Merry Christmas Friends and Family!

It's finally Christmas Eve. I don't think it will ever matter how old I am-I am always excited for this day. My family has always loved Christmas, and it's a "go big or go home" attitude, so it's extra special and fun.

Last night we started on the road to Rockford for the Kuzin Konnection, but the roads were so awful that we turned around. It was a double whammy, because we missed our annual KK, and also the 23rd is always an extra special day-it was our Grandpa's birthday, and also the day he passed away, three years ago.

Today was actually my father's birthday, so I try to think about him as much as possible (not that I don't do that already). It's kind of a blessing sometimes that his birthday landed on such a festive holiday-it makes you honor rather than grieve.

I have the rest of the week off from work. Tomorrow we're doing a soup kitchen downtown and the casino at night (scheduled around lots of eating!). The rest of the week is going to Madison a few times, relaxing, and even more gambling! What a great week!

I want to wish everyone a happy holiday season! Be safe, be merry, and love to all. Oh, and pass the eggnog...

Oh, another weird concidence:
November 20th-Cops banging on door b/c car got hit and totaled.
December 20th-Paramedics banging on door b/c they went to the wrong address.
Stay tuned for January 20th.....

Wishful Thinking

I was inspired to think of what I am wishful for right now. Keep up with me here, because I might get a little profound!
1. I wish people could be 100% happy with themselves, because everyone is unique and great in their own ways.
2. I sincerely wish money grew on trees.
3. I wish I could see my family more (the ones I want to see, that is).
4. I wish people would stop looking to others to complete themselves. You have nothing to offer someone if you aren't already complete.
5. I wish and hope and pray that I am complete enough to offer something of substance to someone! And sometime in the next century. Oh, and he has to have substance too, otherwise, deal off.
6. I wish I volunteered more. This is totally within my control, and may be a New Years resolution.
7. I wish I could follow through on something, one of these days.
8. I wish grad school wasn't so expensive.
9. I wish those in the military remember what they're fighting for and know that there are a lot of people back home that think of them daily, and are so grateful for what they're doing.
10. I wish that everyone had a warm bed to sleep in at night.
11. I wish my bed wasn't so warm sometimes. Seriously-I wake up sweating, it's kind of frustrating.
12. I wish my first reactions would change to my second reactions.
13. I wish the writers strike would stop.
14. I wish that my parents are my guardian angels.
15. I wish my hairdresser hadn't gotten knocked up for the third time and is now quitting.
16. I wish for a moment of clarity sometime soon.
17. I wish for my kittens to never get any bigger than they are right now.
18. I wish that people were just more aware in general, about everything. The way they treat others, the environment, our country, everything.
19. I wish egg nog was sold year round, but am thankful that it is not.
20. I wish I made more time for what is really important to me.
21. I wish on falling stars.
22. I wish this list were more profound.
23. I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Sorry for the delay

My apologies that it did, in fact, take me two days to post this. I thought my boss was going to tell my peeps at work yesterday, but she didn't. So, in all fairness, I thought they should know before others. And what if one of them secretly reads this blog?

So, anyhoo....Monday morning my boss pull me into her office. She said MDS (the client I work for at EDI) needs a Senior Meetings Manager. While we both agreed I am ready for management, I am not ready for the level of management MDS would require. So, while she considered giving me the position (possibly setting me up for failure), she was looking for other alternatives. The alternative: I will be the sole Meetings Manager for a different client (AAEA), starting in January. While it is not a "promotion", this could mean great things for my career. The AAEA is growing rapidly, I am the only meetings manager, and I could have a few juniors under me in no time.

It was definitely not what I expected to walk into Monday morning, and took some adjustment time. My biggest grief was that I wanted to be able to complete the current meeting I'm working on. I feel like I'm such a drifter, both professionally and personally, and the last two major things to happen have been in no way my own doing (car and now this). Once I thought about it and acclimated myself to the idea, I remembered that I thrive on change, want some new challenges, and see it as a career opportunity. While it was forced, I feel it is also a blessing. I also negotiated to do logisitics for the meeting I'm currently working on, along with a letter of recommendation in case the new client is not a good fit. Smart, right?

Probably not what some of you expected, but this is a major deal in my little world!

Love to all!

PS Stay hydrated. I know it is cold out, but it is still very important to stay hydrated.
PPS Do not eat yellow snow.

For real this time

All right, I have news. But, I can't share it until tomorrow. So...hold onto your hats race fans, big news to come!

Proof that cats can talk

I got home a wee bit late tonight (okay, 11:30pm), so obviously the kittens were SUPER excited to see me. Can you blame them? Anyshaboo...I fed and watered them, although they weren't the little piggies that they normally were, and could have survived a few more hours. Cheddar was slurping water up so loud, even I had to take notice. Finally, Mozzarella looked up from the food dish, batted at Cheddar to shut up, went back to eating, and Cheddar quieted down. It was quite funny, and just proves to me that movies like "Look Who's Talking" and any animal movie where the animals lips don't move but we can hear them conversing with each other, may be onto something. I can only imagine the conversation went something like this:

Mozzarella: Dude, shut up.
Cheddar: Back off, I'm thirsty.
Mozzarella: Seriously, we don't live in a desert, and I may want some of that later.
Cheddar: Shut your pie hole.
Mozzarella: I can't even hear my self think! *swats at Cheddar*
Cheddar: Fine! I get it. Sheesh.

End scene.