Today's my Mom's birthday - the big 46, yikes! Hehe. I actually got her card off yesterday, which is a miracle for me because usually a buy the card, fill it out, put a stamp on it and somehow I find it in my glovebox or in some mysterious spot in my house. Talk about disapointment, being so scatterbrained and you do everything to get the damn thing ready and then it never actually hits the mail. Jeesh. I need to get on the phone with her to wish her a happy day. My mom and I used to have a tradition when I lived at home where she would wake me up at 7:01 am on my birthday, because that was what time I was born at. I loved it & I still ask her every year when she calls on my birthday why she didn't call earlier. It's strange those little traditions that we all carry & mean the world to us - you know? Happy Birthday Madre!
I started packing for the trip on Saturday so I think that I'm pretty well prepared. My flight leaves at 4:25 pm and I arrive in Austin at 7:35 pm. Not a bad flight (they're an hour ahead, so about two hours.) I am not checking any luggage, which I've never done before but it sure makes life easier. I did get a good laugh at myself while throwing the final things into my bag last night, for as 'un-girly' as I consider myself, I sure do pack like a woman. I am only in Austin for one night and took almost 3 complete changes of clothes, plus pajama's and the whole bathroom counter! The good news is, I managed to cram it all into one small bag - I'm not sure how, but I did. Oh and that included dress shoes too - man I'm good! I'll have my lap top and one carry on bag, which equates to more junk to lug around the airport, still much better than the airline losing my bag (which never fails, everytime I travel to Oklahoma city my bag seems to get lost. The past two trips my guitar has made it just fine & the rest of my luggage disapeers or comes in on another flight, which equates to a three hour wait at the airport until they actually locate your luggage. Grrrr)
Anyway, this is a short trip and I am sure it will be more hectic than it's all worth, but I can't complain. I get to travel the US for free with this job, and that's a great thing. Next week I'll fly into Syracuse, NY on Monday afternoon, head into Oswego NY (which overlooks Lake Ontario) and fly back out on Thursday. Originally I was supposed to fly out of Newark NJ on Saturday because I was planning an extra two day stay in NYC, but changed plans after realizing it was going to cost a pretty penny for the accomodations. I'll have at least another trip or two prior to year end and both will probably be to New York.
I'm a relationship manager for a living, I work with banks all over the country (my current portfolio includes half of Texas and most of the upper east cost - NY, MA, DE etc.). As you all know working with someone over the phone and email is much different once you meet them in real life & it truly makes your job more worthwhile. It's so much easier to get mad at a face you've never seen & a hand you've never shaken, once you've actually had that face to face experience with someone, you tend to have a little more patience for them - that's a great thing in my position. I look forward to getting out to these banks, as they are some of my biggest banks whom I speak with on a daily basis. I love my job & am truly grateful for my income, travel & privledges that come along with it.
So off to Texas I go..... yee haw y'all.
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