And again it is Fall..

SHIT!! I can't believe it's September!

No really big news in my parts, but I do have an interview hopefully this Wednesday.

There were a couple small Marketing and Ad agencies that would be adding offices in  Portland this Fall that were written up in the front page of the Oregonian last Sunday, so naturally I contacted ALL of them. One of the President's wrote back and said he would have the manager of the portland office contact me for a meeting this week... the manager finally wrote me, and we are still writing back and forth, but I think we are going to be meeting mid week. Woo hoooo! I would love to be at a small, young and trendy agency... I'll let ya know.

On some other news, Ali Grise is going to more to Portland to look for a job, and to live. I think the two of us are going to look for any sort of small house/ duplex/ apartment that is dog friendly ( because we both have pups), that is downtown in a good area, and that is really cheap. I would love to live with her in the city because then i wouldn't be so alone right off the bat. She is also new to the city so we could both go out, and discover it together. On the other hand, if we don't find anything perfect, ill hold it out here and wait for my friend, Sarah's apartment like I was going to. (It's just hard because it could be ready in one month, it could be in one year!)

(Just for fun) A few things im obsesed with right now....

(Mint galactic coconut bliss-- thanks to brie)

Dapne Willis & Co. 

(songs: my shoes, live for now, tell me, and more. SO good)

Frye Ava Button Boots....ohh only maybe$348!! haha when i get bored at night i search for great boots!

Vinyasa Yoga!! Finally I found some exercise that I enjoy!!

BIG boy!!! hahaha still sleeping in my bed every night!

I really love you guys!! What are some things you are all in to right now?? (besides work)

 MWAH!!!

What would Hartford be without politics?

It is that time again and I am once again in limbo as the school year begins.  I don't have a classroom, then I do have a classroom, then again nope...no classroom. So with no classroom and no supervisor designated to me I have no one to go to about the lack of room.  Um, not so much. With students reporting to school on Monday I guess I will be unpacking as the kids arrive.....that is if I have a room!

So, on it goes, and the school year commences. I will update you all as I find out. But since I don't know, you can't either!

Love you and miss you all,

Lexi

Hi Guys!! Okay, well how lame is it that I actually wasn't lying when I said I had to cut Coop's nails.... that is how much of a control freak mom I've become to him without anything else in my life going on!!! Poor guy! ha..

Im so glad everyone had these really cool weekends : ) 

Everything in the unemployed/homeless/lack of love-life world of mine is slowly moving ahead, but everything is just a little bit off. For example...

I FINALLY GOT A JOB OFFER!!!!!!!!!!

...but I turned it down. After a great interview, I received a job offer to be an Inside Sales Representative at Yahoo! SO cool, yahoo right? But I couldn't say yes because I HATE sales!!! And it was phone sales none the less. So that was kinda cool....

THEN I finally went out on Saturday night with Margaux, whom I worked with last year. Really fun night and we kept running in to these bachelor parties everywhere we went! hehe.. Anyways I later got called by a cute guy!! But I didn't call him back because he was maybe like 32 or so? So that was also kinda cool... ( do you see where I'm going with this)

The apartment situation is in limbo, and I just may have to pass it up because Anthropologie work, while getting a lot better : ), isn't gonna be enough to let me live in that apartment! (Also, kinda cool)

Overall everything is great: I am immersing myself in Vinyasa Yoga, I get to look at really cute clothes all day, and Coop has finally learned sit, paw, down, stay, come, load up, leave it, and most importantly time for bed!! LOVE YOU!!!

You know you're lame when....

your little sister gets off the phone with you using the excuse that she " has to go cut Cooper's toenails".....um.....yeah. Just kidding Mia! So Big Ups to Jeje for putting this thing together....so fancy...it took me 4 days just to sign on! Anyway, here are a few pictures from when Mia was visiting and a picture of the lovely Miss Pooka. And one of Tony and Pooka and I on the beach. This weekend I took my first Cranio-sacral Therapy class--it was so amazing! Everyone should get it done; it is so relzxing, and it helps unwind patterns that get recorded and stuck in our fascia from injuries, accidents, and even emotional experiences that we somatitize. Here is the definition of what it is:

CST was pioneered and developed by osteopathic physician John E. Upledger following extensive scientific studies from 1975 to 1983 at Michigan State University, where he served as a clinical researcher and Professor of Biomechanics.

CST is a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the functioning of a physiological body system called the craniosacral system - comprised of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord.

Using a soft touch generally no greater than 5 grams, or about the weight of a nickel, practitioners release restrictions in the craniosacral system to improve the functioning of the central nervous system.

By complementing the body's natural healing processes, CST is increasingly used as a preventive health measure for its ability to bolster resistance to disease, and is effective for a wide range of medical problems associated with pain and dysfunction, including:

• Migraine Headaches
• Chronic Neck and Back Pain
• Motor-Coordination Impairments
• Colic
• Autism
• Central Nervous System Disorders
• Orthopedic Problems
• Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
• Scoliosis
• Infantile Disorders
• Learning Disabilities
• Chronic Fatigue
• Emotional Difficulties
• Stress and Tension-Related Problems
• Fibromyalgia and other Connective-Tissue Disorders
• Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ)
• Neurovascular or Immune Disorders
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Post-Surgical Dysfunction

SER is a therapeutic process that uses and expands on the principles of CranioSacral Therapy to help rid the mind and body of the residual effects of trauma. SERI offers applications designed to enhance results using CST and other complementary therapies.

Cool, huh? I can't wait to give you guys all sessions. I basically spent all weekend re-learning the pertinent anatomy and the technique and giving and recieving sessions. It is pretty "spacey" work, at times, so I'm feeling pretty chill now. xoxoxoxox B

A much needed break!

With Tim in Colorado for a boys week, I figured I should find something to do with myself that WASN'T work related!  After a crazy work and class filled summer this was the only week that I didn't have anything planned in.  

Although the Wieselwomen had attempted to plan a get together with Da, it didn't work out. We will try again soon though! With no chance of a last minute get together with the ladies, I took advantage of a chance to go camping with my good friends, Liz, John and their little man Nate. I went into work on Monday to tie up a few loose ends and try to resolve the room issue (will talk about this later) and then dropped the pup (Kida) off to "camp" and headed north. 

3 1/2 hours later I landed in Danville, VT at the Sugar Ridge Campground. While I admit that it was nothing like camping as I know it, we had a wonderful time and took advantage of the early fall like weather for playing outside, hopping in the pool and just sitting outside and loving nature.  We had a wonderful time and Nate ran around like a crazy man the entire time. He thoroughly enjoyed himself and I must say, so did I.

I returned from VT yesterday to pick up the pup who I missed soooooo much.  I definitely could have brought him with me and probably should have but I didn't know what the campground was like and how Nate would be with him for a week so we decided against it. Now I sit and wait. Well not quite, I am working on prepping for the first day of school which has snuck up on me yet again.  Tim comes home tonight super late and I can't wait for that either. I just don't know how people do the business trips and husband/wife overseas but I give them credit. I get antsy waiting for him to get home, and I wasn't even home!

Hope all is well with all of you! Miss you tons!!

Lexi (&Tim)

The Adventures of the Wieselwomen!

Let me play this out for you, the phone calls between the family members tend to sound like this:

Me: Hi!  I miss you and just wanted to check in.

Family Member: Oh! Hi! So glad you called. What's new

Me: uuuuuh well work, (fill in most recent work story here)

Family Member: Oh well that is interesting.

Me: Yeah so that's about all new with me. How about you guys?

Family Member: (Fill in family update here)

Me: Oh I miss you guys so much! Ok so we should (fill in travel ideas/plans here)

Family Member: Yup, that sounds good!

Me: Ok love you, miss you, talk to you soon!

Family Member: Love you and miss you too!

CLICK!

Me: Oh crap I totally forgot to tell them about (fill in important reason for phone call here) :-(

So, on that note, the Wieselwomen (read as: Brie, Lexi and Mia) decided to join the cheese revolution....I mean technology revolution.....and start a Wieselwomen blog. We will post all the up and coming events and the current happenings. We promise to try to update at least once a week but if we don't I am sure you all will remind us!

With each of us in different places and stages of our lives we want to be able to keep up with each other and all of you too! We'll do our best to keep it interesting!

And off we go, on The Adventures of the Wieselwomen!