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Happy New Year!!!

Long Awaited Update!

So many updates.....so little time!!!

When I was interviewing for my new job at Amex, everyone I talked to during the interview process said; "this is a very tough job Beth and you'll put in a million hours your first year." Boy......they weren't kidding!

Definitely the toughest job I've ever had for sure, but certainly the most rewarding. I have an AMAZING team of people and we were lucky enough to spend last Wednesday night together in New York City. Good food, good company and really just a great experience. And although not everyone could join us for this picture from the lobby of our building in NYC last Friday night, these happy people (Marianne, Greg, Derrick, Josann and Keith), took the time from their travel schedules home to shake hands with my Mom and Dad who came into NY for the weekend......how cool is that!? Thanks guys!!!

Russell, Patti and Dave.....we missed you guys and next time we'll definitely get you in the pic

So my Mom, Dad and I spent last weekend in NYC enjoying the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, NBC Studio Tour, and a double decker bus tour of the city! We had a GREAT time! This picture is right before the Christmas show started at Radio City. What an amazing show! For anyone that hasn't done this in their life......add it to your bucket list. Absolutely amazing...

(This was inside Radio City Music Hall right before the show started.....My Mom and Dad were giving Meghan the "hook 'em horns" sign for the Texas Longhorns......an inside joke but one that never gets old...)

Rockefeller Plaza.....

On Saturday night we had dinner at a place called Stardust.....right on Broadway. What an amazing place! All of the waiters and waitresses are aspiring actors/actresses so they sang for us throughout the meal. Definitely an experience and one we all enjoyed!

It was a GREAT weekend and always great to spend time with my Mom and Dad. More to follow!

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I came home last night from a 3 day trip to find this "set up" in our living room. The sign on it reads "Keep Out. Snow Leopards Only." What the heck happened while I was gone??

Charlotte Weekend....

Meghan and I enjoyed our annual Charlotte trip to visit with Uncle Mike and Kristen last weekend! We had a BLAST and have definitely created an annual event...at a minimum!! Thank you Mike and Kristen!!!

Meg and I left Atlanta last Friday night around 7pm and drove up to Greenville, SC where we stayed overnight in a hotel (always a fun event for a 5 year old). Poor Meg was so tired when we arrived at the hotel she asked if she could "please just sleep in my clothes?" Poor child....

We managed to labor through pajamas, bathroom and brushing teeth and she fell asleep minutes after her head hit the pillow.

The next morning, after an early start and a breakfast at Chick-Fil-A, we arrived in Charlotte at 9:30 am. Otis, Sable and Bonnie were thrilled to see Meg, and "Odor" (as Uncle Mike calls poor Otis), enjoyed Meghan's attention the most...

After cheering Uncle Mike on as he refereed a soccer game, we headed up to Tiger World to check out Meghan's favorite animals.

Tiger World was actually a really cool place. They take in animals that have issues....ailments, problems, birth defects....any number of issues. We enjoyed tigers, lions, wolves, leopards, cheetahs and monkeys. Very fun!!

Kristen cooked a great dinner on Saturday evening and we all slept well that night (despite Meg's coughing). On Sunday, we spent some time at Uncle Mike's "really cool apartment" in uptown Charlotte, had lunch at Stool Pigeons, walked around uptown, went to the park and then hit the Discovery Place museum.

(Meghan and Kristen as pirates.....scary!)

(These blocks were a HUGE hit.....hours of fun!)
(Leave it to Meg to make friends with the pirate.....he gave her some "jewels" to take home with her......perfect!)

When it was time to go, you would have thought I was ripping Meghan's heart out of her chest.....she was devastated. She cried in the car all the way to Gastonia, NC and finally fell asleep. She told me her heart hurt. Thank you Uncle Mike and Kristen for a great weekend! We love you!!

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Gabriel.....this one is for you.

Yeah.....it wasn't just Uncle Paul that got overtaken by the girlie girl stuff.....poor Boss fell victim as well.....

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What can I even say to this one........??

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Because sometimes one pacifier just isn't enough....