The only constant in life is change.....

Hey All. I hope and pray that this reaches you all in good health and spirits. A decent amount of things have gone on since my last posting. I went on vacation for about ten days to visit family. I ended up driving over 2000 miles round trip, which at my size can be murder on the back and hips, but it was well worth it and I came through relatively unharmed. LOL

I went to Texarkana to pick up my dad before heading to Austin to see the bulk of the family. I had a blast with them! I finally got to meet Olivia, my now seven month old niece. She is a precious little thing! My lil chrome dome :) I held her for a while, played with her and just had a good time. She is starting to crawl and that is always fun to watch. She also absolutely loves her big brother Robbie. Every time he comes into the room she just grins really big!

I also spent a lot of time with Sarah and Brett who are now six and four respectively. It's fun being around them because they finally have really developed their own little personalities and they are so different in so many ways. Brett is ALL BOY let me tell ya. He loves to play soccer, play with his cars and wrestle. I held him over my head and he told me "If you drop me, you're gonna be in trouble with my mama" LOL My dad and I also took my oldest sister Julie and her little girl Addison to the University of Texas campus and went exploring. They had a really good time. Addi is so darn cute. It took her a day or two to warm up to me but once she did, she wanted me at all times. After my dad and I left, my brother in law said that Addison went around the house looking for me :) It's awesome to be loved :) All in all I had a great time and always appreciate the time that I have with my family since I don't see them much anymore.

Which brings me to this: while in Austin I paid a visit to the FedEx facility there, because I know that they are opening a new building up and will have several openings in the early part of next year. I introduced myself to them and kind of got a little information about them and the manager of the new facility. They are extremely interested in having me come down there and work with them on a permanant basis to get their building really up and running efficiently and keep it that way. It'd be a great move if the money were right. Cost of living in Austin is high, so I won't take the job without a decent raise, just to stay even with what I am doing now really. My old facility also has asked me to consider taking a position with them IF they have an opening soon. If you know me well at all, you know that I almost HATE Texarkana itself, but my parents are getting older and with my dad's health and all, it has to be something I would consider. I know I wouldn't be completely happy there, but it's not always about me. It would be a sacrifice that I would make for my parents' sake. On top of those two options, another was dropped in my lap on Friday of this week. My old regional boss from when I was in Texas sent me an email out of the blue saying that the facility he is in now is TERRIBLE and that he wants and needs my help to go in and "kick some....(well you get the idea)" to get it back to where it needs to be. This one really isn't weighing on me a lot. It's just outside of Dallas, which while closer to family, is still three hours away from my closest relative. Add to that the fact that I know maybe one or two people in Dallas and that's it really.

I ask that you please keep that in your prayers. Just pray that God leads me to the right decision and that His will is done, and that I don't do just what makes me happy. I am not UNhappy in Tuscaloosa, but things here just aren't working out like I thought they would be at this point in my personal life. Being single is NOT the only factor, nor the main one. I'm just bored here. My job is, as I have stated before, very very boring sometimes and I finally have it to the point to where when I go on vacation, my crew runs like it would without me here. That tells me that professionally, I have done what I need to do here and that it is probably time for me to move on.

On a positive note, this week I was awarded with the Service Manager of the Year award for the Southeast Region with FedEx Ground. I was chosen as the best in the region out of around seventy managers in this region. It was a great honor to be chosen and I am very appreciative of the recognition. I give all the credit to my crew because it is their hard work which led to the award. God has blessed me with an awesome crew and being their leader is the easiest job in the world more times than not!

I hope that y'all have a wonderful day!!

~God Bless~