Start counting down, not too much longer now!

This is where I'll be staying for 2.5 weeks!

This will be my "backwards graduation" party

An important part of the transition is thanking the important people who have gotten me to this point. So this is the next big email that went out, but this time, to a very small number of people:

As you know, my last day at Ricardo is Friday, August 15th since I have made a big decision to transfer to Grand Valley State University as full time student until I complete my degree. I have also been able to (finally) solidify the details to visit the marketing team in the UK from July 27th through August 13th so I will be out of town for a majority of the time before I leave. I would like to celebrate my “backwards graduation” with you, who have been some of the most important people to me in the last few years (throughout the time I have been at Ricardo and throughout the first few years of my college career). I hope you know that I truly appreciate the friendships and mentors you have become to me! I would be honored if you (and your significant other if he/she can make it) could meet me for dinner at:

Buca Di Beppo
On (date and time)

Thank you cards are already written and ready to go :)

I tried not to sound too bitter or too excited

I got my travel in and I guess the trip is back on again! I'm not going to say who because I'm not in the clear yet (I can't say terrible things incase someone finds this before I leave) but, someone said to me over the phone the other day "the next time you call me, I want you to tell me that after all they put you through, you decided you are going to England on someone else's dime and you're going to get drunk every night and have a ball". I don't want to make the trip quite that useless (although I'm looking forward to drinking legally), but I'm still bitter about the series of events that ranged over half a year to make this work out! Here's the first notice I gave. I tried not to sound too much like I was saying "screw you" or too much like I was saying "screw you, I'm going to go party"

All,

I wanted to make you immediately aware that it has been finally decided I will be going to the UK from Sunday, July 27^th returning Friday, August 8^th. I will be here at DTC the week of Monday, August 11^th with my last day at Ricardo being Friday, August 15^th.

More to come tomorrow about what I’ve decided I can manage to complete before I leave. I am trying to balance and finalize the list between major projects for both departments before I officially send it out.

Regards,
Tammy

Uncontrollable tear ducts in my eyes

Now I don't know if I've just gotten soft and emotional (I mean more than I usually am), but in the most recent times, I've come to find that I've lost all control of my tear ducts. I cry at times that I shouldn't in front of people that I shouldn't, and I end up humiliating myself.

Even the simplest things like emotional commercials or people getting voted off reality shows makes me tear up now. Aghhh when did I become such a baby???

Oh and speaking of eyes, I finally ordered these. Like 'em?

Computer games from the yesteryear

B's been gone on his week long camping/canoing Algonquin trip with his dad and I've been trying to hold on to my sanity petsitting (*grumble grumble*). I couldn't stand having no agenda, not working, and not being with my boo at first, but my weekend has consisted of:
- Cleaning B's place up while he's gone
- Shopping and scheming up some plans for B's upcoming birthday
- Dogsitting (and fish sitting, if you count B's tank)
- Computer games with my guhguh

The weekend and my day off turned out great. I've really been able to focus on a weekend project of cleaning/organizing B's room and bathroom, juggle playing dog mommy spending quality time with my doggy and the dog I'm pet sitting in beautiful weather, and indulge in old computer games with my brother until odd hours of the night. I haven't thought much about all the drama going on at work, I've thought a lot about some of the best memories B and I have had in our relationship. I've been able to catch up with a few friends, 've cooked a bit, cleaned a ton, and worked out quite a bit too.

Tim and I played The Sims all weekend, and I'm thinking about whipping out Lemonade Stand or Oregon Trail next weekend. We'll see. After all, I don't want to get too addicted.

Goodbye weekend - I'm not sure what will happen in the next few weeks with this internship and with preparing to leave for school but I'm reminded just to enjoy the ones I love, my baby doggy, the weather, and my health.