5 Year Award

Saturday we went to my work's awards dinner, and finally it was my turn. I've been with Dollar Bank for 5, going on 6 years. Time at work doesn't fly like the rest of my life. I feel like I've worked there 20 years, so making it this far felt like a huge milestone. I was hired on March 22, 2004, and this year was awarded my 5 years of service award. The best part of making it to 5 years is that now I get 3 weeks of vacation and a pension. Cha ching! It's always a fun party, and it's wonderful that our company still celebrates it's employees, even in these hard times. Here's highlights of the night!2009 Service Awards Dinner- Landerhaven

Dollar Bank's "mascot" is a lion. There's a pair of them "standing guard over the people's money" outside the first branch on 4th avenue in Pittsburgh.

Here's one of the lions outside the branch Here's the outside of our Cleveland Headquarters at the Galleria. It was just renovated last year, and is now where I work.

A giant mural of the lion was constructed in Italy out of little 1 in. tiles and assembled behind the teller line at the Galleria Branch.

This was funny. In 1981 when I was born, this is the advertisement for our bank.

The theme this year was the Lion is King. For the first hour, we mingled around, and snacked on yummy hors d'oeuvres and martinis. This year they were missing my favorite, shrimp cocktail. :o(

This is my best friend at work, Blerina "B" Qorri. We've been through the last 5, almost 6 years together. We both were hired as CSA's, and now she's the Assistant Manager at the Mayfield Branch, and I'm in Mortgages. We still see each other at least once a month, and usually go to our favorite lunch spot, Cafe 56. Love you, B!

Here's the entrance to the ballroom. Great decorations!

The ceiling of the ballroom.

Here's the stage. To the left and the right were the staircases that the awardees came down.

Here's me getting my award, shaking the hand of some important Dollar Bank guy.

The ladies are the other mortgage originators and our administrative assistant that we sat with. And then there was this handsome guy sitting next to me the whole time! What a stud! The night wouldn't be complete without you, Honey!