Long time, no write! I'm not having a very good day. Besides being sick for almost 2 weeks (stupid mold spores), I also told my manager I was taking a position with a different company this morning. The new position is pretty lateral, but it's for a bigger company with more growth opportunities and also more pay. So anyway, my manager asked me if I would hold off on turning in my resignation letter until she had a chance to talk to the CFO. So, here it is 5:45 p.m. and still nothing. She finally came in here and asked if she could get back with me tomorrow. Imagine! If that's not one of the reasons I'm fed up, then I don't know what is. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....this place is making me crazy. So, the new position sounds ok, but there are some downfalls. I've listed them below for convenience:

1. Commute - 59 and Bissonet. Can I do this everyday? Right now my commute is about 3 minutes, and part of that is exiting my parking garage.
2. No more lunch breaks at home. I love going home everyday, you'd never imagine what opportunities this act provides. Whether you've worn uncomfortable shoes or you forgot to put your clothes in the dryer...it rocks. Watching Days of Our Lives isn't too shabby either.
3. No more month-to-month discounted apartment. Either Jen and I will break up and go our separate ways, or we'll have to sign a lease. What about NYC? (I think the new company has offices there, but can I sign a lease?) Aghhhhhhhhhh...
4. New company's vacation policy sucks - 5 days after a year. Is this even American?

So, here I sit. I think I've decided to hand my resignation letter in tomorrow at lunch. And just smile and say I simply can't wait to get back to the other company indefinitely.

Anyway, there's my update. Happy New Year Everyone!!! Cheeeers.

Add 2 more party invites to my list! Woohoo...I'm looking forward to all the festive fun. I had a busy weekend, which included bowling. Did you know that my high score of the night was 50? No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't seem to get that ball down the lane. It loved those gutters. Which didn't make Vance happy, as we were playing against people. So, he ended up buying lots of drinks for people. I can't help but wonder if it has to do with me being athletically challenged.
I have a friend who's husband is in Iraq. She was expecting him to come home on Wednesday morning for 2 weeks, and they're inducing her on Thursday. Well, he showed up at her door step this afternoon and I can't WAIT to hear what the reunion was like. They haven't seen each other since March, when she conceived.
Ok, so at Rosie's wedding Vance and I were goofing off and we decided to mimic a picture of my parents from back in the day when they were our age, and in a wedding together.

( How do you think we did? )

Well, I'm bored at work. It's not that I don't have things to do, it's that I don't feel like being here. So, I've spent the last hour surfing the web and bugging people on IM. NEwho, I just realized that I've been invited to 6 Christmas parties between now and December 18th. What's interesting about this is that none of them fall on the same day! Last year I remember dragging Vance to 3 in one night and he was NOT a happy camper.
Has anyone else noticed that there's a ton of birthdays in December? It's cra cra.

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Ok, I thought I'd share some pics I took in NYC...for old time sake. ( Enjoy. )

Well, what can I say? It's been ages. I've been as busy as can be, too. Let me begin with saying something about the elections. I know that everyone has their own opinions on the 2004 Presidential elections, but this wouldn't be MY lj post without my take. Devastation is one word that basically sums up how I feel. It was brutal. I still can't look at Bush...I still think people who voted for him not only made a mistake, but also possess a character flaw. I must give Mark Morford some props, though. He's made the whole process much easier for me. You can check out his column here
With that being said, I'm so excited for Thanksgiving! We've spent a lot of time at work decorating our offices and I'm really digging it. I also found the Holiday music station on our tv and I've been jamming my sister out. Seriously. I think she's over it.
I was in a wedding this weekend and the whole experience has been exhausting. We had 11 some-odd showers to attend, including one that we hosted, and one that was in New Orleans. I think the whole wedding process really tests relationships. Regardless of how laid back someone normally is, they're not when it comes to weddings. Take the bride's mom for example. Coolest mom normally! She's fun and basically keeps her opinions to herself and is pretty hands off. But, somehow the wedding virus took over and she was going around changing things and telling family members they could have certain roles...all of which the bride was opposed to...oh well, it's over and it was a great time. I guess that's all that matters. I'd also like to give props to Molly & The Ringwalds' performance at the wedding. I've never gotten so many compliments just for being related to fabulous_jen

Ok, so I'm starting to overcome the humiliation of the email hoopla. I hope that the recipient is too!
I went on a job interview this morning for a position that would be a dream come true. I'm not sure I'm qualified for the job, but man would it be nice. They actually called me up after viewing my resume on Monster - so, for all the naysayers, I guess that does work. For the interview of course. I couldn't tell if they were interested after actually having met me. I was there for an hour and a half but they were extremely laid back...it's so hard to tell, I mean everyone's different.
Anyway, should I send a follow-up email? Should I send a note in the mail? I don't really know if this is effective, or if it's just cheesy. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or experience in this area.
GO ASTROS! I can't WAIT for tonight...I'm biting my nails already!
Today is also Vance's birthday, so if you see him or talk to him don't be afraid to wish him a happy one!

Well, it's a good day to be a Houstonian. I watched the Stros annihilate the Braves last night at a packed sports bar and it was awesome! Everyone went crazy, and there were tons of news cameras there. It's so lovely to be over that post-season hump!!
Yesterday we got flu shots at work and my arm is SORE. I don't think it helped that people kept hitting it last night. OUCH! I find that I'm really not using my left arm for anything. That's really the only thing I can complain about. I had a great weekend!
On Friday we went to my friend, Dan's, house warming party. He just bought a nice town home and we ended up staying over there way too late. It was a blast! Then, on Saturday we had a bridal luncheon for Rosie at the Junior League. It was much more fun than I expected, and the grub was really good. Ok, so Saturday night I went to Erik & Karissa's wedding and it was very much large times. I got some pictures today from it and I'm SO EMBARRASSED. I took it way beyond the realm of good taste on the dance floor. Oh well, everyone was breaking it down so it's really not a big deal, but it's still hilarious to look at the pics.
Speaking of pics, here's a funny one of Vance at Dan's house party:

After watching Kerry kick some booty in the debate last night, I find myself in a great mood today. One thing that struck me during the debate is that my dad and Bush have the same upper face! They're eyes and nose are practically identical. Perhaps I'll find a good example of this and post soon. It's funny though, because everyone is always saying how my dad and Cheney could be brothers, and last night I realized the similarity between he and Bush. Crazy!
Anyway, I've always thought that I got my political views from my dad, which strikes me as weird because I'm totally liberal on almost all issues. And my dad is 99% liberal on all social issues. So, I think I might be on to something: My dad is voting for Bush because they practically have the same face. Well, upper face anyway. Ok...maybe I need to work on that theory.
Enough about politics. NYC is AWESOME! Oh my, I feel so out of place here. Do people realize what they're missing out on?? I think the move will take place in March, and I'm only going up there with HS cohort Lindsay. Scary!!! I'm sure to be homesick and sobbing for the first full month there, but I really think if I give it a chance I'll be in heaven. I don't know if anyone knows this, but I get homesick a lot. It's a curse really. If I don't see my parents in a two week period, I get a lump in my stomach. When I was a child at camp I used to call home bawling every summer. I'd be MISERABLE for a week, spending my days just almost physically ill with grief. Then, by the next Spring, I'd be signing up to go back.
Ok, enough! I guess I didn't have as much to say as I thought. I'll post pics from the trip and more trip details over the weekend!!!