January in a Nut Shell

so- it's again been a while since i posted.. i'll start off by saying that dan and i had a great holiday.. visited with a bunch of family members. an alright new years.. we both started new jobs.. he's at Bosley on Brady, and i am at Skakers World Cafe. his is a newer upscale key-western style cuisine- it's a pretty nice place. shakers has been around since the year i was born.. i guess it used to be the hot spot in milwaukee. he's put on dinners for important american figures and dinners where he served african lion. its a cigar bar- so i am always stinky when i come home.. but i make some good money. they have a small menu- but always have other things which arent on the menu- the chef is amazing. tell him you want something spicy- and pasta- with jumbo shrimp- you got it.. for like $45 though. we've also got a new placed all picked out for when we move outta here in march. it's in shorewood.. a couple blocks off capital on woodburn. the landlords live above us and seem really cool. they're a younger couple- late 20's to early 30's.. they have a 13 year old son which should be fine.. we arent loud and obnoxious. its a huge place- clean- open- sunny. huge windows in the living room.. everything i'll need for a kitchen.. it's just so much bigger than this place we're in now.. or any of my past apartments really. i guess the one whitney and i shared might have been bigger- it was a whole house.. but this one seems more cozy. two bedrooms- which will come in handy when we have guests stay over! rather than- sleep on the nasty ratty couch or bring a sleeping bag. haha. i cant wait to decorate and move in! but we still have over a month for that. bummer. we're going over tonight to sign the lease and take pictures and measurements and all that jazz. whoo hoo! we want to try and have a house warming party.. maybe we'll wait until spring when we can have a backyard grillout type thing. who knows. we went and saw an Elvis tribute artist a couple weeks ago with my dad, sisters, and grandma. it was a really fun time. i got serenaded and a scented scarf. i felt so special (though everyone got serenaded and a kiss and a scarf.. haha) i won a free VIP party for me and 20 friends for Jokerz comedy club. great fun, huh? it's where we saw Pauly Shore in december. =) we wanted to try to do the mama mia's reunion for a second time and head to jokerz afterwards. i hope it all works out. i was really looking forward to seeing everyone again last time we tried to plan for this. i'll see a couple of the girls this weekend.. i am going to a baby shower for one old co-worker friend and i'll see a couple others there, too. it'll be a fun time. well- i guess i'll try to keep this thing updated more! talk to ya soon!
-Katie