What's in a Name

Hmm .. July was a long time ago ... so here's a new update :P

What an *interesting* weekend! My life is never boring - let's put it that way.

Went down to visit my friends and had a great time. We saw 300! WOO! Fabulous movie! Then spent Sunday gaming a bit, hit up the mall and then went out to dinner. Didn't sleep much all weekend, but thats ok - thats what the work week is for.

This weekend got me thinking ...

I have AWESOME Friends that support me in all my crazy schemes and love me unconditionally

I have a new class that I enjoy :) And I AM going to compete and I AM going to practice ... I just have to get my schedule under control! but damn it - i AM going to do it - I NEED to do it :) TKD!!!

I think I may start gaming again ... it makes me excited to think about it - i just get nervous about it absorbing my life again. But we will see. I want to meet people and this IS an interest of mine - so we shall see :)

And work - well - as I was once told - you work to support your hobbies. Work is just a job that enables you to do the things you love ...

I have a great life and I even have people to share it with ... what more could a girl want? (except more sleep time ... ) :P



I have FRIENDS

I have people who LOVE me

I have a fantastic FAMILY

I am finding new HOBBIES

I am going to suceed ... I am going to be what I want to BE (in the ARMY .. j/k)

*loves*

And!! I have HKMLS! ;) mwahaha

Quick update -

I'm currentlky living in Philadelphia, PA! Moved here June 18th and have been working and working out ever since :)

Well, sort of working out. I walk 15 minutes to and from work every day and also walk all around the city, unless I hop public tansit.

I'm still with my company and am learning all sorts of new and interesting things. I still have boxes staked in the house that NEED to go to storage badly, but I have not the means to do so yet.

And now, I think Im going to head to CVS and the cafe to do a bit of reading and writing in peace with the public. hehe

I know, its not a huge entry, but my brains a swirling, and Im not sure what to say.

Life got a bit worse before it got better; but it's LOADS better now - so YAY! hehe

Laters ya'll!!

~T

So my Mom was married for the second time this weekend. I was the Maid of Honor and Shawn, he was my escort and stood on stage with us all. My mom was beautiful, and Richard so very handsome. I wrote them a heartfelt prose piece and a poem/speech that I read at the toast. I was able to see my whole family - both my Mom's and step dad's and it was wonderful. Shawn made me laugh and smile the whole day and I began to realize for the hundreth time just how happy he makes me. How much fun we have and how crazy that boy is and how he helps me let loose and just have fun.

He also told Em a bunch of sweet things and some of those she shared with me ... it just made me smile even more :) And glow ... and made me think of my own wedding day. You know, I've not ever really thought of my own wedding ... never thought of what I'd want, or anything. Really the only thought I ever had was that it would be a HUGE reception since I have 4 families to invite for just my side ...

And ... it was just a wonderful weekend home, and a time that I was able to share with Shawn and that, that was amazing.

Now Im exhausted and need to get to work early for a breakfast function for 200 people! AHHH! lol

YAY!!! LOL not ...

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Three words that have been swirling through my tired brain today, this weekend, and this past week. What is my vision? What are my goals? Where did my focus go?

After talking to two of the (3-5) people that know me best, I have divised this semi plan.

Long term I would like to obtain the following jobs in this order:

within the next 6-9months - Conference Planner
Within the next 3-5 years - Conf. Planning Director
Within the next 5-7 years - Director of Operations

After that, or while doing all that I would like to look for a place to potentially open my own cafe/restaurant/bookshop. I need change - I know this about myself, I also know that I cherish stability. It is always an internal struggle with me and it pops up every 3-6 months. Life will be going along fine and then one or two changes will occur and its fine, I iron them into the routine, but when things start to change a lot or when I lose my focus, things get all outta whack again. I didn't notice this as much in school, but I guess experience is the best thing to learn from. I knew just a few days ago what was happening, at least I recognized the signs in my physical, emotional, and mental state. Putting together all the reasons took a little longer, but now that I recognize whats going on - I can work to fix it.

Shawn thinks that a change of company (business wise) would be good for me. I believe it may be a good idea, but not just yet. I want to stay with ARAMARK for at least another year or 2 ... then I will see what happens. Unless of course, something happens now and I have an opportunity to take.

After that I still want to try for director of Ops, just so I will know how to run a whole facility opporationally, then I will be all set to own and run my own business. I know it seems all so cut and dry from this little outline, but at least I have that.

And as my friends mentioned, if you concentrate on your own job, the promotions will come - because your team will shine for you (because of you) & you need change, and I'm more of a macro person than I believed... I knew/know that I am, but I forget that at times ...

My vision, to create the best team possible to get the job done right, before the client even asks ...

I had a dream last night about graduation. Tracy, Jason, Josh R, Kristin, Heather, Aubry(?), Jeremy, Danielle (from SNHU),Rusty, Jason Grant(?), manda C ... and a bunch of others were there. People from all times in mypast. The girls weere in white robes, the boys in navy blue. We went all around and then were seated in this huge auditorium. We watched this slide show thing and as it was going on, everyone was leaving. Finally it was just a few people for the ceremony, and no one was going to go get their diplomas - they just kept leaving. It was at this point that I saw Kristin, eyes all red and puffy from crying and it was then that I started to realize i would possibly never see these people again. They were all going their own ways.

A few moments later I was sitting again, trying to throw my robe on because it was time to go down to get my diploma. Something happened and there is Mum and I, sittting in the stands and the woman is there holding out this plater like thing with an orange flower, kinda 70's ish in style, and says do you swear by this? Hold your hand over it and then trace your initials over a door. I didnt quite understand the Door part, but I held my hand over the book and asked for happiness and success for my career from the education I received. Then I traced my initials and she started to move on to the next person. She did one other person then came back and took and knob on the side of the "book" thing, turned in and pulled. Suddenly two secret passages were opened and two small charms fell to the floor. She thouht only one came out and when she handed me the one, she said this is .... this is .... yours (something to do with a message from your Angel?) As she started to move along there came some confusion because the other people saw the 2nd fall out too. When they handed it to her, the woman said, and this is your guardian animal. The first charm was a parrot, and the second a porcupine. At first I couldnt tell, but the more I looked at the almost flat, yet 3 dimentional figures (no bigger that an inch long) there was AMAZING detail. They were small, light weight wood, and yet the quills could move if "fluffed" a bit. Mum thought they were amazing in their detail as well, and kept telling me not to move them. The eyes of the porcupine were awesome too - in their small carved detail. The figures could not have been more than 1/8 of an inch thick, if that. The parrot was more one sided, and I did not look it over as much, because the porcupine seemed more important.

After that I started to wake up ....

I have a feeling it was a message of some sort. That I must start moving on from all that in my past. That they are leaving as well, living their own lives, and now its time for me to go my own way too. I stayed around to make sure I got what I needed, and saw the others go, and now its ok for me too as well. There will be some tears, but its time for something new. And as for the book with secret doors and the figures ... Im not quite sure. Maybe I talk too much and I can get spiny? lol

Any thoughts?

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have the traits of a great friend, you are
loyal, affectionate, patient, dependable,
strong, generous, gentle, and comforting. NO
ONE can make you do anything you dont want to
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THOSE HORNS!! You are a practical earthy sign,
and you tust what you feel, see, hear, taste,
or smell.

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we call the sky!

-your metal is copper

-your precious stone is emerald

-your day of the week is friday

-the parts of the body that you rule are the throat
and neck!!

-your best love matches are your own taurus, virgo,
capricorn, or cancer


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And this comes after I was told that my name has been mentioned for possible promotion ... *GLEE*

So I saw mariah tonight! For about 1 seconf I was less than 5 feet away. She was the guest of honor at a B96 bash at the Harrison.

more on it later - but I must say she's kinda short and absolutely gorgeous :)

Right now I've been up for almost 22 hours and I worked my ass off today - so Im going to crash ... I promise - more details later.

NIGHT! kutjfgjfjn cmmn,..............

It takes a certain type of person to tolerate and to even find joy and pleasure and satisfaction from the hospitality industry. And I know I am that kind of person - this week is the proof. Usually I do not mind the crazy hours or the insane clients - but my god, this week ... here let me share my week with you:

Monday - 12 hours
Tuesday - 14 hours
Wednesday - 11 hours
Thursday - 12.5
Friday - estimated 19 hours

Thats 49.5 hours by thursday and an estimated 68.5 hours this week. And this isn't desk work. Nooo this is running. And carrying tables and chairs and being the A tech. This is getting frantic calls at HOME at 10pm from clients sying, "you have me in the wrong room with the wrong set-up - FIX IT by 7am!!" when I have to be AT work at 6am anyway. This is doing the schedule, doing ordering, calling teammates at home, making last minute changes ALL WEEK (b/c of crazy clients) and helping my team all day because the work load is really for about 4 ppl, and I only HAVE 2 am and 2 pm people.

So yes, it takes a special kind of person to do this and not crack. Sometimes I wonder if anyone really understands the hospitality industry if they don't have that passion and have never really step foot in a full service hotel/restaurant. Because as much as I might complain - it also gives me a high when I know Im doing, and I know Im doing it RIGHT. ... and honestly - I am ;)


Off to work - Im almost running late!!

Oh and JOY!! I'm averaging $7.83/hr this week - gotta love salaried management!!!