Dear Coworker,

Your eye contact might be considered attractive if I didn't find it creepy. It gives me the heeby geebies.

PS - Despite what you may believe, 'Figment' is not an actual Disney character.

Dear Ruth's Diner,

Your Quiche Lorraine was delicious.

I can't wait to try something off the lunch and dinner menu.
There will be more visits.

Dear Coldplay,

You were incredible...and even that doesn't do your performance justice.



Hopefully this tour will be available on DVD.
I want to be able to relive every second.

**Yes, for you art history buffs, Coldplay used Eugène Delacroix's painting of Liberty Leading the People for their album artwork. For the record, this painting in person, is unreal - if you don't believe me, buy a ticket to Paris and visit the Louvre. I'd be happy to tag along.

Dear Snowbird Resort,

I purchased a season pass and now there are rumors that you may close until the snow returns.

I don't know how I feel about this.

Normally I would LOVE the fact that there has been a significant lack of snow in the area, but now with all my gear, I am itching to get on the mountain.

For the first time EVER in my life, I am praying for snow. I guess Hell has frozen over.

Dear TA,

It was a great 19 months.
A great cowboy day with a mechanical bull ride.
A great free soda day...every day.
A great 2 seasons of the TA Cocoa Order.
A great attempt at the Biggest Loser.
A great 2 Halloween parties - and 2 great costume contest wins.
A great lunch at the Crown Burger in Clearfield.
A great time black berrying.
A great time making life-long friends.
A great memory of a coworker scratching a client's car...a great brand new car.
A great lunch at the Red Robin in Layton.
A great 'I Love You' email sent as a 'Reply To All.'
A great time of Costco pizza lunches.
A great blind date for the company summer party at Lagoon.
A great lunch at the Thai restaurant in Layton.
A great time of Dictionary.com's Word of the Day emails.
A great "cooking class."
A great time at FPU.
A great trip or two to the Top Stop.
A great race in the parking lot where Brett fell...bad.
A GREAT SEASON AT LAGOON.
A great time of group skyping.
A great carpool.
A great time at the park eating McDonalds' chicken nuggets.
A great time laughing.
A great Hill Billy Olympics.
A great April Fool's prank involving a missing basketball hoop.
A great hour of working from my car with great wireless.
A great trip to the Centerville DI.
A great time wearing jeans every day, rain/snow boots in the winter, hats and hoodies.
A great time problem solving.
A great time of living in the city and a great time working in the country.
A great time on camping trips with friends first, coworkers second.
A great memory of Cinco de Mayo 2008.
A great time of classic pages.
A great time at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas with friends first, coworkers second.
A great kids club.
A great time work flowing.
A great time of running around corners and down the halls.
A great time of Leap Day activities.
A great time account coordinating and managing.

For now, I'll remember the great.
But eventually, I'll enjoy having a life outside of work unattached to the blackberry. So great.

Sincerely,
Your former Workflow Manager, Various/Legacy Account Manger, Pinch Hitter and Problem Solver

Dear Monday Morning,

You always come a little too soon. Just 30 more minutes of sleep please?

Sincerely,
A fan of the snooze button and sleeping in

Dear Fakin' It,

That's me!

I purchased a snowboard, boots and bindings this weekend. For those who know me, this will probably come as a surprise seeing as how I've only been snowboarding once in my life. ONCE.

Carpe Diem anyone?

It all started when a friend gave me his bro-code to BackCountry.com (because he works there, he gets a discount and can share it with his friends...his bros if you will). I started looking for a coat that would go with some pants I purchased on a whim last season. I found one, purchased it, picked it up, tried it on and loved it.

Saturday rolls around and I decide to 'look' for a board, boots and bindings. I recruit my friend Stevie to come with me and we go to Milo Snowboard in Holladay and started looking around. I sucked up my pride and asked a guy for help seeing as how I am very much a beginner snowboarder and had no clue what to look for - except that I knew I didn't need or want anything fancy.

Anyway...70 minutes later at Milo's, I walked out with a snowboard, boots and yup, bindings. So much for research. The thing is, I liked what I walked out with and I don't have an ounce of buyer's remorse. I've put all my gear on a total of 3 times in the past 36 hours just to make sure. But I do sort of feel like a poser because I don't really know what I'm doing when it comes to snowboarding. Again, I've been once. One day. I haven't even ventured to toe side or carving...just heel side. Trust me, I know how ridiculous this sounds and to quote my roommate Cheryl probably says it best - "I'm really impressed that you would go all in after only having been once." Translation: You're either a fool or really adventurous. I choose the second. Everyone is a beginner at one point or another, right? I'm just a little later than most.

For all I know, I could be a pro-boarder waiting to break loose from her shell to which her 9-9 job has confined her.

So now, all I have to decide is where to buy a season pass...