Georgia got accepted into the program to teach Conversational English and is starting on October 31, 2006. My first reaction was sadness because she will be gone an entire year on this "experience." I am excited for her because I know she will make life long friends, take awesome pictures, and treasure the growing it will force within in. I am grateful that she got accepted simply because it was her heart's desire to go. I will personally have to adjust to the ache of having her gone.
Life requires fun. I am sitting at work coloring between calls. The bright colors of the Lion King are comforting in the most unexplainable way... It brings me back to my youth. Let me tell you the story. Every time my sister and I had to go to the doctor, mom would bring us to the pharmacy to fill the prescriptions and let us pick up a coloring book as a kind of consolation prize. If it were a particularly bad cold we would get new Crayons as well. It was great. I used to color often and became a big fan of shading. Embracing a simple pleasure of youth keeps me happy.
Big things are happening for me. I feel like I could explode with all of the excitement. I will be able to see my mom and start a new job next week, the week after I will be in St Louis, MO for training on my company's money. I only have 3 more days to endure the call center!! Above all, I am in love with a wonderful man. Life doesn't get much better than this.
First thing, I got a promotion! I will be leaving the call center and going to the corporate office starting August 21, 2006. I am very excited. I did get a pay increase, although it was not significant. The main thing is I will no longer be in customer service. My new title is Client Benefit Administration Analyst Tester, quite the mouth full. I have a fuzzy idea of what I will actually be doing but will write more about that later. Another BIG thing is Georgia is thinking about going to South Korea to teach English as a second language for an entire year. She is in the process of obtaining her passport and if the phone interview goes well, she would be leaving to start on October 31, 2006. For truly selfish reasons I do not want her to go. She is my big sister and would not want her out of my reach for that amount of time. Also, they have nuclear weapons in North Korea and that isn't exactly far away! I would worry all the time. She wants to pay off her debt with the money she would earn so you can't fault that... but still. Some other news is that I went to Missouri this past weekend to see Robert and was introduced to the world of ballroom dancing. I loved it. I have never felt so elegant in my life as when I was waltzing. Robert has been taking lessons for the past year and was definitely a strong partner to assist a beginner. I am hoping I can get Brent to take lessons with me here in Minneapolis. We'll see about that one! ;) But the trip was great. We talked so much and just enjoyed the weekend. Things are good right now... that's for sure.
