{"id":634,"date":"2013-12-20T09:08:32","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T17:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.209.169.194\/blogs\/erin\/?p=634"},"modified":"2018-12-14T09:09:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T17:09:26","slug":"an-early-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/erin\/an-early-present\/","title":{"rendered":"An Early Present"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Friday. December 20\u2026the last day of the school year for my kids and we wake up to no power, rain, and 40 degree temps. On the way to school my 6-year old daughter threw up in the car. Huh\u2026one of <em>those<\/em> days.<\/p>\n<p>But you know what\u2019s great about today? Voting for the first annual Tribal Awards opens. Not sure what those are? Check out one of these posts at <a title=\"SSC Tribal Awards\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlservercentral.com\/articles\/Awards\/105450\/\">SQLServerCentral <\/a>or <a title=\"Simple-Talk Tribal Awards\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simple-talk.com\/blogs\/tribal-awards\/\">Simple-Talk<\/a>. Why am I mentioning it? (And <em>why<\/em> am I asking so many questions this morning?!) Well, I was nominated for something\u2026which is really, really cool. I consider it a huge compliment to have individuals who attended my Extended Events session at the PASS Summit nominate it for best presentation, and it\u2019s even more humbling when you see the other speakers on the ballot. I did not see everyone else\u2019s session (except Dr. DeWitt\u2019s, which I <a title=\"Summit 2013 Day 2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/erin\/pass-summit-2013-day-2\/\">live-blogged<\/a>), but I know <a title=\"Rob&#039;s session\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pass.org\/summit\/2013\/Sessions\/SessionDetails.aspx\">Rob Farley<\/a>, <a title=\"SQL in the City - Charlotte\" href=\"http:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/learning-community\/community\/sqlinthecity\/\">Steve Jones<\/a>, and <a title=\"Neil&#039;s session\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlsaturday.com\/238\/Sessions\/Details.aspx?oldsessionid=17311\" class=\"broken_link\">Neil Hambly<\/a> to be great speakers with deep technical knowledge. I find myself in good company, and I am honored. And I have Rob to thank for helping me make my presentation better. The day before my session at Summit, I spent about an hour with Rob talking through it, asking for his feedback and insight. Thank you, Rob!<\/p>\n<p>Finally, I\u2019d like to give a shout out to my SQLskills team members for their nominations. Glenn, Kimberly, and I each have one, and Paul and Jonathan each have three. I am so incredibly proud of our team and everything that we\u2019ve accomplished this year.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all nominees in all categories, and if you want to vote, you can use this link. And in case I don\u2019t post again before the end of the year, I hope you all have a wonderful holiday. Thanks for reading, and here\u2019s to an amazing 2014!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Friday. December 20\u2026the last day of the school year for my kids and we wake up to no power, rain, and 40 degree temps. On the way to school my 6-year old daughter threw up in the car. Huh\u2026one of those days. But you know what\u2019s great about today? 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