6.20.2007

welcome to the no-fault insurance state

guess what i've been doing this morning? researching how michigan is a no-fault insurance state. i've never lived in one of these states before. i did however find the correlation between being a no-fault insurance state and having the highest insurance premiums of anywhere i've ever lived. since the insurance agency considers no one person at fault in an accident, each person's insurance only covers themselves. that means that all the normal stuff (medical, work loss, etc) is covered for yourself, but any damage to your car is NOT covered by the other driver if they are "at fault" according to the police report. that makes it more of a good idea to have comp and collision on your car so that damages can be paid for if someone else hits you. therefore, if your insurance company pays for you when ANY accident occurs, they are paying for more accidents and thus your premiums are higher.

yeah, i'm sure you wanted to know all of that. i think it's kind of interesting. i also needed to re-gurgitate it to make sense of it to myself.

in other news, we are still looking for jobs. i have an interview with Meijer on Friday for an admin asst position in an IT department. sounds pretty good to me...

6.12.2007

Still on the job hunt...

Well, it's not easy to get a job. Ian and I have been sending out resumes like crazy, with not a lot of response. It seems like everything is on hold until we have jobs. Oh well, at least we get to spend a lot of quality time together! We spend a good portion of the day job searching, and another portion continuing to set up camp.

Good news: we went to a small group last night with mostly young parents in it, and really had a fun time. We felt very accepted (even though we don't have kids!), and I'm hoping that we will be able to connect with these people. One couple even is inviting us over for dinner. That meant a lot to me. The small group is going to host a big kickball game in July for the church. We're going to play against another small group with mostly people our age :)

In other news: found a cool Oriental market today on the way home from the chiropractor (a visit which only cost me $5 in Aldi's Mac and Cheese because of a local food drive!), and the market had lots of rice noodles, Asian spices, etc for pretty cheap. Oh, the resources...

Anyways, I'm still enjoying it here.

6.04.2007

yay, posting!

I know, it's high time for me to post. this is the first opportunity i've had because we don't have the old wireless in our apartment yet. oh, by the way, we got an apartment. ian's aunt and uncle are renting it to us for a killer deal. we're in the city of grand rapids to boot! we've got tons of space for entertaining :)

ian and i are currently looking for jobs - had one interview so far. anybody know a counseling firm in GR that needs an assistant?

in other news, i like this city. it's been a little hot, of late, but that's abnormal for this area, and for once i'm not the only one complaining about the heat! i also like the feel of living in a city; i mean, i guess cola is considered a city, but i couldn't really tell... and i like the people here; there are actually gas stations where you don't have to pre-pay!!

i think i'll leave you on that note; happy surfing!

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