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Friday, March 23 Tomorrow marks a huge day of change. One year ago, on March 24, I left my job at Administaff in search of new beginnings, new opportunities and new paths to follow. Looking back now, it's amazing to me the changes that have occurred over the last twelve months. I spent the first few months, for lack of a better word, recovering. I did a lot of yard work for my folks, took a lot of long walks, watched a lot of television and read a lot of books. I also, after three years, reached my goal weight. I've maintained it (plus or minus two pounds) since then. The yard work culminated in a short stint working at the Garden Center at Meijer in Batavia. I started waiting tables at Walter Payton's Roundhouse a short time after that. I still work there on weekends. Last summer was wonderful. I walked a lot, waited tables and met a lot of new people, learned how to play bean bags, and even got a tan! I finished the summer off with a bang, starting a job as a Marketing & Public Relations Specialist at the local communtiy hospital. The rest of 2006 treated me well - I started seeing someone (and still am!) I really enjoy spending time with, I produced an incredible show that dad directed and mom stole from her cast-mates, Carl and I became regulars at an Irish pub, and I began feeling more like myself than I had in a really, really long time. 2007 started off well too - we returned to Vegas for another long girls' weekend, Carl and I are getting closer than ever to actually making Last Call a real place, and I was offered a full-time position at the hospital. The last bit has me a bit anxious and unsure, but I'm working through that the way I do everything: over-thinking, deciding, second-guessing and making a final decision. I'm still in the over-thinking stage at the moment. But anyway, with tomorrow's anniversary, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone: the past year has been the most incredible roller coaster ride I've had in a long time and I don't think I would have enjoyed it, or survived it, nearly as well if I hadn't had your support and love and guidance. Thank you. 11:53 AM | allison | # | |
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