Tonight, on the Update...

So, here at long last is the Great Big Giant Update on what has been happening in the life of one Ms. Ameliabee.

Reunited, and it feels so good!

My 20-year high school reunion was a couple of weeks ago, and a good time was had by all--and if not by all, by me at least. We had the party with the two other county high schools, and so I got to reunite with some folks I haven't seen since 7th or 8th grade. We've had quite a range of life experiences, we 20 year alums, but most of us were relatively happy and healthy. What surprised me the most were the people who still remembered slights, fights and still held grudges all these years later. Just goes to show how jagged and deep the wounds of high school can be. My take on it? (Keep in mind that I did not have a particularly happy and joyous high school life. In fact, I had a rather sad, lonely and awkward one.) We were kids then, all of us. We never understood the consequences, the repercussions, the pain we could and did cause. There is no redemption in 20-year-old blame, no triumph in seeing someone in pain and failing. I want nothing more than that everyone could have a peaceful shelter in their lives, no matter how we got along in high school.
But off my soapbox now. If you want to see Way Too Many pictures of Ameliabee (and what is possibly the Best T-Shirt Ever) at the reunion, click on the big photo above.

The New Job
I've been working at my new job for some time now, and I still love it madly. It can be difficult, crazy and stressful, but this is a great company and there is a lot of potential for me to grow.

What I didn't count on was--a deer coming to visit our office, in fact visit MY office. We have a beautiful new office building in a newer office-park area. The building is designed to fit in with the partially wooded landscape, and with the many windows we get to see lots of flora and fauna. Yesterday however, the fauna came to see us. During a meeting (which thank you sweet baby Jesus I was not attending) a 4-point buck jumped through the conference room window. Said conference room is directly across from my desk, and the buck proceeded to jump around the room for a few minutes before finally finding its way out the window. The deer was injured in all this, and the conference room was awash in blood, broken glass, drywall and crushed furniture. Everyone in the conference room got out safely, thank goodness. As far away as possible, of course. Hey-- I lived in Wisconsin long enough to know that I want no part of a pissed off, panicked buck during mating season. No Way.

There is more to tell, I'm sure. But I'm getting sleepy, and incoherent. More sooner than later...