Abilene Info

City Overview

As of 2009, Abilene's population is 116,219 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of -0.98 percent.

The median home cost in Abilene is $76,030.

Compared to the rest of the country, Abilene's cost of living is 25.77% Lower than the U.S. average.

The unemployment rate in Abilene is 5.00 percent (U.S. avg. is 8.50%). Recent job growth is Positive. Abilene jobs have Increased by 1.20 percent.

On average, there are 243 sunny days per year in Abilene, TX. The July high is around 95 degrees- even until 9 or so pm.

One thing I miss from round rock is the thunder and lightning storms, (it is just way too hot here, even though it is techncially 5 degrees cooler here than there...) It seems as though for a whole week it was raining and lighting. The funny thing is, Breezy, the girl I work with is terrified of thunder, and it was like a roaring lion on steroids, the rumbling vibrated through the buildings and made your heart thud... It was as though the storm was right above our apartment complex, hovering right above our APX office while we were working. It hadn't started raining yet, only dry thunder and lighting... it was so RAD!!!!!!

Abilene

Abilene is 4 hours north west of Round Rock and 3 hrs west of Dallas.

Jeff and I were the first ones to leave RR, we had finished all our packing that morning, I packed while he packed the car (we're getting pretty good at that:) I called the Marriott that we were to be staying at to check the address, I'm glad I did, because the address we had was wrong, it would have taken us to a Jack in the Box down a different road. We left on Sunday July 12, arrived in Abilene around 4pm, checked into the Marriott Residence Inn (nice... it's like a vacation!). It only took us two trips to get everything from our car to our hotel room, which of course was also on the third floor (I say also because in the apt. complex in round rock we were on the 3rd floor... at least we have an elevator here, but as Jeff put it, "I don't feel at home unless I take the stairs" true)

Our room basically looks like this, except we don't have a window near our bed, the floor is red, and all the stone work is a dark forest green. The kitchen comes with a stove, microwave, toaster, full refrigerator, dishwasher, and a table. All the counter tops are a dark forest green granite, the cupboards are a dark cherry, and all the appliances are stainless steel.


Why our stay here has been AWESOME:
1. there's housekeeping
2. there's cable television/HBO
3. internet in the rooms
4. there's a small, uncrowded pool and hot tub
And, I don't have to cook breakfast or dinner
(the hotel offers breakfast every morning and dinner M-F) YEAH!



Just a note, Jeff has done really well since we've been here, just before we left RR the average the office did a day was 15-20 when a normal good day is 30-45. The boys ran out of area, which is why we moved up here to Abilene in the first place, and so far it seems to have been a great move, because we've again been getting in 35-45 a day. so yeah, Jeff so far has gotten just about 1/day, and the last few days- since we've been in Abilene he has gotten in 2/day. :) yeah! I feel good when he feels good

APX Awesomeness!!!

This is downtown Austin...

Jeff and I in the restaurant, we're not posers!

The famous "big bite" pizza and grill is a discovery channel "Top 10 best places to eat"

I shared a "Phat Ass" with Jeff, oh my gosh, it was unbelievable! :)Colby Peterson wanted to take "the challenge" of eating 4 ginormous subs in 1/2 an hour,

to win a free meal and a t-shirtout on the town, a cool mural, that apparently came out blurry.

We'd been living in Round Rock (which is 1/2 hr away) for 2months, and this was only the 2nd time we'd been to Austin the first time we went to go see the bats.

The Congress Bridge over Town Lake houses approximately one and a half million bats in mid-summer. In the spring, the pregnant female makes her way north to roosting sites in the Southwestern United States. They each give birth to a baby and at five weeks of age the pups can fly. Hundreds of people line the bridge at dusk to catch a rare glimpse of the bats as they leave the bridge for their nightly feeding. It may take up to 45 minutes for all the bats to exit. They will consume between 10,000 and 30,000 pounds of insects each night.

APX Office Assistants

This is where the "magic" happens in the office, of course it is the two most lovely Office Assistants who day in and day out keep the office afloat. Breezy Allen and Myself.

This small room is where we do our "bundles" of paperwork, sort and match the PSA's and SOP's, then data entry it into the computer before the system shuts down and you have to start all over. Sometimes it is stressful to do it all alone and still answer the phone and text out to the techs... but really, it is a piece of cake job. :)

And finally these two pictures is where the real Magic happens with the sales reps, this office is where they all get pumped up to go out and work, and where they record their numbers. I've been to a few meetings, they like to shout, clap, and chant their winnings. :) it's fun to be a part of the "magic"!