1) i get to meet some people i work with over the phone all the time... they work at the main campus of my school and we do all the printing for them - but i've never actually met "them" - and i work with "them" on a regular basis...
2) i'm renting a car, which is totally fun for me - and i may have found a way to get it really cheap because of work...
3) i get to hang out with an old friend from camp '01 and his girlfriend and a good friend of mine who just moved down there - because now they're friends and they work together... (there are already plans for dinner for tomorrow night)
4) i'll have 1 of 4 overnight trips accomplished for 2005.
5) i'm really looking forward to the class that i'm taking (L1411 Christian Ethics)
6) it's like a vacation, kind of... i get the weekend for play time before class starts on monday
7) over the weekend, i get to decide how to allocate my retirement funds (more on that after i come up with 10 reasons)
8) i get to hang out in san francisco... that's a reason all on it's own - s.f. is cool!
9) i get to play chauffer from the airport sunday night for friends flying in from here...
10) i get to use those two days as paid vacation days (okay, i'm getting to that part...)
so i alluded to some big news twice in my list (#7 and #10)... i had a meeting with the business manager at work yesterday and i'm now on salary... which means...
- i have a consistent, steady paycheck... the same every month - which is SO GREAT for budgeting...
- i get 2 weeks paid vacation a year (and once i've been here 6 years, i get 3 weeks...)
- i'm provided with sick days, medical insurance, retirement fund...
it's a good deal... and i'm really thankful for it... i feel so honored to have this job... and it's a great job on top of that...
i'm getting a new boss pretty soon - within the next few months... and that might change some things... but i think it will be for the better - knowing my luck, he'll decide there's no need for a graphic designer/production assistant and i'll have to go beg for my job back at michael's... aagghhh... nightmare!
anyway - i'm going to go home so i can pack and get some rest so i can be ready for travel tomorrow... i think i'm going to be smart and try and get it all in a carry on so i don't have to check bags... that will make my life much simpler!
and just because i feel like it - 5 things that i'm happy about/thankful for today
1. on my first day of work (2 months ago), i worked on a design for a church - and a couple came in today from the church and we worked more on their design and got it in the final stages - it's a cool thing - i got to work with them from start to finish - which was a cool completion thing for me - they came in today and picked out colors and paper... it just felt really cool...
2. my cool friend david took me out to dinner
3. it's friday which starts the weekend
4. i was really encouraged by my reading this morning from my devotion (i may include some of it at the bottom)
5. i listened to my new howie day cd at work today and it rocks!
okay - i'll include it...
January 7 - The Gift of Friendship
Friendship is one of the greatest gifts a human being can receive. It is a bond beyond common goals, common interests, or common histories. It is a bond stronger than sexual union can create, deeper than a shared fate can solidify, and it can be even more intimate than the bonds of marriage or community. Friendship is being with the other in joy and sorrow. It is a unity of souls that give nobility and sincerity to love. Friendship makes all of life shine brightly. Blessed are those who lay down their lives for their friends.
Bread for the Journey - Henri J.M. Nouwen
Thank you, dear friends, who have been this to me... it resonated with me hugely this morning!
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yay! i love my friends!
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