Happy Times
Hello, everyone. I’m sorry it has been so long since I’ve last blogged. I’ve had lots going on lately, all good, that has been occupying most of my time. Here’s a brief synopsis of events since my last post.
Band Together .. I’m on the board as secretary this year, so I’ve been more involved in the management side of the group. It has been interesting learning all the caveats of a not-for-profit organization. Our 9th Anniversary concert was this past Saturday. My solo went very well, and so did the entire concert. We had members from Chicago’s Lakeside Pride Clarinet Choir , the group Harmonix from St. Louis’ Gateway Men’s Chorus and last but not least Mr. Midwest Leather (Wes Kassulke - piano soloist) join us as guest performers. The audience was well over 700 and judging by the standing ovation at the end I am sure they enjoyed it.
Working out.. It really hasn’t been working for me lately. I was going with my roommate but his shifts have been so inconsistent at work and we both caught colds, so we got out of the groove. I have a year’s membership and hope to get back to it soon.
Dating.. This Friday marks 6 weeks that I’ve been with R. We discovered each other online but decided to meet because he works with my roommate’s boyfriend. Once we realized that we had that connection and he actually knew of me from K, we met for a beer and the rest is history. We have so much in common, and I feel very lucky that he is a growing part of my life. It’s about time!!
Work.. I’ve been very busy implementing a Call Center here at work. We dropped our first catalog to the public last month and have created a call center to handle the load of calls for orders and customer service. It required tons of thought and learning to configure the routing and reporting. I had my first review here on Tuesday and I couldn’t be happier with the results. A FAT bonus and a big raise. The review process here is so much easier than my old company. I didn’t have to do anything for it, and it only took 5 minutes to receive it. Yay for that!
Vacation(s).. I have several planned in the coming months. I took Friday off last week to attend the St. Patty’s Day Parade in Dogtown. T and I are headed to Memphis the first weekend of May for Memphis in May, otherwise known as the Beale St. Music Festival. Then R and I are going to Vegas the middle of May for a little R, G & R. (rest, gambling and recreation) :-) I still have 2 days left to plan before June 30th. Any suggestions anyone?
It’s time for me to go back to work, I’ll try to be better about updating the blog more often. My friend Eric is coming in town this weekend so I’ll try to take some pictures and update after that! Take care and Happy Spring!
Band Together .. I’m on the board as secretary this year, so I’ve been more involved in the management side of the group. It has been interesting learning all the caveats of a not-for-profit organization. Our 9th Anniversary concert was this past Saturday. My solo went very well, and so did the entire concert. We had members from Chicago’s Lakeside Pride Clarinet Choir , the group Harmonix from St. Louis’ Gateway Men’s Chorus and last but not least Mr. Midwest Leather (Wes Kassulke - piano soloist) join us as guest performers. The audience was well over 700 and judging by the standing ovation at the end I am sure they enjoyed it.
Working out.. It really hasn’t been working for me lately. I was going with my roommate but his shifts have been so inconsistent at work and we both caught colds, so we got out of the groove. I have a year’s membership and hope to get back to it soon.
Dating.. This Friday marks 6 weeks that I’ve been with R. We discovered each other online but decided to meet because he works with my roommate’s boyfriend. Once we realized that we had that connection and he actually knew of me from K, we met for a beer and the rest is history. We have so much in common, and I feel very lucky that he is a growing part of my life. It’s about time!!
Work.. I’ve been very busy implementing a Call Center here at work. We dropped our first catalog to the public last month and have created a call center to handle the load of calls for orders and customer service. It required tons of thought and learning to configure the routing and reporting. I had my first review here on Tuesday and I couldn’t be happier with the results. A FAT bonus and a big raise. The review process here is so much easier than my old company. I didn’t have to do anything for it, and it only took 5 minutes to receive it. Yay for that!
Vacation(s).. I have several planned in the coming months. I took Friday off last week to attend the St. Patty’s Day Parade in Dogtown. T and I are headed to Memphis the first weekend of May for Memphis in May, otherwise known as the Beale St. Music Festival. Then R and I are going to Vegas the middle of May for a little R, G & R. (rest, gambling and recreation) :-) I still have 2 days left to plan before June 30th. Any suggestions anyone?
It’s time for me to go back to work, I’ll try to be better about updating the blog more often. My friend Eric is coming in town this weekend so I’ll try to take some pictures and update after that! Take care and Happy Spring!
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