hi, my name is theresa...

and I'm addicted to the snooze button on my alarm clock.

My alarm goes off at 5:21 am. Then I proceed to hit snooze 5 times until 6:06 am when I actually wake up. I should just set my alarm for 6 and get up the first time it goes off which would net me an extra 40 minutes of solid sleep every night.

Does anyone else have this problem?

don't go anywhere, we'll be right back after this...

I'm out until sometime next week. My grandma passed away this morning and I will be spending the rest of the week in Iowa.

I blame Rachel

I bought stamps today. Many, many stamps because I couldn't decide which ones I liked best.

possibly the funniest bumper sticker ever

I literally laughed out loud in my car today when I saw it.

ah, the ghetto

Here's what took place outside of my apartment last night at about 11:30:



A car got pulled over which led to everyone in the car being searched and put in their very own private police cruiser.

Good times.

a quandary

Dear blogger friends,

As I've mentioned in the past, there is a lot of crazy stuff going on at work. Office mergers, booze cruises, reorganizations, etc.

Friday afternoon, my boss and I discussed a potential job opportunity. I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but if I'm unable to find another position before this office closes in late November/early December, I will be without a job. That being said, this potential position is located in our Rochester office. I have a gazillion mixed feelings about it.

It's always nice to have a job, especially when you're paying off things like student loans and credit cards.

The position is in Rochester. I mentioned that already, didn't I? In general, I don't really like Rochester. Over the past few years, I spent quite a bit of time there with my mom in the hospital. Luckily, I have a few very good friends that live in the Rochester area which makes the idea of moving there less bleak. Should my mom have any more hospital visits or the lung transplant we've all been hoping for, it would be nice to be so close.

Then comes the housing dilemma. Getting a decent apartment in Rochester is expensive. For the same price I would pay for a respectable 1 bedroom apartment, I could make payments on a 2 bedroom condo. I spent a good 3 hours on the internet yesterday doing my research. The grown up in me thinks buy. The just out of college, new to life in the real world part of me thinks that's a scary leap to take.

I've moved three times since July 2006. I've only been in the Twin Cities for 10 months. For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted to live here. I just don't know if I'm ready to move again, especially away from the metro area. In a way, I see moving to Rochester as a downgrade because of the population size and variety differences.

If for some reason if the job doesn't work out, I would be in a town with a significantly smaller choice of financial firms and office locations and potentially a condo. However, going into the Rochester office could be a good opportunity too.

I have no idea which way to go on this one.

Thoughts? Ideas? Questions? Comments?

back by popular demand...

my blog!

I still work a lot...maybe too much. Starting this week, I'm working out of our Rochester office once a week. Exciting, I know.

I'm now addicted to Doctor Who.

I'm also getting sick. The trip to the drug store turned up these bad boys:

Much like Shakira's hips, the picture doesn't lie. It's Puffs + the scent of Vicks. They make every runny nose feel like heaven. I'm in love. I sat and sniffed the box for about 10 minutes at work this afternoon. Delightful.

Tomorrow night: dinner cruise with work.

Friday night: Twins game with my sister

Saturday morning and early afternoon: Watching my brother-in-law run a 5k and then possibly a Twins game with my roomie.

Sunday: a mystery.

That's all I've got. I hope everyone is well.