Today is a day unlike the past 45 or so; I found myself up at 9:15 am (I slept in - how nice!) making a pot of coffee and reading the fourth installment of the Twilight Saga. I finished the third book the first week of December and have yet to find the time to crack open 'Breaking Dawn.' It has literally been sitting in the backseat of my car beckoning me but I've been so wrapped up in the day to day lately that I haven't found much time for anything.
So I suppose I have a lot to write today, hopefully my fingers will hold out and let me catch up to speed here.....
The holiday's were great. We spent Christmas morning at my parents house and then headed over to Michelle's. Jason's parents and brother were all around so we had a big dinner and ended up closing the night with "Horton Hears a Who." It was nice being surrounded by the people you love, but of course the holiday's are always sad when you're from a blended family. Not having the rest of my family around certainly made it hard as it does every year. I did talk to my parents and brother which allowed a sigh of relief however.
Last year we spent New Years downtown; we went to the Colorado Symphony and then spent the night at the Grand Hyatt. It was amazing, a perfect view of the fireworks over 16th Street. There were parties galore throughout the hotel, but we kind of 
kept to our own, went and had dinner and just enjoyed the night. The following morning we had amazing massages and called it a day. This year was a lot more low key, we really didn't do much at all. We spent New Years Eve with some close friends of ours who live down the street. We played 'Rock Band' and enjoyed each others company. It was a blast.... Another New Year, my goodness how it has crept up. This is my 25th year of life, do I feel a quarter life crisis sneaking up on me? *wink*
kept to our own, went and had dinner and just enjoyed the night. The following morning we had amazing massages and called it a day. This year was a lot more low key, we really didn't do much at all. We spent New Years Eve with some close friends of ours who live down the street. We played 'Rock Band' and enjoyed each others company. It was a blast.... Another New Year, my goodness how it has crept up. This is my 25th year of life, do I feel a quarter life crisis sneaking up on me? *wink*Then of course came January 20th, the swearing in of President-Elect Barack Obama! The day 
we have been waiting for .... It was certainly a deep joy for me to see a new face enter into office. We are playing by a new set of rules and I feel extremely confident in our new leader. I truly feel that President Obama and our new first lady will do a wonderful job of bringing this economy back around and quelling the silent fears of most Americans. I welcome this change and look forward to the coming days!
Moving right along - Work has been so insane lately! We're going through a lot of changes, but I think that they're all wonderful. I feel very comfortable in my industry, we are hiring rather than firing and in these times of economic turmoil, it's a nice feeling to know that we're a relatively safe industry. Many of the departments within my company are re-organizing, current management teams are moving into new roles and new positions and teams are being formed. My department was rattled this week with the news that all of the relationship managers (which I am also) were moving to our primary service team. The small group of 10 or so employees will now be joined by about 40 other employees from across the company. My group of 7 was going to be a part of that. It has not been a hidden fact that this change was coming, but a question of when everything was going to happen. Our senior leadership came into town this week and all of the questions were answered. Effective February 2nd, my team would no longer be comprised of the 2 senior management leaders, the portfolio managers and the relationship managers. Rather the relationship managers would be moving, our direct manager would also be moving. Change brings a mix of emotions to everyone involved, I would presume mostly fear. So now the good news, for me at least.....
Out of all of these changes I received a huge promotion!! As the rest of my team was joining our front end service team, I was left to remain in my group; but not in my current position. Rather, I was offered a position which was created specifically for me. I'm not entirely sure exactly what the details of my new position will entail, but it will be an operations position as a liaison of sorts. I will be doing some accounting type rolls, serving as a 'go-to' person for the front end sales team and my group as well as vice-versa. I will be learning many new aspects of our business, which definitely excites me. I will be reporting directly to our operations pricing manager whom I absolutely adore, so I have no complaints in that department. This is not only a physical promotion, but a financial one as well, which is great news. As you may not know, I was hired into my current position at the bottom of my grade, which was disparaging but something that I knew I could deal with. I have kept my nose to the grindstone and truly worked very hard to make a name for myself - and it has paid off. This new position will open many new doors for me, expand my knowledge and allow me a lot more visibility within the company. I have been told that this new position will increase my visibility by most in the company including senior management. Working in Corporate America, that's a GREAT thing. One of the best moments of learning of this change for me was when our division director offered me the position. His statement to me was, "your reputation is unprecedented. You are known throughout this organization as a very hard worker and you should be proud. Although you may think that we don't hear all of the good things about you, this should prove to you that we've heard your accolades and know that you're capable of much more." Wow, that's all I can say, wow!
The mess with my car is still ongoing. It's got to come to an end at some point, right? I'm now on my second temporary tag as my loan company just can't get everything straighted out. My title was issued in the state of Washington, therefore in order to get it registered in the state of Colorado, I had to get a VIN verification, which I was just notified of on Wednesday, so I spent Thursday morning at the DMV (after I had just been there on Tuesday renewing my temporary tags.) It's frustrating, when you've done everything in your power to ensure that things go smoothly and things still pile up in your face. I hope that this is a car that I will keep for quite some time because I don't want to go through the same thing again ever again! So, I have 30 days to get my loan company straight and I am crossing my fingers that this all gets resolved this upcoming week.
On a final note, I've taken up Yoga. It has been so wonderful for me. It's a great source of 
excercise (for those of you who've never tried it, I dare you to - you will feel completely refreshed and I guarentee you'll sweat absolutely everything out!!) I have a membership to a local yoga studio and have been trying to practice at least three times a week. I started Yoga with a lot of hesitation late last year and have since grown an incredible love for it. The balance which you gain, the core strength and power can not be matched! The calmness that I seek I found in the practice, it's truly one of a kind! So there is another reason for those late evening blog posts being missed!
excercise (for those of you who've never tried it, I dare you to - you will feel completely refreshed and I guarentee you'll sweat absolutely everything out!!) I have a membership to a local yoga studio and have been trying to practice at least three times a week. I started Yoga with a lot of hesitation late last year and have since grown an incredible love for it. The balance which you gain, the core strength and power can not be matched! The calmness that I seek I found in the practice, it's truly one of a kind! So there is another reason for those late evening blog posts being missed! So, in a nutshell that's whats been going on for me lately. I promise I will try and be better about keeping this blog up to date.
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I certainly enjoyed this. Love you.
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