New Car!

We did it! We bought our first ever brand spankin' new car. It's a 2007 Nissan Altima, "dark slate" in color. The purchasing process took forever, but wow does it feel good! Ok, and a little scary. But more good than scary. Plus we got a decent trade in for Jason's old Bonneville which had 179,000 miles on it, can you believe that? Hooray!

General Update

We saw Spiderman 3 last night at the Budget Cinema. It was alright, although I felt like there were too many storylines going on and that they all lasted just a bit too long. But for $2, I can't complain.

Work's going well. As with any job, there are days that I dread and that are no fun at all, but there are still days where I enjoy what I'm doing and who I'm working with, so that's a good sign. I even don't mind going in early and staying late anymore, since that means I'm busy and the days fly by. Plus it's not like I have kids to come home to, and Jason's usually working even later than me. I just wish this massive database system conversion project would be done and over with, as it is quite time consuming.

Jason's car keeps klunking out on us, so we're debating what would be better - to keep fixing it, or buy a new (used) one. We don't really want a car payment; it's been quite a while since we've had one. But there comes a time where you just have to bite the bullet. Did I use that phrase correctly? Anyway, we'll see. Guess that's all for now!

Scrubs

This show cracks me up. I've only started watching it in the past year or so, via reruns at 9 and 9:30 when I'm bored. But it's hilarious! A great way to end a long day at work :)

It's Only Monday ...

Well, one 11 1/2 hour day down ... 4 to go.

At least the day was over before I even realized it. It's always nice when time flies at work, as long as the nights and weekends decide to take their sweet ol' time.

What's cool about where I work is that it's in the middle of Bishop's Woods, and even though it's RIGHT next to the highway, there are still many deer that make their home there. Tonight, the only other person in the building aside from the cleaning crew came into my office and said, "Oh good, you're here. Follow me." So I went to her window office and just outside was a mama deer with a baby deer by her side. She was nuzzling her neck and licking her to clean her off. It was so cute.

Oh, and we just got this new coffee machine at work where we have like 25 choices of flavored coffee, capuccino, and other treats (I saw a Milky Way flavor I think I have to try) ... and it's free! This is quite the perk considering they took away our Friday doughnuts :)

Confidence

It's amazing how much confidence you gain in your life just through age and experience. I was so shy and insecure growing up, softball being the one thing in my life that sort of brought me out of my shell. Even when I could be perceived as being remotely outgoing, or social, or confident ... truth be told, it was all a front. It wasn't so much that I wasn't outgoing, etc. ... it's that I didn't really WANT to be and yet I felt like I was always being judged for it.

Now, I really feel like I've overcome a lot of that. I'm still not overly confident with many aspects of who I am, but for the most part, I'm content and not nearly as insecure as I used to be - I am who I am, and I like myself :) If I want to stay at home on a Friday night and do nothing, I'm truly OK with that (whereas in high school, I worried how that would make me look). And if I eat dinner all alone at a fast food restaurant or go shopping by myself, who cares? (whereas in high school, I would have been embarrassed to be seen alone in those venues). Besides that, now I actually want to be more outgoing a lot of the time, so part of my problems from growing up are a "moot" point.

Especially at work, this new-found confidence really makes a difference. People depend on me to do significant things, and because I have some confidence in my abilities, I actually deliver! It feels great. Although next week I'm a bit scared because the two ladies in my department who do what I do are both on vacation and we have a bunch of renewals and new Agreements ready to get processed. I hope some of it can wait a week until they return, because nothing brings my confidence crashing down like messing up on an account that's not even my own and having the sales person chew me out over the phone.