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Well, store set up is completed and I have today off. Tomorrow the Erie branch of Books-a-Million officially opens. All in all... I'm nervous. Spent most of last evening phone chatting with my former coworkers. Our last day of set up was very stressful, just too many cooks in the kitchen, ya know? Felt like everyone was getting in someone's way and most of the folks who came in to help us set up were really worn down and cranky, which is entirely understandable when you're working 12+ hour days out of town. I know I didn't sleep well when I was in Cleveland training.
Talking with my coworkers just made me really miss them... we had our ups and downs, but at the end of the day, we all really cared about one another. They accepted me for me, the real me, the one who is weird and eccentric and more than occassionally puts her foot in her mouth or says something just... really pushing the boundaries of dumbness. I just can't accurately describe how much that means to me. I hope that my new coworkers and I will get to that point, but I worry because it's what I do: overthink things and worry.
But my former coworkers and I are planning get togethers, which makes me very happy! They're all stopping into the new store to see me tomorrow, and Sheila and I are meeting for drinks on Friday (we're gonna try margaritas this time!) and we may make a special trip to one of the remaining Borders stores open in New York and make an overnight trip out of it.
And as awkward as I can be, it's good to know that there are some things I occassionally do get right. Yesterday was Joe's birthday and he asked me if I wanted to go out with some of his coworkers at night to celebrate. I was dead off my feet tired, but it's Joe and I couldn't go his birthday without buying him a drink and not feel guilty about it for the rest of my life. So at 11 pm we went out to the bar and met some people and he made it obvious that he appreciated that I came out to see him even though my schedule has been busy and not productive towards sleep. Which made me feel nice.
So going to try to stop worrying now that I've vented and get ready to go out and have fun! Tonight there's a live Rifftrax screening at a local theater and Heather and I are gonna go see it! Then we might bug over to Joe's and hang out with the 2nd wave of birthday wishers! So it's gonna be a good day, I'm going to will it to be so!
Talking with my coworkers just made me really miss them... we had our ups and downs, but at the end of the day, we all really cared about one another. They accepted me for me, the real me, the one who is weird and eccentric and more than occassionally puts her foot in her mouth or says something just... really pushing the boundaries of dumbness. I just can't accurately describe how much that means to me. I hope that my new coworkers and I will get to that point, but I worry because it's what I do: overthink things and worry.
But my former coworkers and I are planning get togethers, which makes me very happy! They're all stopping into the new store to see me tomorrow, and Sheila and I are meeting for drinks on Friday (we're gonna try margaritas this time!) and we may make a special trip to one of the remaining Borders stores open in New York and make an overnight trip out of it.
And as awkward as I can be, it's good to know that there are some things I occassionally do get right. Yesterday was Joe's birthday and he asked me if I wanted to go out with some of his coworkers at night to celebrate. I was dead off my feet tired, but it's Joe and I couldn't go his birthday without buying him a drink and not feel guilty about it for the rest of my life. So at 11 pm we went out to the bar and met some people and he made it obvious that he appreciated that I came out to see him even though my schedule has been busy and not productive towards sleep. Which made me feel nice.
So going to try to stop worrying now that I've vented and get ready to go out and have fun! Tonight there's a live Rifftrax screening at a local theater and Heather and I are gonna go see it! Then we might bug over to Joe's and hang out with the 2nd wave of birthday wishers! So it's gonna be a good day, I'm going to will it to be so!