California dreamin'...

California is gorgeous! The weather here has been 70 to 80 degrees and sunny every day with no rain and little humidity. The flowers here are...different. They're less pretty than many of the flowers at home but they smell better. Eggs here cost $2.79 - $4.50/dozen, which is taking some getting used to. Gas is hovering between $3.39 and $3.45.

Today I went shopping at Safeway and saved $40.38! My secret? The only things I bought that weren't on sale in some way, shape, or form were feta cheese and salad dressing. Also, everyone should buy strawberries. Now. Right now. This blog entry will be here when you get back. Drive safely. Use your turn signals. Buckle up. See you when you return. According to my mother, strawberries are going on sale in Wisconsin and here they are $1/pound. And they smell wonderful. I think my dinner will be strawberries tonight. That's it. Maybe some toast. Or peaches (they were on sale too).

David is back in Salt Lake for the week, visiting his family and old friends. I dropped him off at the airport yesterday and have since been looking for ways to kill time. If anyone would like to send me a book, they can e-mail me for my address. Also, I'm good at menial organizational stuff, i.e., Maria, make me a spreadsheet showing all the flights to and from Milwaukee on such and so dates.

I miss him. It's reassuring to know that he'll be back in a week (literally, this is the smallest amount of time we've spent apart, EVER) but you get used to being around someone. And he's nice. (hon, if you're reading this, you can skip the next paragraph)

Seriously, though, he's really really nice. And awesome. About a week after being here, I got sick with something vaguely resembling the flu + sore throat and I was not happy or easy to deal with (as my mother or any immediate family member can attest). But he made me soup and let me wear his Stanford sweatshirt when I was cold and did not complain when I took cold showers late at night when I was hot (our shower squeaks a lot, so he would have had a reason). So yeah. He's an incredibly sweet, generous person.

(hon, you can start reading again).

It helps that our apartment seems to have internet. There is readily accessible wireless internet (from a source we can't quite determine) and it has been very consistent, which makes me happy. The internet is wonderful for killing time.

Super quick job update:
Home Care Assistance (office job) - at the interview, said I was the most qualified candidate they had but they still haven't called me (they were concerned I was leaving in the fall)

Victoria's Secret (sales associate) - are presumably checking my references; will give them a call soon

Coldwater Creek (sales associate) - the wonderful person I had my second interview with is keeping me updated on every step of the process. I can say with certainty that they are planning to call one more reference and then let me know. (small tangent: Her name is Grace Power. How cool is that? She should be a comic book heroine. Or just a normal heroine. Awesome.)

Crate & Barrel (sales associate) - the interview went hugely well but the guy said they might have trouble justifying training me if I'm leaving in August. I'll hear more next week.

Stanford Store (???) - they e-mailed me asking if I still wanted to work for them. I said yes, we'll see how that goes.

Life is good. California is sunny. Strawberries are sweet and tasty.