Happy Birthday Mom!

Hope you had a great day :-)

Too Excited?

So last night as I was laying in bed trying to go to sleep, I was brainstorming the title of my blog post for when we (hopefully) beat Oregon tomorrow. Maybe I'm a little too excited for the game...

Shooting

Last night we went out for a little target practice... we shot .22 rifles and I even had the chance to try out an AR-15. I didn't do that well on my first round with the .22, but the second round I used my dad's gun and it had a really nice site, making it much easier to hit my targets! I was disappointed that it got dark so early (I love that it stays light until 10:00 in the middle of the summer!), because it made it difficult to see the targets, and I would have loved to stay out longer. I guess I'll just have to go out again!

Already?

I was running errands this evening and saw this tree:
I couldn't believe that the leaves were already changing colors... not sure I'm quite ready for colder weather!

We'll Miss You Diana!

I knew I should have knocked on wood! For the last year and a half, I have had the ideal Systems team. I bragged all the time about my great employees and how well everyone worked together. Several months ago Diana approached me and said she was thinking about applying for a Business Analyst position in another department on campus (it was a promotional opportunity for her). As soon as I found out she was applying, I should have started looking for her replacement... She was so good at what she did in our office, that I KNEW she would get the job. The hiring manager would have been stupid not to hire her :-) Well, a couple weeks ago she was offered the job and her last day in the Registrar's Office was Friday. What a bittersweet day it was! It is hard to lose such a good employee, but I am happy for her as I know she will have the opportunity to learn and grow in her new position. We celebrated her time in the Registrar's Office with Cookie Lady cookies (yum!) and then Ross, Jami, Diana, enjoyed lunch together (we were sad Terri couldn't make it!). Diana - I wish you the best of luck in EAS!

Boise State is Smoke Free

I have been working at Boise State for almost four years now... boy does time fly! Over the last four years I have grown to love Boise State, and am proud to be a Bronco. I love my job, have excellent co-workers, and think campus is so beautiful. I can't wait for students to be back on campus Monday - the energy the first week of school is incredible. It often makes me wish I were back in college.

One thing I am very excited about is that this past Monday Boise State became smoke free. That means that no student, employee, or visitor can smoke on campus or any of the sidewalks surrounding campus. All the ash trays have been removed and there are now smoke free campus signs reminding people of the new policy. There are no longer designated "smoke free entrances" to buildings because they are all smoke free - hooray! I definitely didn't enjoy walking through a cloud of smoke to get into a building, so I either held my breath or went to another entrance... No longer will I have to do that!

It's probably about a mile from one end of campus to the other. I work right in the middle of campus, but walk all over throughout the day to get to meetings. It seemed inevitable that I would get behind someone who was smoking as I walked from meeting to meeting, so I would have to walk really fast to get around them - I HATE the smell of cigarette smoke! Needless to say, I am thrilled that this new policy is in place :-)

18 Days and Counting

With temperatures in the 70's this weekend, it felt like fall... which made me even more excited for football season! To top it off, I got my season tickets this week. I know I'm not the only one who is excited, because there are lots of people wearing blue and orange around town. Only 18 days until the first game, and boy should it be a good one!