A great week...

This week was pretty fantastic for several reasons:

First, I finally received my offer for my relocation to Portland. I had been given an offer a couple of weeks ago which, I felt, was not enough to justify my moving across the country. I'm really proud of myself in that I went back with what I think is an aggressive offer. After over a week of not knowing if they would meet it, or how they would react, I finally got word that my counter had been approved. I'm very excited about what Portland has in store for me but nervous about the new responsibilities this job will bring. 

Second, I took my ESRI Desktop Professional certification exam on Wednesday. I really studied quite a bit for the exam and so I felt prepared. When I got into the exam, however, my confidence was eroded. Essentially, the exam was not based on everyday, practical application of the software. There were many questions that were obscure, with ambiguous answers. I left the exam with little confidence of a passing score. Friday, I received my results and I did indeed pass! Very exciting, and very good to have this on my resume.

Lastly, I received a letter from Wells Fargo, whom I have my automobile financing through, on Friday. Essentially, the letter stated that there had been an error in the way they had computed my interest over the life of my loan, and that they were lowering my APR (by 2% mind you) and crediting the lump sum of the miscalculation to my principle. Essentially, my car payment went down by almost $50 a month and $800 was applied to the principle of my loan. With the lower APR and my raise at work, I should be able to pay my car off in no time. 

So that is a brief summation of the highlights of my week. Here's to hoping the good karma continues!