We did some sightseeing...
tonight when I got home from work. I had already decided that I wasn't cooking tonight, so Lou and I ventured out to eat.

Lou wanted me to see a part of Columbus Metro that I hadn't had a chance to go to yet, so we headed in that direction. While out, we found two Barnes and Noble bookstores, a Borders bookstore and two Michael's (Michaels is a craft store, for those who don't know). we also found Joe's Crab Shack, Ruby Tuesday, Houlihans and several other restaurants that we hadn't been to since we lived in North Carolina. We decided to eat at Golden Corral...for sentimental reasons that I won't get into at the moment. LOL

So combine that field trip with the fact-finding mission for museums and galleries that Taylor and I took at the beginning of the summer, and I am pretty impressed and excited with our new city. It's also a very VERY diverse place...which is also a cool thing, because we want Taylor to grow up around as many people of different races and cultures as possible.

So, I think it was a good outting. Lou needed to get out of the house...he didn't get either of the jobs for which he was in the running...one wanted someone with restaurant experience (you'd think they would have put THAT in the job description and not bothered to call him for an interview..grrr! The other thought he was too qualified for the job. Now, I understand wanting to hire someone who was going to stay long-term...but the guy needs a job...and not because we need the money. The second paycheck would be great, but it's more of a self-esteem issue. Lou;s "challenging" enough to live with when he's happy and things are going his way. He's impossible when things are difficult. But there is always hope...there were no less than twenty other jobs in the classifieds that he is/has applied to, and there are still the temp agencies...so here's hoping.  I do admit that it is easier now that general survival isn't at stake. And since I fell into a new side business, things look even better.

Well, that's about it. Thanks for reading, and I'll let you know if Lou makes any progress on the job front.


- posted by Kim @ 8:33 PM