Quick Update

Just to let all know...Deanna and Kim are now in Arizona and should arrive in California tomorrow evening. Hope Labor Day was well for all!

Deanna and Kim have arrived in Nashville, TN. Blog updates will be limited (including pictures) because they are currently without internet service. Check back tomorrow for updates.

Just to let all know, today is Deanna's last day in NC. We'll keep you all updated as Deanna travels back to CA and as Shyana continues to do life here in NC! Hopefully exciting news to come!

FREE REDBOX PROMO CODES!!

Hey all! So, there hasn't been much to report over here since we last posted. So, we thought we'd let you all know what we do around these parts of town when we would like something to do for cheap. Number one, we often frequent the local Sonic about once every one to two weeks and we have our orders ready. We don't go for food. Ever. Just drinks. Yes, we are that lame. Shy usually gets a diet cranberry limeade and Deanna usually gets a Diet Coke with extra ice, around $1.70 and $1.40 respectively. Sometimes they even have live music at Sonic! Random, but drinks and entertainment for cheap! Another thing we have discovered is that Sonic sells a 10lb. bag of ice for only $1.29! This is thrilling for Deanna! For those of you who are passionate about your ice and have ventured to try Sonic's ice, you know what we're talking about! The second big thing that we do is visit our local Harris Teeter grocery stores. While we are in there we usually sample all of the foods that are out for our pleasure and then we head to the Red Box. If you have discovered the Red Box, you are really missing out. An explanation: You can rent recently released movies for $1 a night. So, it's super cheap as far as renting goes, but some downfalls are that you have to return the movie the next night or be charged more and, secondly, not every Red Box has the same movies. Below we've given you the web address for Red Box so you can find your closest Red Box location and so you can see what movies are available at most Red Boxes. Also below you will find 2 Promo codes you can use to get your movies for free. Take one of these codes and when you are placing your order with the Red Box, type the code in the box labeled Promo Codes. Note that these codes can be used only once per credit card. To get around this little detail, we just use each code on each of our credit cards. So, really, we've gotten about 12 movies all for free! Hopefully this makes sense, if not, let us know and we'll clear it up! Anyways, hope Wednesday has been good for you all! Check back in another week or so for more updates!

http://www.redbox.com/

Promo Codes:

DVDONME

BREAKROOM

Changes...

So, there will be some changes coming soon. After being here two months, Deanna has decided to head back to California. Many may be confused as to why this is. Deanna has come to realize that North Carolina is just not for her. Although Shy and Deanna have known this for some time, both were hoping that Deanna might begin to enjoy it more and learn to love it here the way Shy has. Perhaps there is a reason Deanna has applied for so many jobs and not gotten much out of it. So, Deanna will be heading back to California around labor day, approximately three months since she first left. Shy will continue to stay in Raleigh and live the life that she is loving right now. There are no bitter feelings at all, as Shy would rather have Deanna do what's best for her individual life than stay somewhere where she is unhappy. So, we will keep you all updated with the things that are going to be happening over the next few weeks and keep you posted on all of life's happenings. Hope all is well.

We're Still Here...

So, we have been feeling a bit of pressure from you all who read our blogs to update more frequently, but in all honesty, there isn't enough that has happened to really blog about. Shy is still working at Cracker Barrel and continues with her temp job which could possibly turn into a permanent job! She also did get an offer for a 14-week job that she originally wanted with United Way. So, needless to say, she will definitely have some decisions to make this coming week! Deanna has Bath and Body Works and is hoping something permanent comes up within 2 weeks as money is getting very tight!

In other news, we have both been attending the Summit Church faithfully for over a month now... http://www.summitrdu.com. We both really like it and have managed to join a small group full of girls our age from the church. The first outing we had with some of the girls from our small group was going Contra Dancing. Here's the youtube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9L0dz3qmsc for what Contra Dancing looks like...kinda like square dancing mixed with some sort of Celtic dancing...random, but fun and such a workout! Below is a picture of all of us who went after 2 hours of dancing! Other than that, we've had quite a bit of rain and thunderstorms all

week that we really like! We actually have a use for umbrellas for once! Well, that's about it for now, maybe within the next few days we'll have more info to post!

Hey!

Hello all! Sorry for the late update on life in this part of the country! A little sad to say, but we don't have many updates since our last post! We still don't have full- time jobs!!! Surprise! Haha! Shyana has managed to attain a fabulous job at good ol' Cracker Barrel! She even has her very own name badge and apron! She has also managed to secure a few temp jobs on the side with a local employment agency! She also had an interview for a sweet job at United Way that could possibly give her loads of opportunities for work in non-profit in the future! She won't find out if she got that job for a few more weeks, so for Cracker Barrel and some temp jobs is what it will be. Deanna was able to get a job at Bath and Body Works and has also been doing some temp work on the side. Waiting for interviews and call backs seem to be the name of the game for both of us out here! A waiting game it most certainly is! With each passing week it gets a bit harder to just sit back and wait! We both know that with time we will get things a bit more straightened out, but sometimes the waiting makes it much harder! On a lighter note, our activities lately include getting drinks at Sonic (because we know no other place has the best ice around!), going to get lame movies at the Red Box at one of our local grocery stores and taking all the samples out of the sample boxes at Harris Teeter so we don't have to buy as much food in their store, and we also get free lightning shows most evenings which is nice. We haven't seen each other much the past week or so because Shy has been working long hours between her jobs, but at least we are making a little money along the way. Sorry for the lack of photos with this blog, but as you can see we haven't done too much! Hopefully this will keep you all amused for the next few days until we have more to update!