-The Kellers-: November 2011

Sunday, November 20, 2011

#1 Credit Union in Idaho - Literally

I waited to do this post until this past week because some awesome things have happened at work. First off, I have been working for Idaho Central Credit Union for two years and five months now. After much effort and patience I finally got a promotion!! This past year has somewhat been a struggle for me in the branch due to other team members but moreso the fact that I just felt stuck and a little over qualified for my teller position. Job opportunities come and go so often but I was just waiting for the right position to come along. I love being in the branch and having the interaction with the members but the turnover rate (especially in our branch) for FSO positions or anything higher then a teller doesn't happen often so I didn't really have a choice. Idaho Central has just opened a new department in their administration office called the Online Service Center. Pretty self explanatory. They deal with any online loan applications, update Facebook and Twitter and deal with all the service people need online. You can now open checking, savings, or any account online now. It's pretty awesome! My new position will be an Online Loan Officer. I will be contracting loans that are done through the internet. Some people in the branch may think it will take away from the branches, however, it actually saves the branch time for the fact that when an online app comes in the branch used to just do all the finish work. I think it actually took time away from other people who choose to come into the branch to apply for loans and go through the whole process there. Things are just changing just like new ATMs are so nice that people would rather use them than come into the branch. Right now there are just two guys in the department and they are busy as can be so I can't wait to get over there and stay busy. I think my days will go a lot faster that way. I heard they are tons of fun to work with and the whole floor I am on is a lot of fun. I start November 28 and can't wait to start new and work with men. There have been many things happen lately that have just made me that much more excited to start at the admin building. I will definately miss all my members and the great relationships I have made with them but I think it will be an awesome experience and opens so many more opportunities for growth within the credit union. This is such a great job. It definately is a great career job that I could see myself having for a very long time. I'm excited to show what I have to offer.

I have wanted to blog about my promotion but the reason why I waited was because the Credit Union gave away a 2011 Ford Fiesta last week. One member won in Boise on Tuesday and then on Wednesday they have the party at the administration building to give away the second car. The Chubbuck branch had about 7 finalists out of 52. That doesn't seem like a lot but it really is and guess what? One of our members WON!!! That's right Keith Davies won the Ford Fiesta! It was so awesome to be there cheering for our members and seeing how excited people were. I had to laugh though cause I went up to Keith and his wife before the drew for the car and I asked Keith if he woke up this morning feeling like a winner and he played it off so calmly and just said how they never win things so they didn't think much of it. What they did was narrowed the 52 finalists down to 30. Keith was the 30th person called. Then they narrowed it down to 10. I can't remember if Keith was last that time too. But then they narrowed it down to 5. Keith was the 5th person called. We had to laugh cause all the time he didn't think he would win and sure enough Kent Oram called the winner of the car and Keith's name was called. It was so awesome to see how excited he and his wife were. I am glad they one for the fact that his wife loves lime green and loves the car. I swear anytime anyone came to put their name in for the drawing they would say how much they hated the color and thought it was just so ugly. Well sorry but I don't want you to win a FREE car if all your going to do is complain about it. Thursday morning Keith and his wife came into the branch and she was wearing a lime green shirt and socks and they just had a permagrin. I got our board out that morning and put, "Congrats Keith for winning the Ford Fiesta," and his wife was just taking pictures and loving life. The car had decals all over it saying "Win this car" and "ICCU 100,000 members". They said they were going to drive around with all of it on for a while to show it off. It was just so cool that they were so awesome about it and love the color and things about it. We had to brag that he was our very own Chubbuck member.

What an awesome experience! Things like that make me so proud to work for such a company that does things like that. Last year for Christmas every employee got iPads. This year for Christmas, everyone gets digital cameras. They are truly a great company. Yes, we get spoiled but its more than that as well. I really can't complain even though I do sometimes. I'm so grateful I even have a job that I can go to everyday that pays the bills and has great hours. Can't wait to continue to succeed with Idaho Central!

Here are some fun pictures from Wednesday night. They pictures aren't very good cause everyone was so excited no one could sit still. There is also a video that is hard to see cause it is far away but it is still fun.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Welcome to Reality

We have had some changes over the past month that have taken a toll on our family. My brother-in-law Wade took a transfer for his job to Kennewick, Washington. So about a month ago, me, Shilo, Tara, and my mom and dad helped move Sammi and Wade and their family to Kennewick. It was very hard on us, especially my parents. My dad in particular. Let's just say there were a lot of tears as we were leaving Washington. When you grow up within a 20 mile radius of your family it is definitely hard to have them move far away. Especially when you only have three nieces and they leave too.

We met in Pocatello about 6:00 in the morning on a Friday and that is where Jordan said his goodbyes.

Taylee is always shy to Jordan,
yet she always asks where he
is whenever I talk to her. Messed

Mylee was hiding as well.
By this time Sammi was
crying again.

KJ was riding in Shilo's truck
and was already busy watching
a movie.

It rained a lot of the way to Kennewick and made plenty of stops. We stopped in Mountain Home for a pit stop and realized one of the trailer tires on Shilo's trailer was going flat.

So, we had to go get a brand new tire put on because it was not
able to be saved.

Driving through the Blues and the canyon was very pretty. With the rain and a few low clouds it made for a sweet picture.

I have an app on my iPhone called Hipstamatic. It takes
awesome pictures!

About 10 hours later, we made it safely and started unpacking as quick as possible before it got too dark. Sammi and Wade are starting out in an apartment and they are on the third level. So it was super fun going up and down three flights of stairs with no extra help.

The girls at their apartment complex. It's a cute place. The
clubhouse has a workout facility, pool, hot tub, and unlimited
tanning.

These little twinners were hyper and giggly.
I love listening to them giggle though.

We went down on the shore of the Columbia River and played around a little bit. Pretty cool to be close by the river. It's huge.

Miss them so much already

I love when Sammi sends me videos of the girls. I took this video while we were in Washington. Whenever you asked Taylee what her name is she says John... They are the cutest things I miss them more and more everyday.

Sammi sent me this video not too long ago and she said that Taylee was following in my footsteps. I have a weird ability to snort really loud. When I sent Taylee a text back of me snorting Sammi text me back laughing and saying how Taylee kept snorting back like we were have a snort conversation. Too funny.

The Love of A Family is Life's Greatest Blessings

We were able to get some family pictures taken on the Gardner side before Sammi and her family moved to Washington. The last time we took family pictures is when Kenadee was the only child of Sammi and Wade. We definitely needed an update to involve Mylee, Taylee, and Jordan. It is so crazy how quick life changes... Now it's time for something else to happen. Isn't that how it works? You get family pictures taken and right after they are up on the wall someone gets pregnant or engaged? Sammi, I think those pictures were another sign that the little boy is waiting on the other side... I want to go ahead and share our family pictures.