KRUG

i got a new job.  i work for a company called gateway supply inc.  we are a procurement company.  the basis of what we do is supply our clients with the materials they need.  our main client right now is a mine in africa that has troubles when trying to get materials for their mine site.  it is a huge company and they are pretty much self sufficient (kinda like a small community) so they need all kinds of stuff.  a few of the things they have purchased since i’ve been working there are a 22″ diameter propeller for a work boat, supplies to build a pool, 12 washing machines, welding goggles, life vests, 40,000 feet of cable, and 1200 feet of 10″ conduit.  apparently, we supply them with anything from shirts to trucks.

my job is to actually find these items for sale from a vendor.  i spend most of my day calling people and seeing if they will quote us a price for a particular item.  if they do, i take that price along with any other quotes and put together an invoice for our client.  then we send it to them and they decide whether they actually want to make the purchase or not.

i like it a lot.  there are a lot of strategies that i am lacking when dealing with the vendors.  we have to be a little pushy to make the process go fast but if we’re too pushy, they won’t bid and then we’re out of a vendor.  so i have to try to build a good working relationship with people so that they want to send me a bid quickly.

and they pay me pretty well too which is nice.

i heard about the job from a friend of mine.  we were texting one night and i mentioned that i was looking for a job and she asked me if i wanted her to get me and interview.  after about .2 seconds of thought i said yes and i had a job 3 days later.

this same friend (megan) has kind of grown on me.  her brother (nathan) and i both went to youth congress and really hit it off while we were there.  i had a great time hanging out with him and it didn’t stop when we got back.  i’ve spent a lot of time at their house and with them and it’s really been great.  i have been spending most of my time since i’ve been here with family and while i love them, it’s kind of nice to have friends that i don’t live with.  i would hang out with rob more oftenexcept that he works nights and sleeps during the day so it makes things difficult to do so.

but i’m really enjoying the changes in my life right now.

i started school last week and i have not heard back from the air force yet.  i plan on calling them on monday because wednesday will be 28 days from when they told me i was disqualified. 

it was amazing. i had way more fun than i thought i would.

we left sunday night and drove the 19 hours to charlotte. the rest of monday was spent crashed out trying to catch up on sleep. tuesday we got up and went to carrowinds which is a small amusement park out there. it was the middle of the work week so there was almost nobody there. we wound up getting bored by the time we left after having ridden every ride several times.

wednesday we went shopping for a few hours and i did good! not for myself but for the females i was with at the time. i was picking stuff out and it was looking amazing. anyone who really knows me knows that clothes are not my passion. but i had a blast picking out stuff for them and it was even more rewarding when they loved the things i picked.

we went to the first church service that night and got there a little later than we wanted so we had to sit in the nosebleeds. there were 17,000 people there this year so the place was packed out.

thursday consisted of classes and then service that night and the same for friday. in one of the friday day sessions i got to meet the voice of dora the explorer! it was cool beyond all belief. the stadium was rocking!

friday night after church we started the trip home and made it back saturday evening.

the highlights of the trip were really the people i was with. i made some really good friends and had an amazing time with the group. somehow, i wound up being the center of the 33 people and my company was always in demand. most of my time was spent with nathan and andra and i don’t see that stopping now that we’re back. we had such a great time that i think we’ll wind up spending a lot of time together still.