Now that the bombshell has been dropped at work, I can post here. Yes it’s me: Brandon’s girlfriend and co-worker, though most of you probably already knew that. Word spread like wildfire, I blinked and everyone knew that we were dating and leaving. It’s the double, double whammy.
Today was crazy, unbelievable, ironic, sad, happy, scary, exhilirating… it was every emotion intensified. At times I was grinning ear to ear, others I was dabbing at my eyes. One enlightening part of giving our notice at work was not only realizing how much I’m going to miss the place, but also how much the company and our co-workers are going to miss us.
Of course, I don’t have a job yet, but I’m not too worried, the pieces have been fitting together on their own.
Like a co-worker of mine said today, there are three things you have to figure out in life: 1) where you want to live 2) who you want to be with and 3) what you want to do. He said that at any one time you can only focus on two of the three. Right now I have 1 and 2 locked in. So I’m not going to worry about 3 too much for now.
On that note, I think my horoscope is most apropos:
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ve been given a prophetic glimpse of the great victory that’s possible. You’re very close to neutralizing an old bugaboo and making sure that the past will no longer hold you back. Now comes the hardest part: Will you be able to sustain your concentration
until the triumphs are actually accomplished? Or will you be lulled into lazy complacency by the sense of security that your partial breakthroughs
have provided? Personally, I believe you *will* summon the dogged
ingenuity necessary to finish the job; you *will* turn *almost* into
*completely.*
Ha! If I’m reading this right, I should get up off my ass and find a job already! Then again, if I read into it more, it could mean that this is the opportunity to pursue all the thoughts I’ve had about doing something *completely* different with my life. Whatya think?
Miss Possible++++
Miss Possible (and Lt. J),
I am SO happy for you and Brandon! How exciting to be starting 3 new chapters in your lives, almost all at once too. I did the same thing in 9/03. My job situation is not so great, but living with Terry in NJ is the best move I have ever made in my whole, long life!
Terry and I are also happy that you two will be closer and we will be able to visit with you more often. As for me, I am looking forward to meeting you and getting to know both of you.
If you would like me to, I can forward your resume to contacts I have at ING Investment, Marsh & McLennon, Fair Isaacs, BMW, Deloitte & Touche, Paetec, IBM, and probably a few others that I can't think of right now. I have no influence with these companies, just contacts I could ask to forward on your resume.
My son, Adriaan, who works for ING and lives in Hoboken, will also have several contacts from his college/hockey (Rutgers)network. I will be happy to put you and Brandon in touch with Adriaan. Just call or send me an email to let me know how I can help.
Again, congratulations — from the Big Dig to the Big Apple!
Pam (aka Terry's girlfriend/significant other/life partner, etc.)
Miss Possible, I have 10 words to say to you: Watch out for subway gaps – they ate my friend once.