http://danielledrapeau.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:32:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A renewed faith in America... Pretty excited to be a part of this. http://danielledrapeau.com/2008/11/06/yay-america/ Just got a superb winter hat in the mail from Becke in Santa Fe (http://www.highdeserthomegarden.blogspot.com). Will post a picture of it soon - but it's perfect. In return she wants either a carved wooden owl or a short story about dinosaurs. I plan on combining the two. Upon seeing the ... http://danielledrapeau.com/2008/10/23/a-little-note-from-thursday/ The visit and inventory have concluded and now it seems to be quite a bit calmer at work. And I think it will stay this way for at least another few weeks until the holiday insanity begins. Work is going well. I finally think I am going entire shifts without ... http://danielledrapeau.com/2008/10/03/finally-october/ How about taking a vacation three weeks into my new position? Yeah, I'd do it again too. Back to real life! Back to traffic and concrete and the echoing sound of cutthroat hustle. I will honestly say that if my Captain asked if I was interested in opening that new ... http://danielledrapeau.com/2008/09/15/back-to-aaaarlington/ A few realizations from Virginia Beach: 1: I have an irrational belief that the ocean really likes me back 2: I have decided I must live near the ocean pretty much immediately 3: I still much prefer vacation to everyday life 4: Salt water + Sun + Danielle = flawless hair 5: Old men shouldn't ... http://danielledrapeau.com/2008/09/11/a-note-from-the-sandcastle-hotel/ Today is my Sunday. My fake Sunday. It is actually Tuesday. So, today on my fake Sunday which is actually Tuesday I decided that instead of sleeping in and eating ice cream for breakfast and spaghetti for lunch and dinner followed by another bowl of (different flavored) ice cream like ... http://danielledrapeau.com/2008/08/26/fake-weekend/ Today we went to Great Falls(http://www.nps.gov/grfa/)! We both worked this morning but decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather (under 100 degrees) this afternoon. It was an excellent idea. Although pretty touristy (there was a traffic jam to get into the park) the views were amazing and the crowds ... http://danielledrapeau.com/2008/08/03/perfect-weather-in-august-thats-not-what-i-heard/ I figured the best way to accomplish anything is to make it public. That way I can feel more pressure to actually get things done. Or, at least, I hope so? That would be nice? Anyway, things that are on my plate: Or, things that I would like to be all over ... http://danielledrapeau.com/2008/07/22/go-als/ So vacation was pretty phenomenal. I can say that it was everything I dreamed of. We flew out of Dulles Saturday morning to arrive just in time for rushed family hello's and then off to the household of Nilexis to drink copious amounts of beer and watch fireworks. Sunday morning ... http://danielledrapeau.com/2008/07/22/check-plus-vacation/ The countdown has officially begun! Six days and five shifts until vacation starts. It is more than needed. We are catching an early flight out of Dulles on Saturday morning and arriving just in time for Ayer 4th of July festivities. Then Sunday I am headed to the much longed for ... http://danielledrapeau.com/2008/06/29/lets-find-a-new-job/