California!

AKA my last vacation/trip for a while!!

It feels like I have been gone more than home, recently. But now that I am home from California, I only have two vacation days left, so I will be saving those!! Too bad that means it's June and I can't go do anything for the rest of the year!! But I'm glad I went home, and that we went to Hawaii. Now I will be able to get into the groove at work, which will be a good thing.

Sean's graduation was great! He played a piano solo and gave a speech. I'm so proud of him! It's hard to believe my LITTLE brother (who is 16 and taller than me! has been for a while!) is now a high school graduate!! awwww!!!!! He's a great brother. I'm excited to see what God has planned for him.

Of course, I also got to see Rowan!!! Man, he is so different from when I saw him in March! He was so tiny, and now he is chubby and has dimples and is SO smiley! He is just a sweetie. He took a little nap on my lap, which warmed my heart, of course! I was more than happy to have Rowan time when I was out. We went out to dinner Thursday night (my mom and Ken, Ian and Kathryn, my grandma and cousin, and Taryn and Kyle) and it was really fun. We went to one of my favorite restaurants - Hibachi (like Benihana, a Japanese steak place where they cook right in front of you on a big griddle-surface). Oh that was delicious!!

Saturday, we went to the Huntington Library and walked around the gardens, which are very extensive and just beautiful! Saturday night I spent with Ian & Kathryn (and Rowan) and Sunday, after breakfast, I left for Wisconsin! All in all, it was a great trip. :)

Satisfaction

I just wanted to take this time to say that I like my job. I like many, many things about it. I don't know that I would say it's "perfect," but it's a really great fit for me. And I realized today that I like being an hourly employee. Yes, that means that most likely I make less than the salaried employees. But my time is more my own. I get to go home at 5 (or 5:15 on crazy days!) and I don't have to bring my work home with me. So even though I'd probably make more if I were salaried, I like things the way they are. I like what I do.

That's my little thought for the afternoon.

That, and I'm so excited to be going home to California tomorrow night! I'm going to come home exhausted but happy. It would be ideal if Adam (and the Jasp!) could come with me, but... I'm still excited that I get to go home to visit. And I get to watch Rowan on Thursday! What a lucky girl I am!! My favorite, snuggly, almost-three-months-old cutest nephew Rowan is going to get so many snuggles and kisses!! :-)

Almost...

I have been working for my company for almost three years now. I was just realizing (re-realizing, really, I have thought this before) that I never thought I'd work at a bank, and that when I did, it would be the closest thing to a career that I'd have, thus far. I have had three positions in those three years... I had my first position (teller) for 11 months, my second position (service banker/universal banker) for one year and 9 months, and my newest position for two-and-a-half months to date (73 days, to be exact). I can see myself staying in this new one for a while.

I was going to go on and on about that, but I'll just stop there for now. Still really enjoying my new job, by the way!

Also, Rowan had to stay in the hospital for a week for an antibiotic treatment, but he is going home today! Yay!!!

Sorry that was kind of a boring post (except for Rowan). I even kept the most boring part out of it! But at least now you know a little bit more of my work history, right? :)

Auntie Megan!!

You read that right - my nephew, the adorable, wonderful, precious and perfect Rowan Paul was born yesterday, March 5, at 8:10pm!! From the pictures I've seen, I can definitely see the resemblence to my brother :)

I can't wait to meet him! But unfortunately, I do have to wait until about the 24th... pretty soon, though, he is going to meet his favorite auntie! :)

I love you already, Rowan!!