Good Week

There's so much on my mind, I don't even know where to start. I'm still in Arizona, but I'll be going home later today. Had meetings this week for my new role and I couldn't be happier. Things came together even better than I had hoped, and I am very excited about the future.

I'm feeling a little bit stressed about the move. OK, that's a lie. I'm feeling a lot stressed about the move, but I'm trying to push it down to just a little bit. So far I seem to be managing OK. I know that everything will work out just fine, but it's the unknown part in the middle that worries me. Can you tell I'm not comfortable when I'm not in control? And with this move, there are so many things that are out of my control. For example, I just learned that the moving coordinators don't have my name on "the list." That's bad. I did what I needed to do (sign the papers), but someone apparently didn't take care of their part. Frustrating because it's been weeks and it's totally out of my control. Well, not totally out of my control, just indirectly out of my control.

I've had some really great conversations this week. For example, I learned all about the Eastland Disaster, because a coworker created a historical society about it. In 1915 over 800 people died when the Eastland cruise ship rolled over in the Chicago River. My coworker's grandfather was on the ship so he was determined to make sure people remembered the tragic event. At the time, it was one of the biggest maritime disasters in the United States.

I also caught up with Kevin, which was great since we haven't talked in a very long time. Some of our conversation made me miss New York City. It's been ages since I've been there and I was feeling nostalgic for it. Kevin and I had a lot of great times in that city together. Kevin also told me that Brad Hoover, a friend of ours from Lubbock, died in a motorcycle accident. It took me awhile to remember Brad, but now the memories are coming back. Brad and I hung out a lot the summer after my junior year in college. The last time I saw him was at a party in Lubbock almost two years ago.

I'm looking forward to having a long weekend with Monday being a holiday. Kristen will be back in town (after spending two weeks straight in San Antonio for work). Her boyfriend, Chris, will also be in town. And Autumn is coming to town! I'm very excited to have everyone around. Monday we're all going to Mom and Dad's to have a barbecue. Should be a fun weekend with everyone around.

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