A stressful week, rewarded with a great weekend...
Tuesday...I had to work at Madigan's for the lunch shift, and only walked away with about $50...pathetic...way too much aggravation, not enough to show for it...
Wednesday...I took the dogs to the vet by myself (terrible idea, but got it done)...and I don't remember much else of what I did that day, but I know it was somewhat productive...That night there was a meeting at Eagle's Nest, the new place I started working at that just opened Friday...It was a pain in my ass, so unorganized, but nice uniforms...and that night I found out I needed khaki pants for Thursday, so I ran around to Wal-Mart and Kohl's at 10:00 and finally found a pair to make do with for the time being...
Thursday...I worked at Madigan's for the lunch shift, ran my ass off and STILL only walked away with about $60...The food is terrible, so my tips get docked when the food blows ass...WTF...TIP ON SERVICE, NOT FOOD QUALITY, PEOPLE!!! Then straight from there I went to Eagle's Nest and worked from 5 til closing (about 10:30/11:00)...Since it was a trial run for the night, I was accepting tips without people paying for the actual food...I handled the pressure so well (the pressure being, having 2 tables of 7 at the same time, one of which being the owner of the marina and the proprietor of the business who was already pissed off that his previous server had abandoned him and his family...bad move...) that he offered me a job at The Sign Shop, AND gave me a $50 tip (which I thought was a $5 until I got the Tom's house and unfolded it)...Whew, rough day...So when we got off at 10:30/11:00, I had to grab a couple of other servers and head across Rt 123 to the Commuter Parking Lot where we all had to park...I was making them run cuz I had to drive to Staunton that night, so here I was sprinting through traffic, with little care for the retards behind me...I called the Mama and then Tom to let them know I was on my way, and I made it to Tom's house at about 1:30...The trip was interesting...I got the giggles for most of the ride, I saw about 12 deer on the mountain, I went the wrong way on a one-way highway after leaving the Wawa, and bored the hell out of Tom while talking to him on the phone trying to stay awake...Driving alone is nowhere near as fun as driving with Tom and his amazing iPod...
Friday...Tom and I went hiking up to Saint Mary's Falls...For a while it seemed faster to travel up-river (literally, in the river, on the rocks), but I guess that was only meant for a short time, cuz suddenly half the hike was based on rock-hopping, and that didn't seem right...We both fell (me a lot more, him a lot more painfully), and Tom busted up his hand pretty bad...Tough guy...Finally made it up to the falls and enjoyed a nice time in the cool water and hot sun, then headed back to his car and exploded in glee at the sight of civilization and a place to sit...That night we got ice cream at a place near him and gave future predictions for babies we saw there, and then partied in the hot tub...
Saturday...We went to Busch Gardens!!! It was amazing, the best ride is the new Griffon...we were dangling in the air for 5 seconds before plummeting 90 degrees straight down, it's incredible...I got sick on Apollo's Chariot cuz I'm a puss, and the heat just made it worse...Had some great food, and fun laughs with Tom's parents and the strange people we saw...We're all just a bunch of teddy bears...
Sunday...We woke up late and didn't go to church, but instead had BLTs and sweet tea on the back deck...Tom's Mom can whip up some great food, I tell ya...We were so exhausted we just laid around for a few hours, watching Mythbusters and looking for the squake (half squirrel, half snake) that snuck into the ceiling of the basement...Had to go home around 4, always tough to say goodbye...Hate that part so much...I love being there with him...
Monday...Woke up, got dressed, about to go to work at Madigan's to host from 10:30 to 3 (hopefully), then serve at Eagle's Nest from 4 til close (11:00, I think...), so it's going to be a damn long day...Right now I'm going to get Starbucks and eat some Cocoa Krispies before I pass out of starvation...
More later...
Wednesday...I took the dogs to the vet by myself (terrible idea, but got it done)...and I don't remember much else of what I did that day, but I know it was somewhat productive...That night there was a meeting at Eagle's Nest, the new place I started working at that just opened Friday...It was a pain in my ass, so unorganized, but nice uniforms...and that night I found out I needed khaki pants for Thursday, so I ran around to Wal-Mart and Kohl's at 10:00 and finally found a pair to make do with for the time being...
Thursday...I worked at Madigan's for the lunch shift, ran my ass off and STILL only walked away with about $60...The food is terrible, so my tips get docked when the food blows ass...WTF...TIP ON SERVICE, NOT FOOD QUALITY, PEOPLE!!! Then straight from there I went to Eagle's Nest and worked from 5 til closing (about 10:30/11:00)...Since it was a trial run for the night, I was accepting tips without people paying for the actual food...I handled the pressure so well (the pressure being, having 2 tables of 7 at the same time, one of which being the owner of the marina and the proprietor of the business who was already pissed off that his previous server had abandoned him and his family...bad move...) that he offered me a job at The Sign Shop, AND gave me a $50 tip (which I thought was a $5 until I got the Tom's house and unfolded it)...Whew, rough day...So when we got off at 10:30/11:00, I had to grab a couple of other servers and head across Rt 123 to the Commuter Parking Lot where we all had to park...I was making them run cuz I had to drive to Staunton that night, so here I was sprinting through traffic, with little care for the retards behind me...I called the Mama and then Tom to let them know I was on my way, and I made it to Tom's house at about 1:30...The trip was interesting...I got the giggles for most of the ride, I saw about 12 deer on the mountain, I went the wrong way on a one-way highway after leaving the Wawa, and bored the hell out of Tom while talking to him on the phone trying to stay awake...Driving alone is nowhere near as fun as driving with Tom and his amazing iPod...
Friday...Tom and I went hiking up to Saint Mary's Falls...For a while it seemed faster to travel up-river (literally, in the river, on the rocks), but I guess that was only meant for a short time, cuz suddenly half the hike was based on rock-hopping, and that didn't seem right...We both fell (me a lot more, him a lot more painfully), and Tom busted up his hand pretty bad...Tough guy...Finally made it up to the falls and enjoyed a nice time in the cool water and hot sun, then headed back to his car and exploded in glee at the sight of civilization and a place to sit...That night we got ice cream at a place near him and gave future predictions for babies we saw there, and then partied in the hot tub...
Saturday...We went to Busch Gardens!!! It was amazing, the best ride is the new Griffon...we were dangling in the air for 5 seconds before plummeting 90 degrees straight down, it's incredible...I got sick on Apollo's Chariot cuz I'm a puss, and the heat just made it worse...Had some great food, and fun laughs with Tom's parents and the strange people we saw...We're all just a bunch of teddy bears...
Sunday...We woke up late and didn't go to church, but instead had BLTs and sweet tea on the back deck...Tom's Mom can whip up some great food, I tell ya...We were so exhausted we just laid around for a few hours, watching Mythbusters and looking for the squake (half squirrel, half snake) that snuck into the ceiling of the basement...Had to go home around 4, always tough to say goodbye...Hate that part so much...I love being there with him...
Monday...Woke up, got dressed, about to go to work at Madigan's to host from 10:30 to 3 (hopefully), then serve at Eagle's Nest from 4 til close (11:00, I think...), so it's going to be a damn long day...Right now I'm going to get Starbucks and eat some Cocoa Krispies before I pass out of starvation...
More later...