yesterday, after the boyfriend and i went apartment hunting (for me), he came over and we carved our pumpkins we picked out on saturday. i think they turned out really well, so i thought i'd share them with you.

mine:

his:


happy (early) halloween!

NEWS! as i mentioned in my previous post, my boyfriend was interviewing for a job in michigan. well, they liked him enough to invite him for a second interview. he has asked me to come with him, to check out the area and see if it is somewhere i could potentially see myself living one day. my parents, particularly my father, are opposed to the idea of me going. it's an important decision not to be taken lightly. after all, i am in my first month at my new job. i was extremely apprehensive at the idea of having to ask for time off so soon, particularly if he does get the offer and accepts because that would mean future trips to michigan, for which i would need time off from work. so that was the compromise: i would leave later on friday so that i would not have to use a whole day and will return on the evening flight on sunday, to give me almost two whole days up there to explore and see what the area is like.

the decision was heavy because i kept asking him what would happen if i didn't go up with him for the interview. his response was that it would make the decision harder for him in that he wouldn't want to accept the job when i'd never been there. ..even though i told him that my feelings for him were not based on geography. when you love someone, you love the person not where they live (although that can sometimes be a huge bonus depending on the location). he said if i didn't go, he would consider not taking the job. which is a huge incentive not to go; however, i would feel guilty for him to give up such an awesome opportunity. it's romantic that he would consider not going because of me. for that reason, how could i not go? it's not like if he got the job and moved that i would all of a sudden just move to michigan. that's not my style. i would never move anywhere for a guy unless we were engaged and/or married. so, if how i feel is legit, then potentially, he is THE one. i can totally see it.

so, next friday is the day. i'll leave work a couple hours early then fly up to detroit, then onto the final destination.

i hope it's worth it.

it's 3 weeks into my new job and i still love it. :) i REALLY like my new boss. i think we're a lot alike, which helps. so far, so good. the first week, ritchie bros held their grand opening auction. i tagged along and man! was that cool! it was quite exciting to watch them drive the equipment up the "stage" so people could see what they'd be bidding on...there were people from all over the world on site, as well as it being held online. they did about 22$ million on the first day! the town gets the sales tax, minus exempt equipment and online sales. i heard we hauled in about 40k. they'll hold auctions about 4 times a year, so the town will get an added boost of nearly 100k in sales tax each year!
last week, i attended my first town council meeting. i got to meet the remaining members of the council. on friday, one of the churches (the one the mayor attends) had a fundraiser lunch and bizzare. the food was tasty and the bizarre mostly had baked goods. one cute thing i saw was a carry-all for crayons and coloring books. it had individual stitched slots for single crayons. so cute..but i, of course, have no need for any such thing. ;)

tuesday, i tagged along to attend the promotional ceremony for our new bps chief. it was held at the fire/public safety house. i had met him previously, so it was nice to see him officially sworn in. i got some more exposure in the community and caught my eye on a couple of the public safety officers. nice to know there are some attractive young people hanging around town..because i hadn't seen any previously. :P not that i'm on the market or anything.

speaking of the boyfriend...we are still doing well. i posted on facebook: "honesty. sincerety. intentional pursuit. what i always hoped to find in someone and myself." that's how i would describe the evolution of our relationship. he is a really nice guy..probably one of, if not the, nicest guys i've ever known. quite frankly, one aspect that is unique to this relationship versus all others is that i am all in, and pretty much have been from the start (not from the 1st date, but you know what i mean). we had met a couple years ago. i thought he was too nerdy (mostly because i had eyes for someone else at the time) and he was busy with grad school, so it never really went anywhere..we maybe went out twice?. and then sometime at the end of last year/january, he reached out via facebook and asked if i wanted to get together sometime. why not?, i thought. i'd finally gotten rid of the douche bag (the one i had eyes for who turned out to be a real twerp), my priorities had changed (both in life and relationships), and he was cute. so, why not? well...we picked up where we'd left off. we started dating in february, getting together every couple of weekends. then it evolved to every weekend and sometimes mid-week too. four months later, in june, i cooked for him for the first time and he asked if i wanted to be his girlfriend. of course, i said "yes." now, here we are four months later...it's been a wonderful past 8 months. in some ways it feels like it's flown by, but in others, like time has stood still. we've taken it slow..intentionally slow. previous relationships, it always felt rushed. like we had to get there first, and then figure out the rest. which of course, never worked out. we're not there yet, which is perfectly alright with me. kinda makes things better if you ask me. but, we're on the brink now.
at his parents' urging, he applied for a job back home. and he's been selected for an interview. it's on monday. so, even though at this point it's all hypothetical, we've definitely had some serious discussions. my heart is heavy..because i want him to stay but i don't want to keep him from pursuing a great opportunity..even if that opportunity is far away. his parents are upset that he would even consider not taking the job. my parents are sad because they really like him and don't want me to move away (which i wouldn't, unless there was a lifetime committment). i'll end this post with what i've been telling him and my parents....

"we'll see."