I am officially employed!

I received a job offer today from a Palo Alto law firm called Gilfix & La Poll and I accepted! You can check them out at Gilfix.com. This was the interview I had on Friday, which went very well. They called me in for a follow-up interview yesterday, where I met with Mr. Gilfix and Mr. La Poll, who I liked a lot. Mr. Gilfix is from Michigan and Mr. LaPoll is from Connecticut, so I was very comfortable in a room full of yankees!

I will be starting as a Paralegal and, if I learn a lot, work very hard and prove myself (and eventually take the CA bar and pass it), it will be possible for me to become an associate attorney. This is one of the elite estate planning firms in California, so I feel very lucky to get my foot in the door this way! The paralegals there basically do everything an attorney does, except dispense legal advice and appear in court. I am really looking forward to the work. This position will allow me to get some amazing experience and learn from the cream of the crop. I am very excited!!

Looking for a J-O-B

Hello all!

I made it back from Michigan safe and sound. I had a wonderful time visiting my sister, Lisa, and her family! I miss everyone though! I got used to seeing a couple smiling faces everyday!

Since I've been back from Michigan I have been diligently job hunting! Scott and I decided that I am not going to take the California bar exam in February, as originally planned. If I find a job and they want me to be licensed in CA, I can take the bar in July.

I had an interview at a Palo Alto firm yesterday. I think it went well, so keep your fingers crossed for me!

I'm going to Michigan!

Yesterday was my birthday (I won't tell you my age, but I'll give you a hint: it rhymes with "Dirty-Hate"). As a birthday gift, my wonderful husband got me a plane ticket so I can fly to Michigan and see my sister and her husband and kids. My folks will be coming by to spend a day with us while I'm there, so I will be able to see the entire Michigan clan. I'm so excited! I leave tomorrow (Friday) and come back next Wednesday. I am particularly looking forward to Monday night when we are going to watch Matt, my brother-in-law, play hockey! Check out his game face! Grrrrrr!



It looks like it might even snow a little while I'm there, which will be nice!
Thanks for the birthday present, Honey!!

Bye, bye, birdies

I have two budgies, Harvey and Crow. Harvey is pictured below (I don't have a picture of Crow).

Every morning, if the weather is going to be nice, I put the birds' cage outside. They love being out there in the fresh air with all the wild birds flying around. Well, Monday, after hanging the them outside and then running errands, I came home to find this:

The cage door was wide open and the birds were gone! I was so sad! As I stood on the patio scanning the trees behind our house, I could hear one of my birds tweeting out there somewhere, but could not see it. After Ev got home, we went outside to look for them, and once again we could hear one of them chirping. Sure enough, after a few minutes, we saw Crow fly in front of us and then way up into one the huge trees behind our yard. She is hard to spot, but here is a picture of her in the tree. She is the tiny yellow speck in the upper right hand corner:

That is the last we have seen of either one of them. I have left the cage outside, with the door open, just in case they change their mind, but I don't think they are coming home. :( Although my friend Ronnie told me about a buddy of his who had a parrot that flew away one day and then showed up again five years later!! So who knows...