Two days after following Rick Steves' advice through the country of Switzerland, we went to see him - LIVE! He was doing a tour of his travels through the Holy Land and my friend, Donna Cekal, is an usher at the A T & T Performing Arts Center and she invited Joe and I to see our friend with her for free (she gets comp ticket for ushering). It was a really interesting talk and we thought seeing him live was - in his own word - "delightful."
Probably the biggest event of the month was my big milestone birthday - 5-0. I can't believe I'm 50!!! It was a low-key day after the big adventure in Switzerland, which was my pre-celebration. My friend, Debbie, made me a pie; Barbie (the cupcake queen of AA Accounting) made me cupcakes; and my mother-in-law got me this awesome t-shirt:
A day trip to New York City for lunch with Marie Dhimmar (she was the accounting manager on the E & Y team at AA for a long time before moving to NYC), rounded out the month.
Oh, and I shouldn't forget our first USAir Halloween celebration where the President, Scott Kirby, dressed up like Ke$ha and the VP of HR, Elise Eberwein, dressed up like Bulldog. Halloween was always a big holiday at USAir because it is the CEO, Doug Parker's birthday and they've always done it up big. I guess we should all be grateful that they toned it down a bit this year. Last year - as I understand - Scott (who always dresses up as a woman) dressed up as Lady Gaga and Elise was twerking. So, there you have it. I wouldn't necessarily be offended, personally, but I can't imagine that there wouldn't be a lot of AA employees that would be. It does seem a bit borderline for the VP or HR to be twerking, but what do I know??
I guess I haven't talked much about this AA/US Air Merger, have I? Well...that's another story and one I have chosen not to share with the world. Or rather, I have chosen not to share my opinion with the world. My thoughts will be clearer soon....
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