THANKS JEANNIE!

Kelsey and Norah were THRILLED when our family friend Ninki showed up at our doorstep with gift cards to Safeway (the grocery store)  sent with love from their Momma. 

Here they are,  ecstatic with their purchases shown in the background.

THANKS MOMMA!!!!

claire's boutique

Today Nor, Kat, and Kels took a trip to the mall to get some second and third hole piercings in their ears. Who would have thought that Claire's would still have a monopoly on ear piercing nationwide? Kat had her ears pierced when she was 6 yrs old at Claire's and Norah had her ears pierced multiple times from ages 7-present at Claire's (lots of re-piercing on that one)... good news to report... all piercings were had and no tears or fainting!

Here are some pictures from our adventure:

Don't mistake this blank stare for creepiness...Kat was terrified. She got a lolly pop for being brave.

She looks very concerned...but she had to put on a brave face because Kat was going after her...

Semi-professionalism

It has been quite some time since I’ve written a blog post. I swear I have several ‘legit’ excuses for this. The first one has to do with the fact that I am always questioning whether or not I really have anything important enough to write about. Secondly, I always wonder if anyone really cares enough to read what I write. I suppose if you’re reading this now, then yes, yes you do. Congratulations! You are the lucky winner.

Okay, so the real reason that I haven’t had time to write a blog post is because I’ve become an incredibly busy person. I remember during my first quarter of graduate school, I kept thinking about the fact that most of my friends had become completely consumed by work. We are at that age now where everyone is entering the workforce, and the ‘real world’ is just beginning. Well, now I am one of those people consumed by work, and despite the crazy schedule and many sleepless nights, I am incredibly happy about that. I still think I’ve been able to semi-avoid the real world thus far.

Graduate school has been incredibly challenging and rewarding so far. I also just started an internship at the Institute for Environmental Solutions (IES). In the next few months, I will be leading a series of workshops for IES on non-toxic living in Fort Collins. I successfully made it through finals last week, and I even had time to end the week by going to String Cheese Winter Carnival on Friday. Since I went by myself, Kels and Andrew were gracious enough to meet me in the lot. Thanks guys!

I’m currently in Miami visiting family and relaxing on the beach. I’m ready to get back to Denver, ready to get back to work, and ready to see what new knowledge and experiences next quarter will bring.

Denver sure feels like home lately, and life is good. :)

Just Across the Way...

Hi! Although no longer a physical member of the Poor House, I thought I'd take a moment to update my happenings in sunny California. So, finally I'm settled...for the most part. My internship is going wonderfully. I work for a company called Little Engine Productions at the Disney Studios. Basically I read a helluva lot of scripts, write feedback and do office work. But the environment is ideal and the experience is priceless. I'm so happy!

My apartment is splendid. Plenty of space and still in the process of getting tables, chairs, etc. For the most part though, it's sorted. My mama left Sunday (couldn't have done ANY of this without her!) and believe it or not, is in DENVER! My dad (couldn't have done ANY of this without him!) and brother are there as well about to embark upon a ski trip in which I was originally supposed to be a part of. Oh how things change. My cousin Dave is also residing at the PH for the week. Love it!

Anyway, I've had quite a few celeb sightings...at restaurants, flea markets and at the studio. They're everywhere. Stars---they're just like us! Well, today doesn't have too much in store luckily. A run, the post office, script reading, and a few other random errands. That's it for now! I'm going to put a video of my apt up...so I'll link it here as well. Stay tuned.

To my Poor Housers...I MISS YOU MADLY AND LOVE YOU LOTS!

Update: Roger and Kat Spotted Together Again

Roger on the Red Rocks Trail. Wild card, that one.

Shockingly, Kat and Roger went for a hike in the Foothills on Sunday together...ALONE. Kat is eating her words after having said he was never allowed on a hike again only weeks ago. Roger is beginning to woo her with his dark eyes, playful spirit, and exquisite physique...

Jobless PH Residents Reaching Out...

Well aren't we all glad that two out of the five PH residents have Masters degrees, two out of five have pending Masters degrees, and one out of the five is fresh off the boat from some one-of-a kind overseas direct instruction (see our 'Welcome Greg' post below!)... but all of us seem to still be struggling finding work.
I know what you're thinking: "What do they do all day? Are they even applying for jobs?"
Let us answer that for you now. We'll start with the short answer: yes. Now here's the more detailed description of exactly how far we've reached beyond our fields of experience, or even interest. 
Kelsey has recently applied to be a Professor of Biology at a local community college. You should've been here when we had to whip up a mock lesson plan for that application.
Norah has recently applied to be a Horticulture Instructor at the Botanic Gardens.
Kathryn has combined both of these positions and has applied to be a Professor of Anthropology, and Horticulture assistant (in which case she would be colleagues with both Norah and Kelsey).
Fox has an internship which recently started PAYING her (!)....




$8/hr.... but we're not a house to complain about wages. Way to go, Fox!
And we're gonna cut Greg some slack since he just arrived here two days ago. Good luck bud, the market's a little tough right now...

Whole lotta good this did us...

Although our spirits may waver, they haven't broken and here's hoping to a Spring full of job opportunities and positive thinking!

The Poor House Change-Over

We've made it clear that it was very sad to see Caiti leave the PH and that it was her time to get famous and move to Hollywood, pursue her dreams, all that good stuff...dontcha ya know.

But it was time for us to move on and get a new roommate, and so we found one! His name is Greg and he came straight from Korea!...well...he's actually from Georgia (the U.S. State, not the country) and was just teaching kindergarteners in Korea for a year. He is a musician and you can find him frequenting all the local open mics most nights. He also rides his bicycle around town.

Moral of the story...farewell Caiti, your memory will live on in the PH...and welcome Greg! It takes a real man to voluntarily join the Poor House ranks :)

The World Welcomes Little Tristan

Our wonderful friends Molly and Shane welcomed their new little baby boy to the world last week! He is the cutest little button and has teeny tiny features. We love him so.

Lennon patiently awaits the arrival of his new baby brother