Update Anyone?

It's that internal benchmark for personal sanity which gives me a gnawing motivation to blog consistently rather than yield to temptation and risk losing the meaning of life. But perhaps I've got that turned around a bit (no?), but then again the issue is probably way out of hand since I haven't stopped writing and I won't (I WON'T I tell you)...

In any case, and in any manner but consistent, here's my recent course of "life events" in a nutshell:

Oh, For The Weddings. I am so happy that my bro-in-law is now happily married to an amazing woman and friend, and heck, a woah-sister. I never dreamed I could have so many sisters as I now do, let alone one like Jenn. Honestly, we had so many parties leading up to the J & C rock-stars to-be-united that I did not rightfully know what to do with myself once all was said and done. And I MUST see those tattoos, J & C. Now, I am looking forward not only to soon having all of my family happily married (and...thank the gods) but also getting used to the idea that there is another soon-to-be wedding which I have not received permission to formally announce as of yet. Guesses anyone? ;-)

The grad-school graduation. I violently refuse to say I'm finished with formal schooling, but I'm glad this part of my life is ending and another has yet to begin. One tid-bit of coolness is that I'll probably never forget the beeming pride in my parent's eyes when I walked out of the Scottish Rite Cathedral at SLU with my cap and gown on that crazy afternoon which is all but a blurr in my memory except for that. It simultaneously made me want to have a bunch of kids with Nick right away and put them through school ASAP just so I could give them the look my parents had given me, but then I started thinking (that's usually where problems arise) . I thought of the impossibility of this plan, since a bunch of kids would put a damper on saving for a relatively luxurious retirement Nick and I -- and idea which unsettled me. In essence, I realized I should stop thinking, and have kids, or risk turning into a kid-snob. But it's already too late (I'm a kid snob, not having kids right now). Although I now have finished something I for some time had longed to finish, there is still a long way to go in the ladder of events that must take place before I have fully reached my goal. This is where my accounting buddies step in and know exactly what I'm talking about (and we reminisce as to why we ever chose accounting in the first place), and I carefully explain myself to non-accounting folk as "working on my CPA," although I wince at the notion of what actually goes into that idea versus how simple it sounds.

The Job Situation. A month before I was supposed to start full-time at my job PwC as tax accountant, I found out rather abruptly that my start date had been moved to three months later, with the HR reps giving no reason as to why. I did some checking, and asked around as to why but to no avail in my start date. Frustrated, and knowing I could not stand to be in the house for months at a time with only my dog and cat (of course, that is not to be an insult for the priceless companionship they provide) I got a job in the admin dept at Nicholas' work, NAWS, a company with individuals I have quickly become accustomed to. Then shortly thereafter, I was informed once again that my start date at PwC had changed...having to sort of slight my manager at NAWS merely because of PwC's irresponsibility and tell NAWS I'd be leaving to start at PwC on my original start date. Needless to say, this situation has only escalated my sensitivity to demand respect in future instances for contractual obligations.


Last, but certainly not least:

*Warning: Husband Ego-inflation Risk*

I'm continually made aware that my husband is the driving force that sustains what is most important to me -- my mind, and gives life to what would be a mundane existence otherwise (don't read this sweety, because you already know it). He is pure genius, hands down. If ever I had asked to have a strong figure in my life, I got one. I got it in stereo. In fact, I married him. I'm thrilled about it. Strangely enough, I think he married me for similar reasons. Or maybe I just wanted to take a moment and brag about my best friend...and there it is.


Disclaimer: Other stuff has happened, but it's not as important (and besides, I'm growing tired of my long and wordy sentences).