Thursday, June 29, 2006

Jacksonville - does it get any better?

I've just spent the last 2 days in our new "home town"; Jacksonville, NC. After an 8.5 hour car trip down on Monday (thanks to NINE seperate thunder storms we encountered on the way) we finally reached our hotel and crashed. Not literally.
Tuesday Rob went to work while I finalized our paperwork for the new digs. To be fair, it's a nice apartment. Small, but nice. About three thunder showers into the day, we took off for Wilmington where I had a meeting with a recruiter. I use the term "recruiter" loosely since upon meeting him it became very clear that having his representation was probably not a great idea. He told me to dress "business casual" which to him meant bermuda shorts and a long sleeve pin-stripe shirt. The interview pretty much followed suit.
Much to my chagrin (there's a $5 word if you ever saw one), it appears that jobs are a hot commodity in Jacksonville - being that it's so over-populated. I have quite the challenge ahead of myself, which means I'll probably end up being a creative memories consultant, or pampered chef, or whatever else you can sell from your home these days.
We finished out our day with a fantastic "date night" all planned by Rob at "Circa De 1922". It's a restaurant in Wilmington built from a fictional description in one of F. Scott Fitzgeralds books. Pretty freaking sweet if you ask me. My flight home left on Wednesday at what can be described as really early or really late depending on your perspective of the wee hours of the morning and am enjoying the Baltimore life again.
We've been through a few potential renters for our house but nothing solid yet. Keep your fingers crossed!

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