Cash Valley

A.J. and I just got back from our trip to Logan, Utah today. We got there last night, stayed in the ultra-luxurious Super 8, sat in their hot tub for 5 minutes, watched Desperate Housewives (what's Victor going to do to Gabi or Carlos?!), then we went to bed, only to be awakened by a fire alarm that went off just as we fell asleep.

This morning I had an interview at Paradym Design. I thought it went really well! The guy really liked my stuff, talked about pay, how soon I could work, and showed me the desk I would be potentially working at. So I thought dang, this guy likes me. Then we went to a place called S&S Power for AJ's interview. They build roller-coasters. He went in to talk to them about a welder position. They are splitting off and starting a separate company, and AJ would be one of the first employees, and in charge of a group. I think they are very interested, and he's going back next Monday for a second interview and weld test.

Then we decided to look at homes for a while. We've been going back and forth on buying town homes versus houses. I remember seeing a Coldwell Banker realty in town, so we talked to a lady there and she drove us around to show us several properties. She was raving about a new town home development, and we thought they were pretty nice. However, they have a >25 lb. dog rule, and AJ doesn't think he could fit his 4-runner in the garage. You see, these are very important factors for us (him). Then we moved on and looked at a home in Hyrum. It was in our price range and everything was pretty much what we wanted, but the carpet was trashed, the paint on the walls was u-g-l-y and things about the floor plan were a bit funky. AND the kitchen was tiny. But it has a cool yard that opens up into a neighborhood playground in the back, a potential 5 rooms, and a big garage. We'll probably keep looking. The realtor called later today and basically we think she'd rather get more money out of it, when we were about to call the place a fixer-upper. Oh well.

Looking for this home took so long, that we ran out of time for a nice lunch at the Coppermill. We stopped by Great Harvest for soup (yum) and then I was off to my second interview with Digital Slant. Their office is actually in the Coppermill's building. Walking through I found it strangely familiar, and then I realized that's where our family friends Amy and Justin had their wedding dinner, like 5 years ago! Anyway, that interview went very well also. I had a lot of fun talking to them, and I think I gave mostly right answers. I think I might like this place better than the other. What they offer their clients is a bit more unique, and sounds very smart. We also talked about money, how soon I could start, how I'd fit in, etc. So I would call this a very promising day for interviews. I hope I'm not being naive or overexcited, but I think we may be moving to Logan! Oh, and get this: So during my second interview, I start talking about how my husband actually interviewed at "this place that builds roller-coasters! Random! Yeah, S&S." My interviewers kinda grinned at each other as I kept talking, and then the guy was like, "that's Cami's father's business." (Cami is the other one) Um, I was sort of embarrassed that I called the place "random" but, I don't think she was offended. We laughed about it. But hey, how crazy is it that AJ and my potential employers are father and daughter? Random. Haha...

On our way out of town, we stopped at the Pepperidge Farm factory thrift store (awesome), got cookies, and headed home to Rexburg. Ladies and gentlemen, I am feelin' good. Oh, and by the way Logan is really a great town. We were very impressed. Except when I found out they don't have a Target.