she is GONE!!!! she has no keys and is no longer welcome.
-I am looking for apartments already because Robert told me the day that I moved in that the building owners are going to do some renovations and I will have to move out by May 1st. I guess that gives me enough time to find a place, I really want a studio apartment anyway so I can have my own space and time.
-Robert is nice, he keeps making sure i'm alright but I just reassure him that I like to be in my room doing my own thing...then he just laughs and says that he isn't used to someone normal! haha He is pretty chatty and keeps looking to buy pepper spray for me. He has just started dating people so I just hope I don't have to encounter the dates myself! (yikes)
-My friend Brittany is talking about coming to visit! YAY I can't wait for people to come visit me.
I guess this is all I can think of right now. If I forgot anything let me know!!!! I miss you!!!!!!!!!! and love you all
♥
So I woke up this morning to a text from my friend Clarke that said "Eric is going to hire you on Monday and wants you to start on Thursday"....YAY so Monday at 3pm I have a 3rd(yes 3rd) meeting with this manager and unless he was lying I will be hired! FINALLY!
I started the day off with that good news then I met up with a girl named Sarah, she is related to Susie and Tammy that Aunt Julie works with. We met in Wrigleyville to have lunch at a place called Uncommon Ground. I had my signature french toast and we talked a lot about the differences between Chicago and Bloomington. She is 3 years ahead of me and is from Bloomington too. When we got done with lunch it was POURING outside and I was supposed to go look at an apartment. Sarah's boyfriend picked us up and saved us from the monsoon! He dropped me off at the apartment, so nice!! I loved the apartment, it is a studio in Rogers Park which is right next to Loyola. It is decent price but there is a signing fee that I am going to try and get taken off. Then I came home and cleaned a bit, talked to some people on the phone and watched Batman Returns and now i'm writing this :)
Tomorrow I am going to meet Clarke downstairs for coffee, go to a Hallmark to look for an address book, go downtown to meet Molly for a bit, then at 3 I go into the Grand Lux. I guess I will try to write about some of the things that I haven't really been able to talk about over the phone....haha
-When I moved in to this apartment I was told that there would be Robert and a girl named stephanie for my roommates, well as it turned out....She couldn't find a job and couldn't pay rent so he made her move upstairs to the attic room. When we got here on Friday to unload my stuff Aunt Julie, Resha, and I got to hear the show that Stephanie was putting on. She was screaming at the top of her lungs and stomping around, talking to herself. Finally when she was done she seemed semi normal but I was freaking out over so much and knew that I couldn't handle one more crazy roommate in my life!!! When we got back on Sunday Robert told us that she moved out, they got into it and she was throwing things and screaming at him and finally left. I think he put up with her crazy self so long because he felt bad for her. She aparently moved to the city from Michigan, she was half way through med school and went crazy to the point where she had drop out. Robert said that she was so unstable and even threatened to commit suicide....BUT she is GONE!!!! she has no keys and is no longer welcome.
-I am looking for apartments already because Robert told me the day that I moved in that the building owners are going to do some renovations and I will have to move out by May 1st. I guess that gives me enough time to find a place, I really want a studio apartment anyway so I can have my own space and time.
-Robert is nice, he keeps making sure i'm alright but I just reassure him that I like to be in my room doing my own thing...then he just laughs and says that he isn't used to someone normal! haha He is pretty chatty and keeps looking to buy pepper spray for me. He has just started dating people so I just hope I don't have to encounter the dates myself! (yikes)
-My friend Brittany is talking about coming to visit! YAY I can't wait for people to come visit me.
I guess this is all I can think of right now. If I forgot anything let me know!!!! I miss you!!!!!!!!!! and love you all
♥
Saturday, March 7, 2009
My Photo website!
here is my site that I just put up all the photos from my birthday weekend on and I will continue to add photos too. Hopefully this works :) Love and miss you ALL!!!!
http://picasaweb.google.com/jennelisefagan
http://picasaweb.google.com/jennelisefagan
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Hello loves,
I actually got to sleep in today, I have been feeling icky for a few days and I hope it has just been because I was low on sleep. but now I feel better that I have slept in. Yesterday I took the train to downtown. I walked to the brown line near my apartment which took 7 minutes, took the brown line to belmont and switched to the redline which took me right downtown. I had a meeting with the manager that I have been talking to at Grand Lux at 10 am and I got downtown an hour early, so I sat in starbucks with a cup of coffee and my book. I ordered a tall coffee and she gave me a venti, so I guess my day started off great. I went to the Grand Lux for my meeting and that manager wasn't there....how can you not be there when you have a meeting? so I was stressed and had to talk to 5 different people and it seemed that manager never even mentioned hiring me to any other manager. So after dealing with that I talked to my friend Clarke who works there and he told me that he would figure some stuff out while he worked that day. I stopped off at another starbucks and put in an application and wondered around a bit downtown. I rode the train back to my apt and worked on the computer looking for jobs. I watched a movie or two and made some mashed potatoes and green beans for dinner then finally fell asleep.
Today I am going to go for a walk around the area to see my area a bit better then I want to go see a movie. Clarka has mapped out how to get to this great old cheap theater, and I love seeing movies by myself so I'm excited. Shamara is coming in to stay the night with me tonight too, i'm not sure what we are planning on doing but maybe make dinner and hang out. Clarke talked to that manager and the other managers at the Grand Lux yesterday and we have all decided to meet on Friday at 4pm so I can talk to all the managers and we can get this ball rolling!!! so wish me luck!
Love and Miss all of you!!!!!!
hugs and kisses
I actually got to sleep in today, I have been feeling icky for a few days and I hope it has just been because I was low on sleep. but now I feel better that I have slept in. Yesterday I took the train to downtown. I walked to the brown line near my apartment which took 7 minutes, took the brown line to belmont and switched to the redline which took me right downtown. I had a meeting with the manager that I have been talking to at Grand Lux at 10 am and I got downtown an hour early, so I sat in starbucks with a cup of coffee and my book. I ordered a tall coffee and she gave me a venti, so I guess my day started off great. I went to the Grand Lux for my meeting and that manager wasn't there....how can you not be there when you have a meeting? so I was stressed and had to talk to 5 different people and it seemed that manager never even mentioned hiring me to any other manager. So after dealing with that I talked to my friend Clarke who works there and he told me that he would figure some stuff out while he worked that day. I stopped off at another starbucks and put in an application and wondered around a bit downtown. I rode the train back to my apt and worked on the computer looking for jobs. I watched a movie or two and made some mashed potatoes and green beans for dinner then finally fell asleep.
Today I am going to go for a walk around the area to see my area a bit better then I want to go see a movie. Clarka has mapped out how to get to this great old cheap theater, and I love seeing movies by myself so I'm excited. Shamara is coming in to stay the night with me tonight too, i'm not sure what we are planning on doing but maybe make dinner and hang out. Clarke talked to that manager and the other managers at the Grand Lux yesterday and we have all decided to meet on Friday at 4pm so I can talk to all the managers and we can get this ball rolling!!! so wish me luck!
Love and Miss all of you!!!!!!
hugs and kisses
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
first few days
hey all!
Well it's technically my 5th day here now and all I can say is that I am exhausted!!! I had such a great weekend with Resha, Aunt Julie, Mom, Aunt Pamm, and Shamara though. We stayed on Dearborn and went to a great little place to eat on Friday night. On Saturday I had a whole day planned for us, we went to the art institute for the last day of free February! Then did a little shopping and headed back to the hotel to get ready for dinner. We ate at The Grand Lux Cafe where I am supposedly going to be working. The 6 of us sat in my friend Clarke's section and had some great food and a great server :) After dinner Resha, Shamara, and I went to a place called The Melting Pot for free wine tasting, it was so fun! They do that every Saturday so I'm sure I will be back. Sunday we all headed up to IKEA and spent sooo long there but got some great things and now my room looks complete.
Getting moved in was more hectic than I had hoped but having my posse with me made it great and calming to my nerves. There is a starbucks on my same block so I am excited about that, I have already been there for coffee with Clarke. There is also a fun little pub across the street call mulligans and one called mullens down the street!! haha so the mullens will still be close :)
Well I'm off to do some more job and apartment hunting, wish me luck!!!! I miss all of you!!
Well it's technically my 5th day here now and all I can say is that I am exhausted!!! I had such a great weekend with Resha, Aunt Julie, Mom, Aunt Pamm, and Shamara though. We stayed on Dearborn and went to a great little place to eat on Friday night. On Saturday I had a whole day planned for us, we went to the art institute for the last day of free February! Then did a little shopping and headed back to the hotel to get ready for dinner. We ate at The Grand Lux Cafe where I am supposedly going to be working. The 6 of us sat in my friend Clarke's section and had some great food and a great server :) After dinner Resha, Shamara, and I went to a place called The Melting Pot for free wine tasting, it was so fun! They do that every Saturday so I'm sure I will be back. Sunday we all headed up to IKEA and spent sooo long there but got some great things and now my room looks complete.
Getting moved in was more hectic than I had hoped but having my posse with me made it great and calming to my nerves. There is a starbucks on my same block so I am excited about that, I have already been there for coffee with Clarke. There is also a fun little pub across the street call mulligans and one called mullens down the street!! haha so the mullens will still be close :)
Well I'm off to do some more job and apartment hunting, wish me luck!!!! I miss all of you!!
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