Not much to report

Don't worry, we didn't forget about our weekly update. The problem is, we don't have much of an update. We were hoping that we'd know sometime this week where we were going for our next travel stop and could post about that. Unfortunately, various factors have prevented that. Surprise, surprise, we are having issues finding a place to go work. That sounds like a familiar story.

It's actually not that bad. The main issue is that even though we are currently applying for our licenses in Washington, we have no idea when we will get them. As a result, our company can't promise a start date for us, which prospective employers obviously don't like. So we may not even end up working in Washington. If we can get a position in a state that is easier to get licensed in, then we might go for that. It's all up in the air right now.

Washington is a horrible state to get licensed in because they have so many extra hoops you have to jump through. It's quite ridiculous, and is seriously cramping our style. For instance, this past weekend we thought we had planned some fun in Chicago. We were going to hang out with my friend Pat, and it also worked out that our friend Michelle from PT school was going to be in Chicago that weekend, so we were excited to see her (she lives in California so we don't see her a lot). However, it was not meant to be. The great state of Washington requires seven, I repeat SEVEN hours of AIDS and HIV training. Are you kidding me? So instead of having a great weekend in Chicago, we had to cancel it so we could sit in front of our computers and learn every nuance about AIDS and HIV. It was incredibly lame. Why I need that much training on AIDS/HIV to be a PT there is beyond me. I don't get it. It was not an enjoyable experience. Thank you Washington for ruining our weekend.

The only positive that came out of last weekend was that on Friday night we got to hang out with Angie (our co-worker) and her husband John (the only other Philly sports fan in a 100 mile radius). First, we went out for tacos at Syd's, which were amazing as always. Man I love that place.

People take their tacos seriously at Syd's, and for good reason

After that, John took us to his friends' house party. They were celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. But this wasn't just any house party. He is in the entertainment business, so he went all out. It was a backyard luau (tragically neither of us had packed any Hawaiian clothes) complete with two live bands on a full stage with a sound board and the whole works. It was impressive. Even more impressive was that his neighbors were cool with it. He lives in the main part of Olney in a normal housing development with houses all around him. It's not like we were out in the woods somewhere. However, as you will see in the picture below, it is "normal" for housing developments to have corn fields in them. They will put corn anywhere they can grow it around here.

In this single picture you can see an Alabama tribute band, a kid's
playhouse, and a corn field. Welcome to Southern Illinois.

During the party there was an Alabama tribute band and a Johnny Cash tribute band. The Johnny Cash guy was really good. I don't know how he did it, but he sounded exactly like him. Overall we had an awesome time, but it was painful knowing that the dreaded AIDS/HIV training mentioned above was awaiting us the next morning.

Oh well, what can you do. We just roll with it and whatever happens, happens. I really don't think we have a choice but to view it that way. I mean we didn't plan to come to Olney, but that has worked out pretty darn well. So no matter where we end up next we'll make the best out of it. I just hope wherever that is doesn't require any more training on AIDS, my brain just can't handle that.