Then, 28 classified staff were laid-off on my first day of work due to budget issues. ASU is apparently millions of dollars over budget and they have to make extreme cuts. Great! So, a somewhat rough start to my job. I had always thought that higher education was a safe place to be in a bad economy but obviously not.
Things started looking up on Wednesday when I helped with move-in at the one residence hall on campus, Las Casas. It was so great to meet with students! Granted, I didn't know a lot as it was my third day, however, I was able to find someone if I didn't have the answer.
Thursday, I set up and worked the Employment Fair. Our office is looking for tutors and a front desk worker. I really loved getting to meet with all the different students (it took me back to my Admissions days).
Friday, I went to the Tempe campus for their all-campus welcome. I only got to see the basketball arena and one of the residence halls, however, it looked like a really nice campus. It was really great to see the welcome event for new freshmen because I felt like it was a welcome for me, too. I don't think I'll ever really be a "Sun Devil" but hearing the fight song and seeing all the freshmen excited to be there made me glad to be a part of the collegiate experience.
Small rant: After work Friday, Josh and I went to Walmart, where, as I mentioned before, you can buy alcohol. However, if you buy alcohol at Walmart, sometimes the cashier will ask to see both people's IDs, not just the person purchasing the alcohol. Josh thinks this is a stupid policy because what if I was 19 and Josh was my older husband, would they not sell us the alcohol. Or, what if a parent was with their 17 year old child, will the cashier not sell them the alcohol because one person is underage?
So, anyway, Josh had already verbally accosted one cashier a couple of weeks ago, so this time I was like, I'll just go to the car (and it's not even like I didn't have my ID, it's just that Josh is annoyed that both people have to show their IDs). Josh said no, it'll be okay. But then, the lady carded us both and Josh let loose on her, too! I mean really, Walmart's not going to change the policy (which is not enforced equally because some cashiers don't card both of us), so all that's left to do is to buy alcohol elsewhere. Which is actually fine because there is this alcohol store here called Total Wine that has the largest selection of wine, beer, and liquor....and, their prices are lower than Walmart's.
Saturday morning started out with breakfast on the patio. Even with the patio fan on, it was still pretty warm sitting outside. It'll keep getting cooler though. After breakfast, Josh and I spent time unpacking boxes. We're still not finished though. 
We started out today with a visit from the Ashley Home Furnishing people. When our hutch first arrived, it had a small crack in the upper left corner. Two different technicians tried to paint over it. Last weekend, when Josh was looking at the crack (he had turned the track lights on the hutch), one of the lightbulbs on the right side exploded! The light had only been on for 2-3 minutes, so it couldn't have been too hot. Josh was just glad it hadn't exploded in his face! So, the Ashley guy came this morning and was like, yeah, we'll bring you a new top piece to the hutch but it will take 2 weeks. I'm ready to be able to display stuff!
Another thing we did today was to put one thing up on the wall...but then I noticed it wasn't centered so it's going to have to come back down. We also bought a new tv...our old tv literally celebrated it's 10th birthday this month (we bought it at the start of sophomore year of college in 1998). Thanks to Josh's parent's for the awesome gift! We bought a LG 42 inch LCD from Best Buy. Purchasing a home theater sound system to go with it is the next step.
Josh made us meatloaf for dinner tonight. This attempt was MUCH BETTER than his first attempt when we lived in New Mexico. Heck, this time the meatloaf was so good that I had seconds. While the meatloaf was cooking, Josh and I took care of the backyard. Last Sunday was the first time we cut the grass so it was a lot longer last week than it was today. While we were outside, a little bird came up to Josh and I. He was so not shy...he stood by Josh's feet and by the bag while we raked up the grass and branch trimmings.
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