our whole outlook and attitude upon life will change

i wanted to write a few quick words before i head out to the shop, just because the past couple of days have been pretty noteworthy. on sunday i tattooed that posada print i posted a week or so ago on my friend/coworker chris. it took about three hours, i outlined it and calligraphied the outside outline. it's not done yet, i still have to shade it, but it was probably the most fun i've had all year. i felt like everything else just disappeared and it was just me and that tattoo. it was so fucking awesome. it didn't hurt that it turned out way better than i thought it was going to either. jason was impressed and that's all i need to know that i did a good job. i set up the home group and chaired the meeting and that was that. a great day overall.
yesterday we had our staff meeting. i had a one on one meeting with my supervisor and was certified as a shift supervisor. she told me that i was doing a great job and for the first time ever no one had anything bad to say about my work. then she asked me how i felt about getting another promotion and that the district manager was really excited about me and thinks i'd do a great job in the company. i honestly can't tell you how vastly different this is than any other meeting i've ever had with a boss. i got really emotional because i'm just not used to being a good employee for one thing, and getting promoted once was kind of a shock. it felt so awesome and i owe it all to being sober and showing up for my life. jason and i had sushi and walked around shadyside and had an amazing day. i got new glasses that will be done on friday. here's a picture:
i love them and they are a bit classier and less hipster jokey like all my other frames. anyway things are great and i'm loving life right now. yay!!!