Looking forward to a good week!

I have a 2 day work week! Yay! Tonight we go see the Rockies play and then the fireworks show, tomorrow is a day of fun and a BBQ at the folks, and the rest of the week we shall see what transpires! Friday I have an interview in Academic Advising department on Friday morning at 10am. Wish me luck!

I may not write for a few days, so be patient and check back periodically!

A good day for Jen

I remember my bridal shower. MP's mom threw it at her house. I remember a meaningful day, full of love from friends and family, all focused on me. The bride-to-be. My bridesmaids had a theme: Round the Clock Shower. All the guests bought gifts related to the hour on their invitation. It got racy the later the hour! My shower was memorable thanks to three very special bridesmaids (and EP).

I hope Jen's shower was just as memorable. Lily and I threw it on Saturday. Around 15 people came, which was manageable. The picture here was the cake from Mulberries on Old South Pearl Street. I will never again buy a grocery store cake. This cake was delightful and created in the spirit of Jen's wedding invitation. Jen looked radiant and radiated pre-wedding bliss all day. We played "Pin the Lips on Jason" and 4 guests got the closest for prizes. We opened gifts. We (sadly) broke into the beautiful cake (not so sad after I tasted the delectable marble cake and fudge filling). It was a lovely day and got us all in the mood for the wedding day.

No more job talk

I have been very successful in keeping in touch with past co-workers. These are two ladies from my TLC Days. We had drinks a few weeks ago. Luckily, conversation about TLC is beginning to wane and we now talk more about our lives. Next to me is CL, she is off to be married in September. Finally. She loves travel and scuba diving. And CK is next to her. She and her husband own horses that they take to the stock show. See? We are all really more interesting than just our jobs!

Thanks Mom and Dad!

After my last post, I got two Kudos emails. One from Mom and one from Dad. Thanks, guys. That means more than coming from my boss!

Love you.

Kudos is just a candy bar

I am trying not to be disappointed.

Every term, there is a term leader for enrollments. I have never been a term leader-not for lack of trying, but my team mates just seem to beat me. For this term, I am the term leader! Most of my team-mates have half or so of what I have for enrollment.

So, why would I be disappointed? Well, typically in team meetings the term leaders are mentioned. In our team meeting today...nada. No "Way to go Melanie!" or anything like that. Nope.

So, I just have to know that I am my own term leader. I am being successful for me and not anyone else. Although, even given just a candy bar would be nice.

A week of friends

This week has been a week of connecting with friends. Monday night I had dinner with S. She is a somewhat "new" friend and we have enough in common that we really enjoy each other's company. There is something very special about S. Maybe it is the light that shines in her eyes, maybe it is that she remembers every detail from our last conversation, maybe it is her sincerity...whatever it is, I am very happy we have this new found friendship.

I got to chat with MP last night for a while. It had been a bit since we connected. What a good soul. I just feel so darn lucky that I have had her in my life for 16 plus years. She continues to be a role model to me.

I had a great lunch with LB today. It had been awhile since I have seen her, she is off this summer and so we met at Sabor. I love that place. They open all the windows and it feels like you are in a restaurant in Latin America. The only downside is that it is so close to work that all work people go there. So, I couldn't do much lamenting about work. To our benefit...we got to talk about other things in life! I love LB. She is just such a down to earth good person. She keeps me in check. After complaining about weight gain during lunch (stuffing myself with a burrito and chips) we walked by a gluten free bakery. I bought chocolate chip cookies for me and my co-workers. She said, "Mel, what did we just talk about at lunch?" LB, I will be better tomorrow. I promise. Thanks for shining your brightness on me today!

This is what I love about summer. I want to be out, seeing friends, or on my back porch chatting on the phone. Thanks, ladies, for making this such a good week!

Can't live without...

...Pearl Street farmers market...morning jogs...walks after work...a clean car...Mike...Harry Potter...time spent with good friends...Robert's daily IMing...Lunch with Dad...Tea with Mom...vacations...hiking...baseball in the summer...football in the winter...Stan's smile...Chester's kisses...2 Fisted pizza...books...Coldplay...art festivals...Netflix...local coffee shops...3 day weekends...flip-flops...Sunflower's bulk foods...Coppola's red table wine...air conditioning...naps...Old Navy t-shirts...gardening...summer...