Making time to post

1. I started my new job 

oh. my. gosh.

I think that it is safe to say that I jumped in over my head.  I have been giving myself plenty of pep talks and making multiple game plans but ..... it's a lot.  

I am still excited to keep learning and growing. I know that I am not going to learn everything over night.  I have a lot to learn and I think overall that this was the right change for me.  

Also, after 3 days on the job, I now feel happy that I will be on the night/evening shift.  I won't want to be there forever but I think that it will be slow enough to help me build a solid foundation.

2. Owen feels better

On Monday night around 1130pm, Owen came into our room because he didn't feel well.  He immediately began to puke (don't worry -- I directed him to the bathroom).  He then proceeded to get sick every 30-40 minutes Monday night so the two of us camped out on the couch and watched a movie.  The next morning Mike and I headed off to work and my dad watched him for a few hours.  Mike graciously ended his day early and worked from home the rest of the afternoon.  Grateful he isn't puking anymore and feels much better.

3. Ruth's Chris
Last night Mike and I finally went out to celebrate my new position.  I have been wanting to go the new Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.  It has been open for over a year but we have never wanted to spend the money.  Last night it was great to sit down and enjoy AMAZING food with Rouzer.  We sat at the bar and ordered food like we had never eaten before.  It was fabulous.  Obviously we love to people watch and our shared order did not disappoint.

4. I learned to smoke meat -- sort of
This weekend was a little bit of a mess.  Mike felt miserable when he woke up on Saturday so our schedule ended up a bit screwy.  I ended up having to smoke the meat on Sunday while Mike was working for most of the day.  It didn't go well.  At one point he even came home to restart the fire.  Eventually Luke came over to keep an eye on things and continue to teach me how this whole thing works.  It is very clear that all of the grills at our estate need to be thrown in the trash.  (Yes -- I refereed to our house as an estate.)

I was supposed to keep the temp at 225.  Clearly it was going well.

 5. Bike ride with Cameron
On Monday evening Cameron and I took a short ride to the "fish bridge."  This is when Owen probably started to feel under the weather because he decided to stay home (which is odd).  It was so nice to spend some one on one with him.  He makes the best faces, says the silliest things and always always makes me laugh.