I hate nut grease.

Remember when I said I loved to make my titles something that would make you want to read them…….?? How was this one ?? Ha ha.

So, today is my last day at Encore Payments Systems…..it's a sad and happy day. I am sad to be leaving so many great people that were really there for me when I needed it. But, I am happy about the new job that starts Monday.

Oh yeah….the blog title. I promised to make Curtis some chocolate chip cookies for his last day here at Encore [which is also my last day] and his only request was that I put WALNUTS in the cookies. Now, I am not a fan of nuts in my cookies but I gave in and made them last night. Well, when you add nuts to cookies…..in this case walnuts…..it adds what I call ‘nut grease’ to the batter and that makes the cookies bake flatter….which I hate. As my roommate can tell you, I am VERY particular about how the cookie from the oven LOOKS. It has to be the perfect brown on the outside with a crunch and soft a yummy on the inside and it absolutely CANNOT be flat. So, there you have it….I hate nut grease.

Have a nice day.

I still love ya.....

Well, I had hoped the Dallas Maverick's would come back to their home court and get their act together but I guess it just wasn't meant to be this year. I am still a fan and still proud of them for getting to the finals..........and Dirk, I still love ya ! With all that double-teaming and still 29 points and 15 rebounds last night, I'm still your #1 fan.

Change is good.....

When I started this blog…..my first title was CHANGE IS GOOD … and now that is the title again. Well, change is good and here is another one for me :

Two weeks after I started working for Encore, I was contacted by an industry recruiter about a potential job in the area. Basically, the company he represented was creating what they called ‘a pod’ of home-based employees in the Dallas area. The job would be providing customer service and technical support for credit card terminals and the merchants that use them. My training for the new job, starts Tuesday, June 27th….and will last for 5 days. Then, I am on my own from home. The beauty of the new job is that once my 3-month probation period is up I can get a more flexible schedule which will help me finish my college goals sooner. PLUS, no more commuting, no more toll-tag, no more dress-up clothes, no make-up….etc.

It was a tough decision no matter the benefits…..I am a loyal employee and I am very grateful for the opportunity I had at Encore when my career was on the line. They welcomed me with open arms and I was a nervous wreck the day I gave my notice. But, as expected, Matt was awesome about it and very understanding.

I’m looking forward to the new challenges that lay ahead and I plan to share it all with you here. Please feel free to leave comments or contact me in some other way if you have any questions about the new job. Oh, by the way, it is with a company named Cynergy Data based in Manhattan, NY.

GO MAVS !!!!

Don't even get me started.......

…on the Mavs game last night. Referees determine who wins games, not players, not awesome plays, not even coaches…..referees. And, apparently this season they are all fans of the Miami Heat. I know my Dirk and his team will step it up now that they are back in Dallas so I am not worried….but sheeesh !

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DIRK !! Today is Dirk's birthday.

This weekend was a busy one…..Friday night was the usual No Frills Grill for food, drink and NTN trivia. Saturday I got up fairly early and Courtney and I went to see The Lake House with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. It was VERY good…..I don’t want to give anything away on it but I can say it does NOT end like City of Angels….so I hope that helps. In the parking lot as we were going in, we saw this bumper sticker in the window of a car. Any ideas on what this might stand for ??? Anyone, anyone ??

Saturday night, I went to my friend Bev’s wedding. We have been friends for - wow - half my life. And she married an awesome guy, James. If I could have described the perfect guy for her, it would have been this guy. Here are a couple of pictures of her in the bride room before the wedding :

Sunday, I drove to Denton and cruised around looking at apartment options. I am thinking about moving there so I can be close to UNT to work on my school stuff. I was disappointed at how run down most of the town was. I haven’t ruled it out yet, but it does require some additional thought. On the way home I stopped at Wal-Mart for a few items and during a bathroom break [I know - more than you wanted to know] I saw this in one of the bathroom stalls :

When I die, please do not memorialize me in a bathroom stall. Please. And, in case you ever hear in the stall next to you “Say, cheese !” it may just be someone’s camera phone taking a picture of bathroom graffiti. I’m just sayin’