4 days & 6 working hours left...

...until my time at Visible Productions will come to an end! Crazy, huh?

So I've had a lot of ppl ask me about my new job, and I thought I'd write a bit about it...
As I previously mentioned, I'll be doing Customer Support for Constant Contact. CC does event mktg, surveys and emails for small businesses, i.e. I get an email from my gym every month with news and health tips, and it is sent by CC. So, I'll be training for the 1st 3 weeks and then will just be answering phones and live chats about questions that our customers (the small businesses) have. It sounds as if I'll be busy almost all of the time, and one of the really cool things about CC is that they pay me for my 30 min lunch and for 2-15 min breaks, so I only end up actually being at work for 8 hours, instead of 9, with an hour long lunch.

CC is right across the street from my gym, too, so I am thinking I might be able to do a quick abs class some afternoons and/or go walk on the treadmill during my lunch sometimes. Which I am very excited about, because walking ALOT is definitely something I'll be giving up by leaving VP (where I sometimes walk as much as 3-4 miles in one day running errands)!!!

Besides the time off & gym fee benefits I mentioned previously, they also have a GREAT (and I mean FABULOUS) benefits package from health, dental and eye insurance to disability, tuition reimbursement, stock purchase programs (they're publicly traded and apparently doing very well-CTCT), and I could keep going and going and going. So, though I am taking a bit of a paycut, not only will I save BIG TIME in gas each week, but we'll be saving with insurance costs too!

Well, that's the 411, or some of it anyways, on the new job! I'll be starting Jan 3, 2011, so I will still get my originally scheduled paid vacation time from VP to go to TX (Houston) for Christmas next week too! SUCHA blessing!!!

IF I don't post again before then....hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas filled with many, many laughs, fun times and blessings!!!! xoxo

Mom's Visit-Final Post

So now that I have waited this long to finish posting about mom's visit, of course I have forgotten most of what I was going to tell you. But basically, we had an awesome time, doing alot of nothing and various things like eating out and going to the movies (which are both SERIOUS "treats" for Chris and I). And now, ALREADY, I get to see her again in NINE DAYS because we're going down to Houston for 4 days for Christmas! I am so excited about this!

So, you might have seen this on facebook already, BUT one of the kinda big things we did while mom was here was re-dye my hair, as it was lightening up very quickly (which defeats the whole purpose of going back to my natural color and having no upkeep costs). So...



and the final "product:"
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:)

New Mission Field

Just so you know, I still have a few things to tell you about mom's visit, but there's some breaking news that I need to share now. And I'll go back for mom's visit a lil later...
After 2.5 years, the Lord has opened the door for me to work in a new mission field. I am leaving Visible Productions as of the new year and going to work at Constant Contact as a Customer Support Specialist! I am very excited about this new opp, BUT very sad as well. I have not liked my actual JOB for a while now, BUT I love where I work and who I work with. So, this will be a bittersweet transition but one that I believe will be good, especially long-term!
There are way to many benefits that CC offers to tell you about, but just a few BIG ONES are...it's 1.8 miles from home (i currently drive 30 minutes one way everyday), there's room to grow and move up into management and other areas of the company, it is going to pay 2/3 of my monthly gym dues, and as much paid time off as I had at VP (which I thought I'd NEVER find somewhere else), I actually start off with ONE MORE paid day off at CC (with the ability to get more the longer I work there).
Just had to share the news! Love you all! Have a great hump day!!!

Mom's Visit-Post #2

So, after grabbing a Starbucks (compliments of mom...thanks, madre) in Denver's 16th Street Mall and walking around a bit down there, we headed a lil north to Hammond's Candy Factory. They give free tours, and for someone who loves the Food Network's "Unwrapped," I was PUMPED to see candy being made LIVE! :) I know I am a total dork, but seriously, I LOVE watching stuff being made. The tour was pretty quick and not too involved, but it was a really cool (and FREE) thing to do and very fun to see the process...

Waiting for the candy to cool a bit


After the candy has been stretched on the pulling machine...

The pulling machine was totally one of the coolest parts because it turned from that brown color you see when it's cooling to almost white. Unfortunately I didn't get a good picture of that, though. :(

Now he is rolling the striped piece around the almost white piece...this will eventually become a CANDY CANE! Cool, huh?


And just a random pic of the ribbon candy.


Ok, so I have to say that I am just beaming with pride after having two posts in a row with PICTURES! Hope you guys enjoyed them! Will post more about the rest of mom's visit next week! Have a blessed weekend!!! xoxo

Mom's Visit-Day One

Sorry it has taken me so long to post about mom's visit! We had a GREAT time!
So, on Tuesday (the week of Thanksgiving), after picking mom up at the airport in the morning, we had some breakfast and then headed to downtown Denver. Before mom came, I had looked up some free stuff to do in Denver (yea for FREE), so we toured the Capitol Bldg first...

The Denver Capitol


Cannon Outside


Steps out Front marking the Mile above Sea Level


The View from the Steps-NICE!!!


Some steps inside the Capitol


I won't bore you with the pictures from the inside because we took alot, but overall it was something fun to do, that was free, and it was a beautiful day to be out and about in downtown Denver, just walking and chatting.

So, stayed tuned for more from Mom's Visit....

Craziness

Sorry I have yet to put up pics from mom's visit. Alot happened, and we had a GREAT time, but work and life has been kinda crazy this week. So, I just wanted to say that I haven't forgotten about you and that I'll be posting stuff as soon as I have time.
Hope all of you had a GREAT Thanksgiving!
Talk to you soon!
xoxo