Our First Valentines Day Together

Well since it's Valentines Day I thought I'd take a ride down memory lane and post a few pictures of our first Valentines cards to each other. Now, I don't think we had said 'I love you' to each other yet. But I think we did love each other at the time, and we said it shortly after. Now keep in mind that some of these pictures are actually pictures of pictures so they might not be great quality. This is the card that Shawn got me. It's actually a huge card. The dog in the picture is actual size.

This is the card that I made for him. It is also a big card that I made using poster board. Those are little candy hearts that I think I just taped on there so that he would be able to eat them. It's kind of hard to read, but if you click on the picture, you may be able to read it better.

I just want to say Happy Valentines Day Cu Bug! I am so lucky to be married to someone as wonderful as you! No one can make me laugh so hard. You are the only one that I can be goofy around that doesn't think I'm weird, and you join in and act goofy with me! I have so much fun with you! You are my best friend and I love you a whole bunches of a lot!

My first week...

Well, this was my first week to work back office in the titles department and I've got to say that I absolutely LOVE it! It is the greatest! I feel like I am learning everything fairly quickly. There is a lot to learn! I've already got the system that they use down, piece of cake, but like I said there is a lot to know and learn! I can't wait until I get the hang of everything!

Here are the pros and cons to my new job. First I'm going to name the cons, since there are so few of them. One con is that I have to drive on the I-10 everyday. It's not too bad, but I'm used to driving in no busy traffic at all. At the end of the day driving from the 143 to the I-10 is a pain also. Another con is that I don't get to eat lunch at my parents house everyday, like I did before. =( But I have been very good and brought a lunch to work everyday this week. And one more con is that I don't get to see all my friends from the branch everyday(but I do get emails from some of them everyday). So those are pretty much my only cons.

I've got a lot of pros! First of all I have my own desk. It's a big desk too, that is shaped like a lowercase 'n' so it's all around me and I have so much room. I share a laser printer with several people but it is right on my desk where I can reach it and I don't have to get up to get any papers that I print. I get to decorate my desk however I want to. So far I have brought in my mini fan, a radio, and a mousepad. I will get some pictures together this weekend that I can put all around me. I get to eat at my desk any time! I've been eating my lunch there, because the break room is just so lonely! I can take breaks anytime! I get to work at my own pace. I'm never bored, because there is always something to do, which makes the days just fly by! I have a set schedule Monday thru Friday 9-6. I love that! I can finally make plans in advance since I have the same schedule everyday! No more working on Saturdays!!!! There are no closing duties. So a few minutes before 6:00pm I just have to throw my shred away, and lock up any member sensitive info in my desk and leave right at 6:00pm. I work about a mile or two down the street from where Shawn works, so we can go to lunch together every now and then! Unfortunaly we can't carpool because his hours are 7-4. But that would be very nice! I get a badge with my name on it that alows me to park in the gated lower level employee parking. It also gets me on the elevator and in and out of a lot of doors. I feel so special. Everyone I work with is very nice! It's a very relaxing and stressfree job. I wish I would have done this years ago, but I was afraid of change. I think I got all of the pros. It's just a whole bunch of fun and I love it! It doesn't feel like work, because I enjoy what I'm doing and I can talk to people araound me, as I'm working, about anything and everything. (No more getting shushed for talking or laughing too loud on the teller line).

Here is my cute little mousepad that I have at my desk I got it several years ago as a Christmas present and haven't really had a need for it until now! Isn't it cute?

So once I have my desk all situated I will have to take a picture of it so you can see where I work everyday! =)

My last day at the branch

Well, yesterday was one of the sadest days and happiest days of my life! I have been a teller at Desert Schools FCU for 8 1/2 whole years and yesterday was my last day as a teller. That's pretty much the only happy part. The sad part is that I had worked at the same branch all 8 1/2 years and yesterday was my last day there. It was my second home and everyone I worked with was like family. I'm going to miss everyone soooooooo much. I had such a hard time leaving work yesterday. I only got a little choked up when I was saying my goodbyes and giving everyone hugs. But as soon as I got in my car to drive home, I lost it. I bawled the whole way home, and it's a 40 minute drive for me. Then I bawled again when I got home and read the poster that everyone signed for me. It's going to be hard for me not to see everyone everyday.

So yesterday morning, before work, a coworker, Jordan, took me to breakfast wherever I wanted. I had been craving Dunkin Donuts for a while because it had been years since I had eaten there. So that is where we went. I got my favorite, a bavarian cream doughnut and and everything bagel with cream cheese! Thanks Jordan! It was all very yummy!!!

For lunch my coworkers Debi and Cindy took me to lunch. They had planned on taking me to the Olive Garden all week. So we got there and there was a 20 minute wait. Well we only have a 60 minute lunch break, so we went next door to Mimi's Cafe'. They also had a wait, but said they could seat us right away if we ate outside. It was a gorgeous day outside, so of course we decided to stay there and eat. It was very good, but not as good as the Olive Garden would have been. Thanks Debi and Cindy for taking me out to lunch. You two are the greatest!

We had a superbowl potluck the Friday before the superbowl and I made sugar cookies shaped like footballs. Well Jordan seemed to really like them and told me to make some for my last day and put on them, "I heart Jordan." I told her I would.

So there is a tradition at out branch that a coworker, Vanessa, made up and we have all stuck to it throughout the years. The tradition is that on your last day you have to bring in cookies for everyone. So, of course, I brought cookies in yesterday. I made sugar cookies that were all heart shaped since I love everyone I worked with, plus it's the month of love. I made some really special cookies for Jordan, as promised. She's only been at our branch for a few months but I feel like I've known her forever. She's one of those people that everyone loves. So I made a couple bigger cookies that said 'I heart Jordan.' I really wish I would have taken a picture of them. Everyone really enjoyed my cookies, because there was only one and a half cookies left at the end of the day. So I know that recipe is a keeper.

Well on Monday, I will be starting a new adventure with Desert Schools FCU. I will be working at the main building in Phoenix in the consumer lending department as a title clerk. This is something I've been wanting to do for a while. I'm going to be working back office, so I won't have to deal with member face to face any more!!! Yeah!!! I will have my own desk, computer, and just my very own SPACE. I am excited for this opportunity, but I know it's going to be a huge change for me. I am very nervous for my first day. I am going from knowing everyone (even members) to not knowing anyone. And from knowing everything, to not knowing anything. I hope that everyone likes me and that I do well in this new position.

They all signed a poster for me, that I will cherish always. I didn't read it until I got home, because I knew I would bawl my eyes out, which I did.

This is an ice cream cake that they had custom made for me. It was so delicious! I actually brought home the leftovers, and Shawn is loving it! He can't stop eating it. They also all pitched in a got me a $50.00 Target Gift card. I worked with the best group of people ever and will miss them so much!