1. I got promoted!! :) As of October 1st, I am officially a manager at Holtzman Partners. (For those of you not familiar with the audit hierarchy, it goes like this: Staff, Senior, Manager, Senior Manager, Partner.) This is a good thing because, as I told my counselor, I was about to hand back a few projects if I didn't get promoted. Just this last week I was told I'm now going to be managing one of our large SOX consulting clients. I had sort of been senioring/managing this client for the last year, but I've always had another manager review my work before it heads to the partner. Now I'm about to have a lot more visibility from the partners at my firm. Oh, and my bio is officially on the website: http://www.holtzmanpartners.com/people/managers. I definitely don't take the promotion for granted. Being at a small local firm, I feel like you're probably scrutinized more than you would be at the Big 4 (Deloitte, E&Y, PwC, or KPMG) just because you have more exposure working with everyone at the company. Just because you've put in the time doesn't mean you'll get the promotion. So I'm very grateful and look forward to another fast learning curve the job will require.
2. Grandma and Grandpa Bergman (Don's parents) are back in Texas! They made the annual trip from their cabin in Story, WY to their winter abode in Fulshear, TX last week, stopping in Austin to see us for a couple of days. Madison got to keep in touch with them on Skype over the summer, but we're looking forward to see them more now that they're only 2 hours away and the holidays are coming up. Last Sunday we all visited the Austin Zoo - Madison's first zoo experience! - then came home and grilled steaks for dinner. It was so much fun! Here are a few pictures from the zoo:
Those pigs are huge!
There were peacocks roaming all over the place!
Madison feeding a goat:
3. I started and finished a craft project in only a week! I got the idea for a fall wreath from my friend Mary Morris' blog at http://snikrdoo.blogspot.com/2011/09/felt-flower-wreath-for-less-than-10.html. I think hers turned out nicer than mine, but for less than $10, I actually have fall decor! It seems like everyone in the neighborhood has Halloween decorations, but I'm having a hard time justifying spending money on Halloween. But this fall wreath is cheap and covers both Halloween and Thanksgiving! I'm happy with the way it turned out and am thankful I'm done with it. No more crafts for a while.
In other news, our 3 year anniversary is on Tuesday! We have no special plans other than to go to dinner. With Madison. So it won't be too romantic, but at least it's on our radar this year. Also, Don is just about done training for the Longhorn Half-Ironman on October 23rd. We'll let you know how the race goes! Bye for now!
- Don, Jillian, & Madison
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