Turn up?

I am thankful that I have a job. I never really thought I’d say that. I always imagined that the company I worked for would be lucky to have me working for them. But now, with so many people I know being laid off, I feel so lucky that I have a good job getting paid to do what I love.

It makes me appreciate all our hard work (who am I kidding, it was mostly Gilday’s) to have a healthy savings for now and for retirement; to have paid off our cars even though the temptation for something new is so intense; to have sold our house at the right time and not worry about a mortgage payment while we’re in graduate school; and to have pretty much no debt to worry about. What makes me more appreciative is the fact that we accomplished it all without having to fall back on anyone but ourselves.

Anyway… tonight I’m off to an artist reception in Saugerties to see if my submissions are chosen to be displayed for the Summer around the village. Part of me is excited about it, but the other is worried that I won’t be able to make them look the way I imagined them. Also I have the feeling that I might have bitten off more than I can chew. Not only did I submit a design for myself as an artist, but I also submitted a design that I’ll be artistic director on for a team of employees from my work. I’m hoping that with the team horse, once I get the design plotted on it, it should be manageable for them to execute. Hopefully. I’ll keep you all posted. (ha ha.. get it.?. its a blog... and I post on it....)

Ok kids. Photo of the day later.