Weekend Schmeekend

So, Thursday was eventful. The phone interview people, Quad Graphics, didn't call until 7:30 when Shaun wanted to be out of the house no later than 8. Figures. So we were rushing around to get stuff done, he was getting dressed in his suit for his second interview in Baraboo and I was putting my silly little loan consolidation papers into an envelope and addressing it. Well, Shaun had taken the dog outside and then came back in and left her out. So he yelled at me to go get the dog and I said "like what I'm doing isn't important" and I got "not as important as MINE!" yelled back at me. So in a temper I went and let the dog back in and kept getting our stuff together. I hate it when he makes me feel like compared to him nothing I do is important. So if he wants to help pay back student loans at crazy high rates, he can go ahead and be my guest. But anyways, we get to Baraboo on time and we're figuring hour and a half, two max for this interview to last. NOPE. 3-3.5 hours. And it's hot out and I'm sitting in the car. Well, when he came out to tell me this he gave me a map and told me that there was a park I could go to and there was even a petting zoo in it. So I thought, "Great. So I can get lost and I can't call him because our cell phones have no service". So I sat there until he got back from lunch, and then one of the guys interviewing him was all like, "What are you still doing here? We even printed out that map for you!" And I told him how I was hopeless with stuff like that and how I'd probably get lost and whatnot. He then told me that he wouldn't hire Shaun unless I went. I knew he was kidding, but what do you say to that? Anyways, I got sick of sitting in that hot effing car and decided to go. I got the map turned around the way I though it should be (I had no idea what direction north was!) and took off. Well, I was feeling pretty good until I got to the end of the road (which had been correct up until that point) and it was the wrong street name. But then I looked off to my left, and lo and behold! A park! It wasn't the petting zoo one, but it was someplace I could get out of the car and stretch and relax. It was by the Baraboo river and had a little mini waterfall thing that sounded pretty. The HR guy told Shaun to have me send in my resume to see if they might be able to find something there for me. Baraboo summation: Got there at 11, left at 3. Had to meet Mom at 5 in Forest Lake, had to call and tell her that we couldn't do that. So we got there earlier than we thought, though, at 6:45. Then after having dinner with mom we went over to Jason's house and got to spend the night on the super dog-hairy floor.

Friday morning we drove down to Plymouth and even though we were early (breakfast!) we went to the Brookdale Plastics place and saw that Shaun's buddy JP from school was there for his interview so we left a note on his windshield. Then we had coffee at Starbucks and DELICIOUS bagels from Einstein Bagels. Then we went to Brookdale and I sat in the car and read. Shaun said it was OK, and at the end of the next week they were going to let him know if they wanted him to come in for a THIRD and FINAL interview. Great. This time with the company's owner. It's a small company. Flambeau said that they'd let him know this week, too. Then we drove down to Milwaukee, stopped at Shaun's aunt and uncle's place since we had time to burn. I took a shower because I was DYING from grossness. Then Cory came up and him and Shaun went disc golfing while I petted Kit Kat and played Super Smash Bros with Emma, Travis, John and Laura. Then Shaun and Cory came back and we had to leave. Got to Cory's house where his mom made us dinner (yummy!) and then we went to Pat McCurdy. Or rather, we went to where the show was, but due to the fact that I was out of state and had only one ID I wasn't allowed in. So we went to TGIFriday's at Miller Park and had a drink. Then we went driving around where I could hardly relax because Cory's driving was scary. Shaun and I were then falling asleep as Cory and his friend Angie who came with us were reminiscing about everything. Stayed there that night and boy, were we tired. Then we got up the next morning and tried finding a disc golf course but no such luck. So Cory asked if we wanted to go mini golfing instead, and I was definitely up for that. So we went and I had a bad day, but it was fun. We then left from there to go to Oakdale to his grandparent's house, they were having lunch. So we were there for a while and then came back here. Just crashed because of the crazy past few days. Ate the yummiest taco pizza ever! Then I got a call from Shannen at Target, and they were wondering if I was still interested in a position and if I was, if I would come in for an interview tomorrow at noon, which I agreed to. Completely forgot the next day was Sunday.

So I went, and it turns out that they wanted to interview me for a Team Lead position. It was horrible, all of the behavioral situational questions they asked me. I was SO exhausted at the end of it. I had to do two interviews and then if they decide that I'm a good fit, I have to go to a different store and go through it all again so that they can get multiple store's opinion. When Shaun came to pick me up I told him that and he was like, "Imagine! You went through all of that for an $8.25/hour job. Imagine how much worse it is for me when I'm trying to get $35,000 per year!" He constantly belittles everything I do in his own little way then when I get upset he hardly even cares, and doesn't understand why I get upset. Ugh. I feel bad that I might have to leave if Shaun gets a better job anywhere else. Can't drive two hours from Baraboo or 6 from Plymouth, MN to come all the way back here for $8.25! Hopefully I'll be allowed to transfer. But if not Oh well, I guess. I have to work every other weekend and 3-4 evenings a week.

WHEW! That was a lot! I finally had a semi-interesting life! Hopefully it doesn't bore all of you too much...!