Insomnia

Can't sleep. I don't know if it's because of excitement to have five days off starting tomorrow, anxiety over finishing the class I'm in (Monday is my last day of class), delight over having a week off of school (starting Tuesday), or the stress of getting everything in order to be off work for a few days. Whatever it is, it stinks.

Tuesday I went to Chicago for business. It was a day trip. I could only get a 9:30 p.m. flight home, so that was the only bummer. Or so I thought. . . turns out that a couple of the airlines, including the one I was on, was experiencing delays. Needless to say I left later than anticipated and got home at 1:30 a.m. On top of it, I flew into O'Hare -- aka the massive beast of an airport where you have to walk a mile to get anywhere. Poor planning on the shoe part caused me to have a miserable day.

Not much else going on. Just trying to finish this class. It's the project that is getting me down lately. I'll be glad when it's over.

Happy Birthday Blane!

Happy Birthday to my brother-in-law Blane! I hope you had a great day and I wish you all the best!

Unbelievable

As I was leaving work today I happened to catch a quick glimpse of CNN. It was doing a report about a school that has banned hugs and handshakes. WTF? I saw some woman commenting that it cuts down on harassment in the schools. Do you think it cuts down on humanity too? What is the world coming to when a student gets suspended for hugging another student. Are we so afraid of offending someone else that we should compromise our beliefs? I feel this is going way too far. I found the article online if you are interested. It infuriates me and makes me feel even better about putting my son in a catholic school where he will learn amongst other things, how to love and appreciate the differences in others.

Komen for the Cure

Elijah and I headed downtown early this morning to participate in Komen for the Cure. It was a great experience for Elijah. I have participated before, but it has been a long time. Thank you to those who made donations for our walk.

I'm still sick and now it's in my chest. Needless to say between that and the heat, I was pretty wore out when we got home.

Enjoy your weekend.

Summer Colds - No Fun!

I've got a summer cold. Yuck! I stayed home yesterday because I felt lousy. I couldn't breath or sleep last night so I ended up getting ready for work at 5 a.m. It was nice to leave work earlier than usual, but traffic stinks.

Elijah is trying to learn to ride a bike without training wheels. It's pretty interesting because he doesn't feel confident yet. This would have been up Gary's alley, but alas it's me, the not so outdoor enthusiast. Oh well I suppose.

My Boy

Last night was a graduation ceremony for Elijah and his class. It was very cute. They sang a few songs, received some awards, overall had a good time. Elijah has been at this place since he was three months old, so they gave him, along with a few other children, bouquets of flowers for being there so long. It definitely was a milestone moment.

Today he went and belt tested in karate. Yesterday is Sensei came to his class at daycare and showed the class a few tips on defending themselves. Anyway, he now has a white with blue stripe belt. He's starting off in the advanced class one day a week, so they said that the next time he tests, he may go right to yellow belt (usually next would be white with purple stripe and then white with brown stripe).

Other than that, not much going on. I'm struggling in auditing and spent part of the week last week looking for a tutor. If you know of anyone, please let me know! Enjoy your weekend!

Ugh!

I know I mentioned before that it has been pretty busy at work. Well yesterday and today have set a record. I've really taken more calls in the past than I did yesterday, but it didn't feel like it. Basically we are short three people on our team right now. On top of that, another member of the team just went on maternity leave, and another team member is going on vacation for three weeks. So technically we will be short five people. Add some random time off a few illnesses and basically we are in the weeds. So, my team of six is down to three, in addition to other teams being short a few members. Yesterday we had four people taking calls that normally a team of ten to twelve would do. Then today I lost my network and my local support is at a meeting in D.C. Needless to say I spent an hour on the phone with support who wasn't able to do anything except tell me it should be fixed tomorrow. So, tomorrow I will be going in to do work that I haven't been able to do for the last two days, in addition to adding more to my workload as I speak with more customers and confirm more events. I am ready to scream!

Oh, did I also mention that this accounting class about auditing is driving me crazy. The material is going over my head and the instructor (I say that because he apparently doesn't have his PhD yet), is anything but helpful. Thanks!

If you pray, please say one for me. I need it!

Marriott's New Venture

Yesterday, Mr. Marriott appeared at a press conference where he was introduced by none other than SPONGEBOB! The announcement was that Marriott is partnering with Nickelodeon to open Nickelodeon Resorts by Marriott. At the end of the press conference, Mr. Marriott was hit with the green slime! You can catch the podcast if interested. It's a little long, so if you actually want to see the slime action, go to about 28 minutes into the press conference. On the down side, the first resort won't open until 2010.

In case you don't know, Mr. Marriott has his own blog. You can read his thoughts on the new venture and being slimed. Check it out!