I can't believe it has been almost 3 months since I last blogged. SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED! If you don't want to hear all about my homecoming and are just interested in my job skip a few paragraphs! ;)
I finished all my classes, finished my thesis, finished exams, defended my thesis and passed which concluded my college career! WHEW. On top of all that I went on a trip to Munich to see my brothers, said goodbye to all of my friend,s and came back to the States. There is so much to write about with all those but this post is going to focus on my return to the States.
I left Germany on July 21st to head to NYC where I met Bob at the airport. He flew in 5 hours prior to my arrival and waited for me with his brother. Once we made it back into the city with 2- 55lb bags, backpack, 30lb suitcase, and a large duffel bag in tow we ordered some food and all fell asleep around 8 o'clock that night. (Hey, I had a long travel day!)
The next morning Bob and I headed out for our surprise trip to.... Atlantic City! The bus trip was quick and we made it down there around 11:30 a.m. The trip was great, we enjoyed the casino's and the scenery and just spent time relaxing. Monday we took the bus up to Manahawkin which is the town outside of Long Beach Island, NJ where my family was staying for the week. My family thought we were coming back later that night but we came up early and had my cousin pick us up to surprise them. My mom and dad were really surprised to see me, but SO happy! The rest of the week was filled with family fun. I will write a separate post with pictures another time.
Once I came back to Buffalo I had a few days to regroup before having an interview for a Special Events Associate position at Heritage Centers Foundation. I didn't really post about this job before because I didn't want to jinx it. My interview was Tuesday, July 30th and I had the impression that it went well but it was between me and another candidate. I was confident in my interviews but you never know how the other candidate did. I was told a decision would be made within a day or two and I should hear as soon as they made the decision. Needless to say I was nervous and freaking out for those two days. Thursday at 4:30 my phone rang and I knew it was them. I braced myself for the worst while I hoped for the best. I answered the phone and the tone of the woman's voice made it sound as though they were turning me down and my heart sank but the next thing I knew I was being offered the job and I thought I was going to cry. I took down all the information about the offer package and asked if I could get an email with the information and get back to them the next day. They had no problem with that.
I called Bob right away in tears, I was so happy! After filling him in about the offer package, I called my mom & dad. I was so stinking excited! It was the first and only job I interviewed for. It was the only company I talked to! I had applied to a few other positions, not expecting much to come of them. Obviously this job coming through was a dream come true.
I accepted the position, took my pre-employment drug test and started right away. The first day was a lot of filling out paperwork and being shown around and meeting people. The second day we had a gift gathering party to prepare for. I ended up leaving work early to run some errands and then heading to the party. It was a lot of fun and I got to meet a lot of our board members.
I have been at the job for a month now and I couldn't be happier. The foundation has a great staff that I really love working with and the company is amazing. If you know me, you know I love to help others which is exactly what I get to do in my job. As Special Events Associate I assist in the planning of our events and I am working on our social media. After a year or so in the position I will be promoted to the Special Events Coordinator. My co-worker who used to be the coordinator will be moving to a new position as the Development Coordinator.
Heritage Centers assists people with developmental disabilities it is a GREAT organization. Growing up we had two group homes around the corner from our house and it turns out they are both run by Heritage Centers. Our consumers work in our building so I have a daily reminder of why I do my job. It's very rewarding.
Our first event is coming up in about a month. It is called Corks & Forks. We have about 25 restaurants and 25 wineries come in and do sample sized of their signature items. We have a silent & live auction and a band. I am so excited to experience this event. There is also a raffle for a trip to Rome. Tickets are $25 a piece. For more information here is a link to the website, where you can buy tickets for the event or the raffle http://www.heritagecenters.org/foundation.php?id=9&cid=156
We are also doing a contest on facebook to win a pair of ticket to the event. We draw a winner every Friday. To enter that click here http://heritagecenters.pgtb.me/zZWQrT You must LIKE our page then fill out the form which is just your name, email, and phone number for us to contact the winner.
If you do not want to enter please go on and like our facebook page anyway.
Okay well I think that is PLENTY for now. I will try to write again soon!
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