If you didn't venture outside at all this weekend, you didn't miss much

If it weren't for Miriam's birthday party I'm pretty sure I would have been happy having just a cozy PJ weekend. As it is, I hold Miriam to be a dear friend and braved the silly rain and crazy winds to head out to her party, once there [and with the realization that it was warmer in her house than in mine anyway] I had a blast, as is usually the case when we hang out with that particular group of friends. To top the evening off on a high note, Laura and Andrew came out for the party and it was nice catching up with them on what's new, I even got to see pics of their furry new friends! :)

With Miriam's birthday came the thought process of me reflecting on my age. With most everyone having turned or is turning 29 this year, my pending 29th birthday looms in the near distance, I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. For the most part I think I've accomplished a lot and I know that I certainly do have a lot to be thankful for, within the coming year though the one item that I'm shooting for is to be that much closer to getting my designation and to at least have it by the time I turn 30 [in 2008]. Now that the house is coming together nicely on a personal level, once work/my job returns to "normal mode" I'd be able to give the pursuit of my designation full concentration and attempt to get it over with sooner rather than later.

Also making the news is that I've had a somewhat productive chat with my manager on where I see myself within the group over the next few months and was told that he'd be doing everything possible [within his power of course] to help me get there. This now initiates the waiting game, I've been asked to give it until March 2007 when these things are considered, and I will - if this goes according to plan it will align pretty well with some other plans I have in store for my personal life in the coming year... if this doesn't go according to plan, plan B is to start exploring various other options which will allow me to be where I want to be career wise.