Words

Tonight as I was grocery shopping I was faced with two options at the meat counter. 5 star ground beef (or “minced beef”) or 3 star ground beef. I think it’s pretty comparable to staying at a hotel. The 3 star was visually unappealing: someone clearly just grabbed a handful of beef and shoved as much as they could into minimal packaging. The 5 star however looked COMFORTABLE! It was laid out flat in neat wavey lines and had ample room in its tidy little plastic container. There was probably a difference in how lean the meat was, but I realized that I’m more of a 3 star kind of girl, because it was half the price and I’m nobody’s fool, you can’t buy me with fancy wrapping.

I then moved onto the bread isle and purchased some wraps that advertised their product with big, bold words: “Tastes Fresh!” hmmm… Sold!

Things are different here but I recently found something in the grocery store that was familiar. Doritos! I think at home I ate Doritos once a year but I can’t get enough of them over here. I don’t know if we have “Mexican” Doritos at home but they are fantastic. I brought a bag to work yesterday and they were demolished at lunch today, everyone loved them and I was a hero! My job is really challenging but I still love it. There’s one lady on staff that I have a hard time reading. Yesterday she asked me how I was liking it, and I told her that everything was going well etc… and then she tells me that everyone likes it there but not everyone gets to stay. Who says that? She told me that if I like my job I better work hard if I want to keep it. I consistently bust my balls at this new job. I take notes every single day and then come home and retype them. I’m constantly asking questions and wanting to learn more so I can be better. I felt sort of weird about the permanence of my position and then today when my boss walks into work, he tells me that he bought 3 jars of strawberry jam (which is what I put on my roll at tea time) and all of my fears were washed away. I also recently obtained my own key for the garage in our medical building to park my bike. I guess it’s a pretty big deal and so my boss’s wife, who is also a dentist at our office, told me today that the key finalizes my position because they didn’t even have one until I came along.

Colin has midterms starting Monday next week and has been a busy bee studying. He has to dress up for the practical exams, which is going to be super cute. I wish I could be there to watch.

We bought a slow cooker on the weekend and its awesome! This week we’ve just come home every night and had dinner waiting for us. It’s hit and miss in taste, but at least its cooked and edible. I’m going to go try the soup that’s been cooking for 13 hours. I fear we may have left it a touch too long. Wish me luck!

E.