Contacted, you seem happy, and that is all that matters. Enjoy. Personally, I find the manipulated leave awards a drag. Being "awarded" leave in short periods that weren't requested, and then doing a full month of flying, is not cool.
Some have better luck with rosters than others, but if a straw poll of my friends and colleagues is any reflection, there is far too much post-bid manipulation. We can't all just be unlucky.
Personally, I would happily do 900 hours a year, and have done, if I could just have some bidding success. Why make it difficult with manual insertions in the middle of requested days off? This bunch are too scared of losing control. Whatever that means.