Happy Days

I had my review yesterday. I think it is probably one of the best that I have ever had. First, we went over my goals. I had 2 goals where she said I exceeded. The others were all at standard. Then for my 12 behaviors, 2 were exceed and the rest at standard. Woo hoo! She also marked 2 of them as development. One was for leadership and the other was functional excellence. She is recommending me to another manager to take on an IT project as my own! How cool is that!?!? Then she gave me a 4% raise. The standard raise is 3.5%. Woo hoo again! On top of that, about a week or two ago she told me about how the admin for her boss, a VP, is leaving and that I should I apply for the job. So during my review yesterday, she was giving me tips in case I get an interview. Anyway, I left her office feeling pretty happy.
I am on my last week of class! I put off starting my next class until April 22nd. That gives us all time to chill out, enjoy each other, and maybe get the house more unpacked. hehe! It will be interesting to see if this final paper will be done by all four of us on the team, or if it will be just me and Eric again. Oh well! I have truly enjoyed this class though, and the instructor has been great. I like instructors that push you a bit out of your comfort zone but are not total jerks about it.
This weekend is Easter. I am having a bit of a hard time with this as Easter was the last holiday I spent with my Dad. I have been finding myself a bit more emotional than usual. I think with the holiday, my birthday, and the one year mark of his passing all approaching in the next few months has got me worked up. I can't believe that May will be one year since he has been gone! Steve and I will go to Mexico over Memorial Day weekend. I need to do that.