Fresh Start

Who still blogs? I mean, it's been I don't even know how long since I last blogged. Confession: I forgot I had a blog. But moving into my new apartment made me remember that hey! I do have a blog! And maybe I should write something... So here I am. Wondering if anyone actually reads this. Oh well. It's for posterity, right?
I'm living in Henderson, Nevada as of this past Sunday. In case you were wondering, I did my student teaching in Vegas from January to April, so Nevada isn't really that random. And I'm not here because I love it. Trust me. Nevada does grow on you, though. It took me 4 months to start to like it, and then I moved home to Georgia and promptly lost all love I had for this place. So now I'm starting to try to love it again. Hopefully it won't take 4 months this time.
Anyway, after I got home at the beginning of May, my dad told me he didn't care if I worked over the summer, (who hires someone for 4 months anyways?) but I had to find a job for the upcoming school year. Lo and behold, 2 days after getting home, my phone rings. It's a principal from a school right here in Henderson. He tells me he has heard great things about me from the principal from the school I student taught at, and he would like to offer me a job teaching 3rd grade! No interview, no questions, just straight up offered me a job. Obviously I took it. You've probably figured out by this point that I didn't take it because of some overwhelming desire to live in Vegas. I didn't want to turn down a job and then not be able to find another one. Also, it will be a good experience, and let me get my foot in the door.
Let me just change gears here, and say that I have hands down, no contest, THE BEST parents in the world. As soon as I told them I took the job, they started looking at real estate for me. Sweet! Even better? They bought a condo, and I am renting from them! Cherry on top? First month's rent is free. Boom. Super handy since I haven't gotten a paycheck yet, and won't get one until next month probably... Not cool. I have my interview tomorrow to get fingerprinted and have my ID badge made. I think it's supposed to take 3 hours. Not my idea of fun. Especially since they changed my appointment from Tuesday to Saturday because apparently they only do Saturday appointments now. Oh well. This just means that I can go back to the DMV on Tuesday.
The DMV. Never any fun for anyone. I was just there on Tuesday. What a treat. I spent the first part of the morning at State Farm getting insurance. Being an adult sure isn't fun... At least the expense part isn't. It helped a little that my insurance agent is attractive... :) After that, we went to the DMV where they told me I couldn't get my license because I didn't have my birth certificate or passport. Awesome. But I still needed to register my car. Once my number was called (it didn't take that long, surprisingly) we went and talked to this lady. She compared my insurance card with the title to my car, and guess what? The VIN numbers didn't match. The insurance agent had actually had my brother's car on my insurance. Whoops. So we had to call State Farm and have him fix them. The cons of driving the same car as your brother... In the meantime, we had to get a VIN inspection. Luckily we passed that one, and the fax was waiting for us when we got back inside. After that, everything went smoothly. Thank goodness. So, I have nevada plates on my car, but no nevada license. For now.
My family left yesterday. That was hard. I'm not even the oldest child, but I'm the only one out on their own. I guess that's what I get for finishing college in 2 1/2 years. I start work on the 14th. I don't really know what I will be doing, but hopefully everything works out. In other news, it is ridiculously hot here. I get headaches from being outside for too long. I'm pretty sure they're combinations of dehydration and sunburns. Note to self: Drink LOTS of water.
If any of you lovely people are in my neck of the woods, don't hesitate to come and see me :) I would love to make you dinner in my new apartment :)