Thank you guys!

I got my birthday present today!!! I love it!! Thank you all so much for thinking of me and giving me a little piece of the oval!

Laur I am so happy for you! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your job sounds so legitimate, I know you will be wonderful at it!

I am actually in the middle of an interviewing process with Prudential insurance. I have my resume posted on a job search engine for the Albany area and I got a call from Prudential asking me if I wanted to come in and do a sort of evaluation. I didn't really realize what I got myself into. It was an hour long exam on math and logic! But they called me back the same day and said I had done well. Then I had to take another assessment online, I passed that, and they called me for an interview on Monday. I am really excited. I do love the job I have now but I'm getting sad about having to work all day every weekend and how I won't get to spend holidays with the family. It would be really nice to have a normal work week. I don't know much about insurance, and I feel like the world doesn't need one more insurance salesperson, but I'm willing to give it a shot.

Ohhh I wanted to tell you guys this! U Albany's opening game next fall is at Cincinnati!! It's going to be a complete blowout but I thought it would be fun if Kev and I made the trip out to watch the game and see everyone. It'll be the first time in 5 years Kev will be watching a UA game from anywhere but the field.

So a couple of games ago (sorry all my stories have to do with either work or football) Albany was away in Pittsburgh I think actually. Kev took off his ring and put it in his shoes in the locker room, and of course, when he came back into the locker room his shoes (and his ring) were missing. Kev told me that like 10 guys stayed in the locker room for like 20 minutes after they had showered just looking for the ring. But, alas, Kev left his cool Columbus ring in Pittsburgh (yet another sign that we belong in the Midwest). So for Kev's birthday this year I had to take the easy way out and get him a new ring. It's not nearly as cool as the one from Columbus, so that makes me sad. But one of the other things I got him for his birthday is this book called "Weird New York: Your travel guide to NY's local legends and best kept secrets." It made me think of you guys because there is a ton of cool stuff in here that we definitely would try if we were all in the are. Like supposedly the best pizza place in NY is the hardest to find. It's like in the middle of the woods in a tree house. So hopefully once football is done and if I get a job were I have the weekends off, Kev and I will have fun adventures to report back to you guys.

I hope everyone is well and enjoying the fall. I'm in full boring mode. I've learned to crochet and have just been making a blanket nonstop. So at least I am keeping warm.

MJ I have been giving the song thing a lot of thought and I feel like I have more than one song at the moment. I will continue to think and then get back to you!

Alright love you guys!

Maria R