My last day...

at the Library. Very bitter-sweet. I am going to miss this place and all the people that I have known. Start my new job on Monday. Excited and terrified.

I've found my peeps!

Check out the logo to the right- the Slow Bike Movement. I am so there!

The best day of my life!

No, probably not the best, but one that will stand out for a long time in my mind. Gods' blessing have been showering down on me. What happened today?
1. Went to lunch with my daughter
2. Went to do a quick tour of my new jobsite, and was issued keys to the entire School of Forestry- and I don't start there for 2.5 weeks!
3. Got to choose my office, and got the keys for that.
4. They insisted on reimbursing me for the books I bought from Amazon (CSS and Joomla)
5. I was told to pick out a laptop, and they would order it for me asap.
6. Was told that staff were strongly encouraged to participate in field research- basically going camping with the ERI and doing cool stuff- and getting paid!
7. I get a student worker if I want one.
8. Went back to my office and found out I had won a new Bike Friday Tikit- how cool is that!
I really can't handle any more good things happening today, but if they do, I'll keep you posted!

My head is about to explode!

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind! Holiday weekend, Luke graduating, visitors, etc. Somewhere in there I whipped off an application and sent my resume to the Ecological Research Institute here at NAU, applying for a Senior Systems Analyst position. Luckily I was checking my email while I was off for a few days- they wanted to interview me at 8:30am on Tuesday, June 3. At 8:15am on Wednesday, they called to get permission to check my references. At 5pm they called to get permission to contact my supervisor. Mike talked with them at 1:30pm on Thursday. They called me at 2:15 and offered me the job.
I slept on it and tried (unsuccessfully) to negotiate a better salary, but in the end I stepped out in faith and accepted their offer. I am now excited and terrified.