2008 IS better

Hello friends,

I did not realize some of you were still checking this blog. I'm touched. I admit that since joining Facebook, I didn't even think about my blog. But like anything trendy and/or new, Facebook started to, well, annoy me. Too many applications for me. So for those friends who knew me before Facebook, I return.

2007 sucked. I don't want to talk about it.

2008 is much better already. January was pretty quiet. No big drama, except an announcement of a dear friend's engagement. See better already. February is proving to be a better month. 1) The New York Giants won over the undefeated New England Patriots. The upset isn't what was great. The game itself was intense, close and so much fun to watch. Love it. 2) Super Tuesday. It's exciting to see an election that isn't so clear-cut in both parties. Another intense and fun to watch event.

Super Tuesday was super for me. I was told of my promotion! Effective February 1st, I am now Office Service Coordinator. It's a two level promotion. I got a 7% increase in salary, which is separate from the annual performance raise I will receive in April. Pretty awesome. Of course this means more substantial responsibilities like supervising but I was already kind of doing that. No problem.

It's an exciting time at work. I'll be traveling to Phoenix later this month with a little weekend trip to Denver to visit my beloved Pennington’s. In March I'll be traveling to LA and San Francisco for more training but will be staying a week longer to visit family and friends.

This year is going to be about discovering my joys. I'm going to try all things that interests me: studying the bible, taking more sewing courses, creating B&W photographs I can frame, trying intricate recipes, throwing dinner parties, baking cakes and decorating them, doing Yoga & Pilate consistently, dancing, watercolor painting, playing and watching tennis, and recently learning to golf! What is life without fun?