Maybe it's about the glass...

I'm sitting here indulging blissfully in my first glass of wine to celebrate the new weekend. Friday night. Just got home. (Hey, wait...that's an 80's song, right?) I am trying to determine if it's the color of the wine, the taste of it or the actual glass that I enjoy most. The entire ritual, combined, I should think. I love Friday nights.

What an insane week. Great. Exciting. But insane. I've had NO time to blog. I walked out tonight and heard people discussing how short weeks seem so much longer. That was true a couple of weeks ago for me. But not this week. After the job announcement went out on Tuesday, my life became a gradual whirl of e-mail congratulations, phone calls, cards and general well wishes from an astonishing number of present and former co-workers. Pretty awesome actually. It was so nice to hear from so many folks who wanted to offer their words of encouragement. You forget how many paths you cross in a single lifetime until something sort of monumental happens and people reach out from across the miles. It made me smile, cry and give thanks.

Now that the rush is over -- temporarily, until I pull out my laptop again -- it's time to reflect. I still can't believe I will be an assistant manager. I still can't believe I'm being given the opportunity to work our top leadership at such an exclusive level. I still can't believe I get to stay with THE most amazing public affairs team in the entire nation. Seriously. I don't think it could be any better.

A co-worker has a gorgeous home about 45 minutes away from my new office and he's considering allowing us to rent it. It's on 2 acres of land. Breathtaking in all respects. Just waiting to see what the monthly lease amount would be and whether or not it's in our budget. I'm trying not to get my hopes up. I keep praying to God to work out the whole housing thing. It's probably one of my top two stresses right now.

The other top stress is just sheer volume. Worrying about keeping all the balls in the air and not dropping any of them. Especially where an executive is concerned. That would be bad. Very bad. I'm very glad to learn senior leadership approved a replacement for my position. That means we can post and hire someone to take my job. I hope that goes smoothly, because it will make transitioning work soooo much easier for the whole team. We are stretched so incredibly thin right now, it's insane. How do you get blood from a turnip, exactly? ha ha!

Well, enough for now. I know I've been ridiculously lame about blogging. But I've come home tired and not in the mood to write. I can only write well when I'm relaxed and focused, not when I'm high strung and thinking about a zillion things at once. Perhaps I'll work another entry or two in before the weekend is out.

In the interim, there is one person out there who I'm not sure is even reading this. But if you do, you know who you are. I just want to say, "You're amazing." And "It's going to be okay."

Hugs to all my friends, family and secret readers. May your weekend be blissful and your heart light.