To Market to Market to buy a...

Farmers Markets! They are all over the city! They are full of fresh flowers, fresh produce, and people! Here are a few pics.
I spent my morning browsing and sampling! I bought these apples called "Honeycrisp" and apparently the Unviersity of Minneapolis came up with the apple by cross pollinating 2 kinds of apples! SOOO good!

MOA...that's Mall of America for all you tourists...

The Mall of America.

Where do I even start? This place is HUGE. It has 520 stores, 50 restaurants, 20 thousand parking spots, an aquarium, and a Nickelodeon theme park...complete with roller coasters!

It also has a Lego Imagination Center, which is basically a shop devoted to Legos and there are crazy elaborate lego displays... here are some Lego Dinosaurs!

Over all its a big mall and seems to always be crowded (I've gone a few times) It has some really cool shops and great deals, but you have to really look for the big sales.

Beautiful Sunsets

So when I moved here I never imagined I would see sunsets that compare to the ones I've seen in FL, but wow I was wrong! I was driving home from shopping out in the burbs and this is what I saw! So beautiful!







Here are 2 pictures from my balcony! I really love this city! Then again, it's still in the 80s...What can I say? I brought the warm weather with me!

Take a walk in my closed toe shoes...my mismatched size closed toe shoes that is...

So today before work I thought it would be a good idea to go buy some flat closed toe shoes. For 2 reasons. 1--I dont own any--2 my pants were too short for my hooker heels.
So I head over to Macy's and don't really see anything I like...and at this point I am starting to freak out, because I am wearing flip flops--and I have to be at work in like an hour...so I finally find a pair on the clearance rack--BCBG flats were $85--now $25...YAY a deal! Or so I thought.
So I put them both on...walk around the store...they feel great! I buy them--and rush off to work--leaving enough time for me to get lost--hey...at least I am honest.
I get to work, and I am in the parking lot scarfing down some Starbucks (for those of you who are curious: venti iced red eye with non-fat and 2 splenda) and throw my shoes on...I jump out of my car and I am headed into work...and the more and more I walk in these new shoes...the more and more my left foot is hurting (which is weird...cause my right foot usually hurts--because I broke it riding my beach cruiser drunk--and it healed wrong...) so I kinda stop to check out whats going on...and low and behold...the Left foot is a 7.5...
Mind you my right foot is an 8...so what do I do? Keep the bad shoes on...I am not about to pull out flip flops on day 2. I doubt that would win me any brownie points with the big bosses.
All in all, not a great start to day 2.
Day 3 is going to be spent with me having a conversation with the folks at Macy's. And hopefully buying some new comfortable closed toe shoes!
P.S. pics to come of the shoes...

I'm such a jerk!

So in my last post I totally called my mom out on calling me too early--and what do I do? Call my parents--thinking its only like 10:30PM...so here is my formal apology! I guess sooner or later one of us will get it right!

First Day Jitters

The first day at a new job is a lot like your first day in High School--equal parts exciting and sickening.

My day started with my mom calling me way early*--hopefully soon everyone will realize that I am an hour behind the East Coast--so 7:15 am for you is butt crack early for me.
*Don't get mad mom--I love it when you call--no matter how early :)

So they wanted me to show up between 8:30 and 9:00 and not wanting to look like a kiss up--or a slacker I planned to get to work at 8:45. Perfect. I left on time--even had some extra time--so that when I got lost (FYI me getting lost is going to be a reoccurring theme in this blog) I would still make it. So I am pulling up to the building around 8:40ish--and low and behold I have forgotten my second form of identification. Awesome. So I call my boss Shawn--he was totally cool about it--and I headed back home. Of course I got lost on my way home--but now I think I have the way to work down pat.
I finally made it in around 9:15. So much for that perfect attendance record.
My day was great--your typical first day--paperwork--shaking hands--meeting new people. Lucky for me everyone seems great--and they are happy to have me!
No topicals today since the Vikes (look at me talking like a local) have a game and my station is airing it.
I got off early and headed to Ikea--full of college kids and screaming kids--I didn't last long and headed over to the Mall of America--I just went to Macy's and looked at the shoe department--I dont own ANY closed toe shoes--and so I have to get some--but I just cant--I hate it when my feet are hot. So there is a good chance that this blog will have a chapter about my frost bitten toes--as I couldn't bring myself to buy a single pair of shoes--they had a wonderful sandal/flip-flop selection--and ALMOST bought a few pairs--but I resisted...and left empty handed.

My drive home was awesome--and by awesome--I obviously mean not even close. My 10 mile/15 minute drive turned into a 35 mile/50 minute drive. Even my Garmin (I call him Lee) was getting pissed at me.
Also--something I don't remember from Driver's Ed--you can go Left on Red--and if you don't these sweet mid-westerners really let you have it!
Speaking of driving--I was just told that to switch my Drivers License I have to take a written test--so I am going to start studying now!

Looks Like She Made It Afterall

Well--I've made it to the big (midwestern) city! My roommate Francine is so nice and our place is AMAZING! Wonderful views of the city--a beautiful kitchen--and heated parking--what's not to love?!
I am keeping busy exploring the city--as winter is fast aproaching--it dipped down into the 40s on Saturday night--YIKES! Francine say's winter gets so cold--your nose hairs hurt--WTF? My new bosses definitely left that part out!

Saturday was spent at the farmers market--lunch at Tejas in 50th and France (a cute shopping district in the suburbs) and shopping at some local malls.

Sunday was a nice day and I think I finally caught up on my sleep--I organized my mess of a closet--I dont have furniture yet--so for the time being I am living out of space bags--you know those bags that you cram jam full of junk and then take the vacuum to--yeah they kinda work.

Sunday night we went to the Minnesota State Fair--WOW is all I have to say! You can get just about any kind of food on a stick! Seriously--and talk about people watching!

So I totally ate some naughty fair food--and it was totally worth it!
I had the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups--and if the fair ever comes your way--and you have the chance to partake--DO IT!
In addition to the bad-for-you food we saw some baby animals--Did you know that 200 baby animals will be born during the 2 week fair? It's the truth--I read it in a pamphlet.

Well tomorrow is my first day at the new job--so look for my blog--I am sure it's going to be eventful!