Happy endings and happy beginnings

Well well. Look at me trying to type with my cat blocking the screen as he tries to kill the cursor. Why is my cat with me at work? He's not because, ha ha, I am also not at work. Oh no siree. My last day was yesterday. Goodbye bank. Smell ya later. Smell ya later forever.

I was presented with a card and a mug, in an excruciatingly awkward manner, with the 5 dollar price tag still on the box. I accepted it like a dork, as is my way. I wrote my own reference letter. I scoffed some pens and a glue stick. And as I stepped out into the open air, at the end of the day, imagine me throwing my hat in the air and spinning in slow motion like Mary Tyler Moore, only under a dark grey Montreal winter sky. Then I put my glove on one of the beer bottles as it passed me on the line and then I hit the jukebox to make it work and gave the thumbs up and...wait that wasn't me...

In any event, you could say, that yesterday as of 5:01 pm, I was an employment-free lady feeling pretty damn good about my decision. Last night, I celebrated with a repeat viewing of Napolean Dynamite, some pizza and a Brio and DiSarono cocktail.

Now, the kitten is purring nicely on my lap, the snow is falling outside, the fire is toasty and Vince Guaraldi is playing Christmas music on my CD player. I can dig it.

On other fronts, tonight is Tennessee's engineering ring presentation ceremony. He tried his suit on last night and looked pretty darn spiffy. I am super proud of him and extremely happy for him. It's been a goal and dream of his since he was a child and I have never seen anyone work so hard and with so much dedication toward something as I have seen T work these past 4 years. With his degree of natural talent and smarts he could have easily coasted through with less effort. However, instead of resting on his laurels he pushed himself (sometimes exhaustingly and painfully) to excel and got everything he could out of the experience to become the best kind of engineer; one who does it for the love and belief in the principles of engineering. I saw him do it and I saw how much work it was and he deserves that ring without the slightest doubt.

You will make the finest of engineers T. I congratulate you muffin pants!

So we will get dolled up and get him his ring and go eat some tasty vegan chinese food after.

Welcome December. Let's have a good time together you and I and you too reader. Let's all have a good December.