I received some great news today and would absolutely love to share it with you. I use my blog to record important events like this, because as I mentioned when I started this blog; We go about our daily lives "Facebooking," not realizing that our lives are being shared daily with our friends and family. There are times we wish to reflect on the past, especially the good times, and before you know it, it's gone. We share things with people we don't know in the physical sense, yet they are there to listen. We share things with the people we love, yet they seem to forget.
Countless times I have attempted to remember what I've posted on Facebook and what I've told the people I love or the great discussions we've had. And it's difficult to go back and reflect on all the good that's happened in our lives, or all the drama that's made us laugh. In order for me to go back I have to keep clicking that "older posts" link, without a date, without a tag, without no way of searching for that special moment I wanted to remember forever.
Well... the awesome news I want to share with you is....
I'm receiving a promotion, with a 15% increase in pay and I'm absolutely ecstatic about it. This is such great news at a time when I was worrying about our staffing issues at work. People seem to be dropping like flies around here. Yes, some leave because they are over-worked, really stressed-out, asked to do jobs they were not hired to do, but others leave because they're able to find greater jobs here at MD Anderson, so they make lateral moves. But being that I have worked in Breast Oncology for such a long time (9 years to be exact), I have stood my ground for the past four years, exceeded in areas I never thought I could achieve, and have proven to be a leader in our department. This holiday season will be mine and Ryan's greatest holiday to date, and I am so grateful he has stood by my side for the past 6-1/2 years and will continue to enlighten me every moment of every day. I couldn't have done this without him. I couldn't.
I know I rant on my blog on a daily basis, but it's more than just ranting. I like sharing. I like sharing my opinions with happiness, my happiness with heart, but most importantly, my heart with all of you.
Thank you for reading my blog and enjoy your holidays this season.
If you missed last night's episode of Glee, you didn't miss much. Just the part where Santana came out to her "abuelita" aka grandmother. Actually, the entire show was about Santana and the support she garnered from the rest of the Glee cast.
The performances featuring hit songs by Pink, K.D. Lang, and Melissa Etheridge, were commendable at best, but it was the "I Kiss A Girl" song by Katy Perry that made the night. I'm sure it will create a lot of controversy with the religious right, but it was great.
In the end, grandma wants nothing to do with her Latina grandaughter, and kicks her ass out of the house. "It would have been best to keep it a secret than to disgrace the family," she says.
Uh, sorry grandma, but a liar and a deceiver are two things I wouldn't want to be.
In times like this I would say, "Only in Texas". But imagine my surprise when I learned that in Scottsdale, Arizona, you can take pictures with Santa holding a machine gun. Oh, and by the way give the rest of the family a gun too, it makes for a much better picture. Jesus Christ!
Wasn't Christmas supposed to be about celebrating someone's birthday? What a Hot Mess!
The family event allows people to take a holiday card picture with St. Nick -- and a high-powered fire arm.
Santa poses against a backdrop of an $80,000 Garwood minigun.
Families can choose to pose with other firearms, ranging from pistols to modified AR15s.
They also get a chance to test out the machine guns.
I can actually see this happening while Ryan and I are at work. Our three monster chihuahuas patiently wait for us to walk out the door, and as soon as we drive off, they start partying. LOL. Seriously though, this couch has the same fabric design we have. Too funny.
Meet Greg and Ryan. Two pranksters who go into a store and ask for things off of a shopping list. It's not just an ordinary shopping list, the guys have written each other's lists, and cannot see what they've written until they get to the store.
Ryan
Of course, the prank being, they will have to ask someone for help, and get through most of their list of items before the employee gives up. It's actually quite funny. And of course, they pick on target customers, because it seems to be the ideal place for pranksters. Remember Jack Vale?
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Hope you enjoy my daily posts, and hope to hear from you soon.
I received some great news today and would absolutely love to share it with you. I use my blog to record important events like this, because as I mentioned when I started this blog; We go about our daily lives "Facebooking," not realizing that our lives are being shared daily with our friends and family. There are times we wish to reflect on the past, especially the good times, and before you know it, it's gone. We share things with people we don't know in the physical sense, yet they are there to listen. We share things with the people we love, yet they seem to forget.
Countless times I have attempted to remember what I've posted on Facebook and what I've told the people I love or the great discussions we've had. And it's difficult to go back and reflect on all the good that's happened in our lives, or all the drama that's made us laugh. In order for me to go back I have to keep clicking that "older posts" link, without a date, without a tag, without no way of searching for that special moment I wanted to remember forever.
I'm receiving a promotion, with a 15% increase in pay and I'm absolutely ecstatic about it. This is such great news at a time when I was worrying about our staffing issues at work. People seem to be dropping like flies around here. Yes, some leave because they are over-worked, really stressed-out, asked to do jobs they were not hired to do, but others leave because they're able to find greater jobs here at MD Anderson, so they make lateral moves. But being that I have worked in Breast Oncology for such a long time (9 years to be exact), I have stood my ground for the past four years, exceeded in areas I never thought I could achieve, and have proven to be a leader in our department. This holiday season will be mine and Ryan's greatest holiday to date, and I am so grateful he has stood by my side for the past 6-1/2 years and will continue to enlighten me every moment of every day. I couldn't have done this without him. I couldn't.
