Boy oh boy has my life been interesting since the last time I posted. A few events have taken place:
1. I said my goodbyes to Johnny C. and wished him all the luck in NYC. I'm sad to see him leave, but so happy he is taking this great leap into the next chapter of his life. I will be planning a trip to the city soon...
2. I attended one of the most love-filled weddings I have ever been to in my life. For those of that don't know Mark and Ashley they are the epitome of love. Everything Ashley stands for is rooted in her faith in love. They have been together 6 years and I have absolutely no doubt that they will be together for eternity. It's amazing how much someone else's happiness can influence the way you feel. I was full of tears (as was Ashley) as I watched her make her way down the aisle. The look on Mark's face was indescribable and the audience was full of happy tears. Sigh...nothing beats a beautiful wedding on a beautiful day. The reception was nothing short of amazing as well. The food, the people, the dancing, and the photo booth made it a night I (and certainly they) will never forget. Cheers to beautiful people in love...
3. The J-E-T-S came to town. On Sunday, my parents met me in Cortland to help me unpack and get situated in my new apartment. (thanks for the house warming gift mom and dad--my fabulous bathroom :-p) Anyway, the J-E-T-S...I was warned that I would not be able to access the main road that runs through campus once they were in town because they would be staying on campus. So, to my surprise it wasn't until later in the day that the road was closed so I was able to unpack one car load (plus my parents load) in front of my building. We dropped off everything and headed to Central City for some lunch and then off to buy some things. Following that, we went downtown to see what all the fuss was about...minutes later, the J-E-T-S drove down Main St. in their Mercedes busses and Rex Ryan hopped up onto a lil grand stand to give a short speech...I was waiting for some football eye candy to get off the bus, but as usual, they're not my type :-p It's something to do with the no neck thing...I kid I kid not ALL football players have that problem...only.some. :-) When we returned, we unpacked. After a while, my parents left and I went back to West Campus to get the rest of my belongings. Unfortunately when I got back, I was not able to access the road and that brings me to part #2 of this story...
I had an ENTIRE car load of stuff-heavy stuff that needed to be unloaded. I was parked about 1/4-1/2 mile from my apartment (because I did not have my parking pass yet) with absolutely no idea how I would get all of my stuff up to campus. So, I enlisted Janelle to help with the task. We (and by we I mean Janelle :-p) managed to load everything onto a 4-wheel cart and hauled it up the hill and into my apartment. If Janelle wasn't moving in on Sunday, I have no idea what I would have done. Now that I have my parking pass and I've made friends with the 'road guards' I feel like I might be able to sneak in, but I don't chance it. What I do is drive up and around campus to get to my parking spot that is behind Neubig. It's the funniest sight to walk up to my car that is parked between a Cadillac and an Escalade or Mercedes (whatever joyride is parked next to me that day.) Imagine if I still had Crumple...
4. I started my job. Actually, I started training for my new job. Day 1 (Monday) was exactly as I had anticipated---a TON of information and some office time to recap and organize the information from the day later on that night. As I'm sure you are all aware, I am what they would call a fairly anal and structured person when it comes to filing and organization. I like to think I'm a pretty flexible person in all other areas of my life, but DO NOT come between my filing system and routine when it comes to staying on top of things and remaining organized! My staff is going to be disgusted with the amount of things I will already have organized, labeled, and ready to go when they get here, but if that weren't the case then I wouldn't feel prepared. Day 2 was slightly more relaxed and a shorter day in terms of training, but a much longer day/night in my office. Darci delivered dinner and I was able to take a break to talk with her a bit, but other than that I spent a good 4 hours working in my office. The great thing about last night was the fact that when I left my office, I let out a sigh of relief because I felt like I got so much accomplished. And today was a day full of more information that is of course helpful and useful, but slightly overwhelming and I will have to go back and look everything over to figure out how I will organize THAT information...but all and all I'm doing..okay.
Tonight I'm dragging, but that's why I took a little bit of time to myself to catch up on things like my blog :-) My parents have been incredibly supportive and helpful these past few days in calling and checking in and keeping my spirits up. I'm ready for this year and all of this work only makes me prepared for whatever people throw my way!
Back to work for me...
Stay fresh! :)
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