It has been so nice to catch up on the blog and on Cailin and Connor's adventures! Connor-that bull fight sounds very upsetting. I think Cailin, Grady and I would be in tears sitting in the stands. With gelato...
Things at home have been relatively uneventful, but I have been doing well at my first real job! I'm doing advertising for a local radio station, which sounds a little bit more glamorous than it is. The job entails a lot of cold calling, a lot of rejection, and not as many perks as I had looked forward to. However, I have met a great group of people and have learned a lot. There are 8 salespeople in the office. Jen and Joel are my age, and we go out to eat often. Rene and Rick have been in the radio business for 30+ years, and they have been really great about giving advice and leading the way. Rene also enjoys wearing Christmas sweaters on Fridays even when it is 20 degrees out (Celsius, not Fahrenheit..we are in Canada!) All in all, working 9 to 5 is much more tedious and boring than Middlebury ever was. I find myself missing Vermont a lot and missing the college life even more. Connor's three-hour siestas each afternoon sound like heaven...
Last week I celebrated my birthday at a new restaurant in the old part of Montreal. The group of us then went over to "Chez Serge", a tiny french bar with a mechanical bull and waitresses in leather jackets and cowboy boots. It reminded me of our trip down south to Nashville when Grady and I moved Cailin in!
I've been in touch with Peter (Martone, not Ross!) who has interviewed for an engineering position on a cruise ship. It would take him to the Caribbean for a year and sounds very exciting. Hopefully he can fly some family and friends out to join him if he takes it! I can see Mama Beth enjoying a daquiri poolside...
Last weekend I was in my very first Christmas show with my new singing group, the Lyric Theater Singers. It's mainly a broadway group but they put on a big Christmas concert every December and all three days were sold out! On the last day we even got a standing ovation. It's definitely helped me make friends and enjoy my time back at home since graduation.
My two kittens, Bear and Olivia, have somehow turned into cats overnight. Bear is nine pounds and gaining and eats everything in sight. Olivia is slightly smaller but still eating her way through an expensive amount of kitten food a week. Since we've started putting up Christmas decorations they have gone absolutely mad. Nothing like tinsel and a kitten...
Planning a trip to visit Middlebury next weekend when Cailin, Grady and Connor are home. Looking forward to seeing everyone and seeing snowy Vermont. And if we're lucky maybe Connor will take us skiing!
Lots of love to everyone. It feels so good to be a part of this blog with you all! :)
xoxox
Kelsey
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