God's sense of humor

I started my Big Girl job last week! I had a great first week. The people are nice and things are starting to pick up so I'm excited. Although I'm yet again reminded that my God has a sense of humor. Let me start by saying I'm an Inside Girl. I love all things INSIDE. And I now work for a production company who's big client is Academy, the SPORTS and OUTDOOR store. Yep.

At our first production meeting my New Boss is talking about the upcoming saltwater fishing shoot off the coast of Louisiana. (My keen detective skills tell me this is REALLY outside.) He then asks me if I get seasick. [GULP] "I guess we'll find out soon enough!" was my reply. After our 'adventure on the high seas', we're shooting tractors. Again, this will be outside. God's laughing....I just know it. :) He recognizes my comfort zone and insists on setting down right behind the line. And yet He seems to always get it right.

While I might be a girly girl who prefers air-conditioning and sassy shoes, I am a trooper!! And I'm EXCITED!! Mostly. ;) So I've bought bug spray and sunscreen and I'm researching how to prevent motion sickness. New Adventures - here I come!!

Until next time...

Bittersweet endings & new beginnings

So the Rodeo ended. The Crew surprised me on Sunday with fabulous gifts and lots of love. I've spent 6 years with these people and as crazy as they make me, I'll miss them. Well, most of them. :)

And the emotional wreck that I am spent my last day bawling like a baby. Saying goodbye to my Boss and my Gary was bittersweet. But luckily they're used to my crazy so they didn't say a word. They even walked me to my car. Granted Gary's spot is right next to mine but whatever. And James said I could still text him, just not at 4:30am.

I survived my first day! Now I have a new office with new people. I got there on time and everything! And they have Dr. Pepper and Lava Lamps - I think I'm going to be fine.

With all this excitement, I'm really ready for Saturday. I haven't had a day off since February 22nd and I'm really excited about NOT setting my alarm. :)

Until next time....

What a Difference a Week Makes

This time next week I'll have a new office with new coworkers and a new commute. I'm past the point of being sad. The Crew has done their best this week to make me absolutely crazy so now I'm RUNNING to the finish line instead of reluctantly dragging my feet. They've tried my patience, caused me to cuss and made me repeatedly yell at them. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and the light is good. :)

I'm not saying I won't be sad to leave my boss but the idea of not having to 'babysit' my usual set of misfits has become VERY appealing. New misfits please!!

These next few days are going to be crazy busy and highly emotional but I think God is preparing my heart to leave. And my heart is mostly ready. :) I can't promise more tears won't fall but they'll be tears of joy!!

Until next time....

The view from my desk....

My Last Rodeo Tour

I've been saying for the past year that this will be my last Rodeo. "Brooks and Dunn are on their last Rodeo Tour and so am I!" Well, turns out it wasn't just wishful thinking.

I accepted a position with Locke Bryan Productions last week. I will be their new Assistant Production Manager and I'm completely thrilled! This is such a fantastic opportunity and while I will miss the things I'm used to, I'm excited about the things I've yet to learn.

So, I have 14 days left in my Rodeo world. And I'll soon say goodbye to everything I know and everyone I'm accustomed to seeing. It's a bittersweet feeling. Things would be a lot easier if I hated my boss. :) But it's life. And life changes.

I'm thankful, nervous, excited, sad, blessed and relieved. And I couldn't be more thrilled. :)

Until next time...

And so it begins....

Yesterday was our full Dress Rehearsal. It was an extremely eventful day and the complete opposite of dull. These are few of my favorites moments:

9:23am: my cell phone rings.
"This is Timberley"
"Yes ma'am, I don't know where the hell I am! Can you help me?" ~ one very lost intern. I have no clue how he ended up on the second floor of Reliant Stadium but I helped him find his way. The day didn't go up from here.

The rehearsal started at 1pm. At 1:15pm I hear a commotion down the hall. Apparently one of our Engineers has bumped his head on a piece of equipment and is bleeding profusely. We call the Safety committee. All 20 on duty flock to his aide. His friend comes back alone and I ask what happened to Bill? "They put a neck brace on him, strapped him to a gurney and took him to the big Indian." This is not a native healer in a tent out in the parking lot, this is a statue on site that rests in front of Safety's main office. Still, the statement made me laugh.

I work with overpaid A-type personalities that do nothing but fuss. One in particular thinks it's cute to tell me what my job is. Well, I've reached the Point of Enough. Half the crew got to listen to me tell him exactly what my job is and how as a grown man, he needed to be a lot more independent and lot less needy. That made quite a few of them gasp and look wide eyed at me with faces that silently screamed "She's not playing is she?!" Good! People need to understand I might not always be here and that my "give a $#!* has gone out." ~ a direct quote from one of our Producers.

Today the Show starts and the people come. Food is being sold and animals being shown. And I already smell like BBQ. Awesome. :)