Gettin' Ready

As you may or may not know, I have spent the last 3 weeks in pretty intense training classes for my new job.  My position is now "Help Desk Agent."  What does that mean?  Well actually quite a bit more than I initially thought!  My main goal will be helping Sales Super Agents when they get stuck in a process or trying to make our system work.  I also support them when they use their empowerment to help a Guest in a one-of situation (read: I got the power to make stuff happen!!)  I also book executive travel, after-hours Groups booking, after-hours WestJet Vacations support, LOTS of Travel Agent guidance, promo bookings, Make a Wish Flights, Hope Air...and on and on it goes.  Tomorrow is my first day in my schedule, I am back to evenings.

Yesterday was a good day.  We went shopping for Phil as he is seriously lacking jeans and shoes.  We got a smokin' deal at Mark's Work Wearhouse on jeans and then eaded out to CrossIron Mills.  If any of you know Phil you know he is the cheapest bugger on the PLANET!! (It's good times at our house sometimes as you know I am the exact opposite of cheap)  This becomes an issue when we discuss shoes.  He usually goes for the cheapest thing he can find, which he blows holes through in about a month.  Last time I convinced him to get some Skechers, he destroyed 2 pairs in 6 months!  So this time I was bringing out the big guns!  I convinced my husband to spend the money and buy a pair of Dr. Martens!  Now I am sad!  In high school and college there was nothing I wanted more than a pair of Docs.  I totally planned on ordering a pair of 7-hole White Ninja boots wear to our wedding - but we were too poor.  He won't stop bragging about how great they feel on his feet.  I am jealous.

I still think I should get a pair someday.

Moving on...I just finished reading "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larson. 

Have you read it?  What do you think?  It was a bit tough to read as there were some pretty descriptive parts about serial rapists and stalkers.  Yucky to think about but it made for quite a story.  I finished it last night and went out to buy the next book in the series, "The Girl Who Played With Fire."

All right Friends, that's about all I have for today.  Just came back from spending too much money at the dance-wear store, picked up Wok Box on the way home and am on hold with Shaw.  Oh yeah - fun news of the week: My Best Friend is the Best Friend EVER!!  Shelley and Jeremy gave us a smokin' deal on a PVR!  Now that I am back to night shifts I will be able to record everything I miss.  YAY!  You should click here to go view her latest creation "Halloween Chocolate Dipped Oreos!"

PS - we decided to get the Gardasil vaccine.