New Contract, Old Job

Well Tuesday September 5th came and it meant that I got to start my new one year contract. I'm still working wit hthe same company but instead of spending every weekend working I'm now working Monday to Friday and it is more bankers hours then late night or early morning hours.

The nice part about working Monday to Friday with GDML is that I now have my own car to drive around. I'll spend the next year driving this car...I think I'll call her Emma (Come on Emma...Did you get the simpsons' quote there) but I'm still thinking about it. Below is a pic of the car...Wow a 2004 Ford Focus Wagon. This one is a middle of the road one as it has power mirrors and heated seats. No power windows or adjustable steering wheel but oh well, the heated seats will be nice this winter.

The car was really dirty when I got it because quite a few different people were driving it and you always seem to take better care of a car when you are the only one driving it. It is sitll kinda dirty but I socked it down with soap then I got a STAT call so I had to do a quick rinse off and then go pick up the STAT. Oh well, it'll happen.

I'll write more about my first week and about the long weekend but I have to get up and go to work tomorrow then we're off to the lake again.

Oh Zack, I hope your foot gets better ( see his blog, link on the right)

Nintendo DS

It finally happened. After some saving and selling my old system on E-bay I had enough money to buy a Nintendo DS Lite. The Lite is different from the normal DS and many people say it is better. I know that Mark likes it and he has a normal DS. Here's some pics.


This first one is a little dark but it is worse with the flash on. It is the DS lite itself. Very cool looking.

This next picture is with the TEGO skin on it. Very cool and I got it free (read my post on how I got it below)

So with some left over cash I bought Big Brain Academy for it. Very cool game and it makes you think. Just what I need right? Well I've played it at the lake these last 2 weeks and it's been worth having when you have a free minute.

That's all for now.

My Gameboy Sold

That's right it sold. It was an interesting 7 day auction that saw 12 bids on it. The auction ended with it selling for 56 dollars USD or about 62 dollars CAD. I was very happy with that and now the money order is on the way so I can put that toward my Nintendo DS fund.

My parents are going to Alberta ( the land of no PST) so I gave them money and they are going to buy my DS there saving me some tax. Good deal for me.

I'm also getting a TEGO skin for the top of the DS that will help protect it and make it stand out. I'll take a picture when it arrives and gets on the DS. Those tego skins are cool because you can put them on almost anything from PDA's to Laptop's to cell phones to gaming systems. Check out the link and buy one for yourself...I got mine for free...


FREE? How did I get it for FREE you ask? Well I've been entering icoke credits this summer and I've been getting free stuff. One of them is the skin for my new DS. Free movie passes are good too. So drink Coke and get free stuff!

Woo Hoo DS for me!

Buy my Game Boy!

OK I've hopped on the eBay wagon. It's time for someone to buy my gameboy because I want a Nintendo DS Lite. Jacqui says I'm a geek but she helped me list it on eBay.

Look at all the good stuff you get:
-A very good condition Game Boy Advance SP (no little kid fingers on it)
-Cool charger (good for keeping it working)
-A charger base (for when you don't want it just sitting anywhere)
- A clear cover (so you don't wreck the finish when you're eating ships and playing)

YOU GO BUY IT NOW!

The last 2 and a half months

Alright it's been a while since I've made any posts on here so I'm going to be writing them now. It's been an interesting past few months and I think I can share them with you now in written form. My friends I've seen have heard a lot of it but there is more to tell also.

So this week I'm going to be adding in posts and stamping the date published as when the events took place.

Ready to look at some backposts on here? Go for it. Everything between the post "3 sleeps till the wedding" and "the last 2 and a half months" is a back post and is new.

I'll add to this list though the week. Go and read:
-Our Wedding Day part 1 - added July 30th
-The Gift Opening - added July 30th
-James' New Job - added July 30th
-At the Cabin - added July 31st
-Our Wedding Day part 2 - added August 1st.

Enjoy.

James' New Job

Well it's not a new type of job but it is different. I applied for a courier position full tie and I didn't get it the first time around. But a week later I found out I got a contract postion for 1 year working 37.5 hours a week (full time for us).

So Starting September 5th 2006 for 1 year I'm going to be working Monday to Friday (and every 6th Saturday) instead of working every weekend. Now I'm going to be able to go out with my friends and have people over on the weekends. I'm excited.

Now you might be saying "James why are you taking a 1 year contract?"

Well the answer is this. I'm going to be taking some classes online this year and I didn't want to be working for only 2 days a week. I feel that I can take the online classes and work. The hours at work aren't bad and I know I'll have time to get the course work done. I have 3 classes ot take and I'm going to take 2 at once and then 1 after that. Each class can take up to 6 months so that is 12 months at most of online classes for me...See how it matches up with a 12 month contract?

Well it's going to be excitiing for me but we'll see how I feel a few months into it.

At the Cabin

Well it's happened. With not taking classes during the summer I've actually had the chance to enjoy it. So we packed up some bags, grabbed the dog from Jacqui's parents and went out to the lake.

Fur Lake is located by the town of shell lake and only has a handful of cabins there which makes it nice and quiet to visit.

We went out to the lake twice, each for 5 days so here some pictures from both times. (the pictures are small because Blogger was having problems during uploading)

Here is Jacqui doing some scrapbooking during our 2nd trip to the lake. During that week we did over 30 pages for our scrapbook....That is a lot but it is well worth it.

Here I am sitting on the deck one evening while we are in the middle of a Scrabble game. Jacqui loves playing Scrabble and I'm starting to like it too.During our first week we had a lot of rain and here it is coming off the cabin beside ours.On our last day of our 2nd trip Jacqui's Dad came out and took Jacqui fishing. Look at what Jacqui caught!

So yes we had lots of fun out at the lake and we're planning again to go in August before I start my new job.