Happy Birthday to ME!!

This year was infinitely better than last year's birthday (trip to Hawaii not included). For starters, I got offered a position at Treehouse for quite a bit more money than I currently make plus a bonus if I stay over a year. I'm so excited to start this new job!! It will be so nice to have reasonable working conditions and deadlines. And it will be nice not working for a douche (KB not RBMBA). I get to be a douche to someone else now. :-) Actually I hope I will be a good manager, I'm very much in touch with what it's like to be on the receiving side. I got my wedding time off approved, paid or unpaid - it's my choice. Benefits are 100% paid for and start the 1st day of the month after my start date. I don't get as much PTO or tuition reimbursement though, but the cash in my pocket is worth it. If all goes well with surgery and my TSA resignation, I will start TH on March 12th or thereabouts. I'm really, really excited. And it's apart of my "work schedule" to tutor the kids as part of the in-house tutor program!! Imagine that, encouragement to volunteer for the company I work for, not taking that priviledge away from me!!!

Today was spent reflecting leaving TSA. I will be sad to leave a lot of people/corps. And then there are some people that I wont be sad to leave. As an extra stinger, the Swede and the Douche were almost civil and pleasant to me today.

HG and I split a vegan cake for my b-day then went to the spa after work. It was a nice decompressor and gave us time to chat about my leaving and resignation. I hope she doesn't get into any mess for "knowing and not telling". Though she will tell them that I didn't tell her if they press the issue.

I came home to Dane cooking our dinner, what a nice guy! He got me a few b-day gifts (everything I wanted). And he purchased the same congratulatory card he got me for graduating college. Silly man! I love him.

Oh! FOY called me back. They offered me the position. I felt so bad that I had to decline, but she took it well and even genuinely congratulated me. She told me to keep them in mind "cause you never know what happens" and I really will. I do think Treehouse is the better option. Here's the link if you care to check out the website: http://www.treehouseforkids.org/index.htm

I will post more about turning 27 vs. 26 but I'm talking to my dad now, so I gotta go. :-)