JOB!

* clears throat *

We interupt your regularly scheduled blog to bring you an important message.

Mindy has gotten a job.

We now return you to your usual blog. Thank you.

Yep, that's right. You are now "looking" at the proud owner of..a job! :) I got offered a seasonal zookeeper position at the African Safari Wildlife Park (africansafariwildlifepark.com) in Port Clinton, Ohio. The position sounds great and starts on May 5th, 2008.

That means I'll be moving to Ohio, not Chicago!!! This position is a step forward for my career and will open up doors in the future (and maybe could even lead to full time there after the season is over at the end of October!). Fabian and I have agreed that it's best to go there instead of Chicago. But perhaps Chicago will come at another time in our lives.

I'm excited for the position, even though I have to leave Minnesota in exactly 1 week, and there is a ton of things to do. I'll only be making minimum wage ($7.00/hour in Ohio), but will be getting a second job (the keeping one is full time) and I won't have gas/car insurance/car repairs to pay for, so that'll help. I will be buying a bike when I'm there, and that'll have to get me around. I'll be sooooo buff! :)

I'll be taking a Greyhound, so that'll be FUN....(note sarcasm)...last time I went it was a nightmare due to storms in Oklahoma and rerouting hassles. Let's hope this time goes better.
So, wish me luck. I'll keep you all updated.

P.S. Did I mention that Port Clinton is RIGHT ON LAKE ERIE!?!? WOO HOO!