Happy Saturday to all :)
Well, it rained ALL day today in Mass. It was the first day that it has rained since we have been here. Actually, that's a lie. There was a thunderstorm one night last week but it didn't effect the day at all so I am not counting it. :) Plus, the lightning was pretty cool.
So, I didn't blog yesterday so I will fill you in on what we have been up to! I had an interview in Norwell, MA yesterday which is south east of Boston. We are staying on the north side of Boston so we had a pretty hefty drive in front of us. However, it was nothing that we couldn't handle since of course, we drove across the country and all. It took about an hour or so to get to Norwell from Danvers. My interview was at 10:15 so we left the house around 9. The interview was for this kids gym called "My Gym." It's a gym that is located nationwide (even one in Portland) and seems to be very successful.
We arrived on time despite some of the traffic we encountered while driving through Boston. I met with this very nice man probably in his early 30's at the gym. He was by far the nicest guy I had interviewed with thus far. Apparently someone told him that he should have been one of the Wiggles. haha... Yeah, he definitely had that kind of personality.
So, let me tell you a little about the gym. Their focus is mainly geared toward toddlers to about 5 years old. It is a kids fitness gym but I would obviously not be training the way that I would like to be because well, the kids are little and that would be unsafe and unnecessary. Anyway, a certain age group of children would come into the gym and participate in an hour session. During that session, instructors (this would be my job) would teach the kids both very basic physical skills and social skills. I was watching one of the classes and all the teacher did was teach the kids how to skip and presented a small puppet show with the group. The kids were about 3 years old at best and seemed to love every second of it. With that said, I can see how the job would be very rewarding. They do different activities and learn new skills every session. In order to do that the instructors use a very structured manuel that walks them through exactly how to do everything. So, if I did work there I wouldn't have to come up with any curriculum because it would be all there for you. If hired, I would do a 60 day trial period where I would watch the other instructors teach and learn how instruct. At the end of 60 days I would be evaluated and if they liked me enough, then I could teach in front of the class. The only downside of the job that I could find is that I would have to work EVERY Saturday, which I don't particularly want to do and the location is kind of out of the way.
Anyway, The man who interviewed me was really nice. He seemed really interested in me and asked me a lot about my background with kids (which I have a lot of) as well as many other questions. He told me that he was very interested in hiring me but didn't want me to have to commute an hour to work everyday. I told him I would think about it and let him know in the next week or so. Personally, I liked the environment and the people and the overall layout of the job but I decided that I really just want to train somewhere. That is where my heart is right now and I think that's what I need to be doing. As nice as he was, I think I probably won't take that job. However, nothing is certain until I hear from the other gyms first.
After the interview, we were on our way to New Bedford, MA to visit my grandparents. However, Teej insisted that we stop in Plymouth first to look at the historical rock. We also saw this pretty cool ship that was interpreting the Mayflower. He hadn't ever seen it before and felt the need to see where the Pilgrims landed in 1620. We stopped there for about 15 minutes to look at the rock. Apparently it is a lot smaller that it was when they first arrived due to the weather causing it to erode over the years, so we found that to be very interesting. It wasn't as exciting as it sounds (or maybe it doesn't sound that exciting haha) so we literally just looked at it and went back to the car.
By the time we got to New Bedford it was almost 1pm. We felt bad because we had originally thought that we would arrive at my grandparents house by lunch time but my interview took a lot longer then I thought. My grandparents were so gracious and didn't mind what time we got there. They were just happy to see us. Teej had never met either of them and I hadn't seen them in over 5 years so the visit was long overdue. We walked into their cute little home that not only my dad and aunt grew up in but my grandpa lived in when he was growing up. He had lived there since he was 5 years old. If that doesn't tell you how old the house is then I don't know what does.
It was really fun to see them. They are getting older now but both looked the same as they had 5 years ago when I last saw them. We walked in and sat on their couch that they have had forever and chatted about our trip across country, both my sister and my wedding, my dad and mom, and much more. We showed them wedding photos and my dad and my dance from the wedding. They both loved that. They weren't able to make it to the weddings so I think they were very happy to see the photos. There were so many photos that by the time I had shown them all Grandma said "boy, I felt like I was there." haha.. I was happy about that.
They wanted to take us downtown so we could see the historic district and walk around a bit before lunch. Downtown New Bedford is pretty cute and VERY small. It has a lot of really old historic buildings along with some great cobblestone roads that made us feel like we were in Europe. They took us into The Whaling Museum, which is pretty much their main and ONLY attraction to see in New Bedford. My grandparents are members there so they had free tickets that we could use to get in for free. How sweet! However, before really getting past the front door we lost grandpa. We thought he went into the bathroom but we couldn't find him. Teej and I looked all over the museum and by the time we came back he was sitting there with grandma. Teej went and looked in the bathroom and said he wasn't there but who really knows. haha.. It's a mystery I guess. I'm just glad that we found him. :)
I think both Teej and my favorite part of the museum was the replica Mayflower ship that they had built to take up this incredibly large room. It was really cool and we took lots of pictures of that. 
We headed to lunch after that at this place the grandparents really like called "Davy's Locker." Apparently my grandparents would take my dad and aunt a lot when they were growing up so it was fun to go somewhere that had a lot of memories. It was also an awesome place to go eat seafood. I ordered lobster mac n' cheese! It is a very popular dish on the east coast right now so I figured that my first lobster experience should be with some mac n' cheese. It was pretty amazing though minus the fact that it was so rich and very dense. I ate about half of it and couldn't handle take another bite. Teej had shrimp and pasta which was a little lighter and tasted very good. 
After we ate, Grandma thought it would be fun to drive along the ocean so we could see it. We parked in this parking lot and got out and took some photos. It was pretty dang cold though so we didn't stay long. The view was beautiful but I think it would have been slightly more enjoyable if it were a little warmer. Maybe we'll go back in the summer!
We headed back to their house for a little bit to chat before heading back to Danvers. Overall, we had a really nice visit. I think they had fun too! Grandma even commented on how she thought Teej was such a safe driver, which I think he really appreciated. :) Oh, we also stopped and got some linguica at the local store before heading out. It's a meat that looks like a sausage but doesn't really taste like one. Teej had never had it before we we had to buy it for him to try this week sometime.
Great day! Oh, I haven't heard from Latitude yet but I am hoping to in the next couple days. Also, I had a follow up interview at GISFW today and they had me do a workout for them. They also wanted to hire me but they understand that Teej and I are not settled anywhere and have other interviews to do so they said that they would be more than willing to wait and see what I decide. So nice! I am so blessed by all the opportunities to work places. God is so good and really does provide.
Tomorrow? I think we are going to try out a church in Danvers and then we might go into Boston with Eva depending on the weather. :) It's supposed to rain so we'll see what happens.
Love to all!
Live in harmony with each other. Don't be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don't think you know it all! Romans 12:16
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