Juno

Go see "JUNO."

It was a fantastic movie!!

A Very Nice Christmas

I had a very nice Christmas as I do every year. My dad and Ann came out for about four days and we spent a lot of time laughing, eating, and walking down the beach. It's pretty wicked to be walking down the beach on Christmas while the rest of your freeze your asses off..haha..JK!! It was just comforting and nice to have some members of my family with me on Christmas. I had worked so much this year that it was hard for me to even focus on the fact that none of my family lives near me. You would think I would get use to it, but I don't really..haha. Actually, it seems easier these days. All and all, it was fabulous!! I hope the rest of you had a fantastic holiday.

Oh, and my best friend adopted a penguin for me. A FLIPPING PENGUIN PEOPLE!! HEHE!

Holiday Spirit #2

This is true Holiday Spirit that I experienced today at work...:):

Crazy Lady: (Screaming) EXCUSE ME? EXCUSE ME? I NEED HELP. WE NEED HELP.

Me: Yes Maam, what do you need help with and I can call someone over for you.

Crazy Lady: (Still Screaming) THERE'S NO ONE AROUND. MY HUSBAND IS HANDICAPPED. WHERE IS EVERYONE.

Me: Maam, calm down and I will help you or get help for you.

Crazy Lady: (Still Screaming) EVERYONE THAT WORKS HERE IS A BUNCH OF FUCKING IDIOTS.

Me: Don't talk about my employees like that.

Crazy Lady: Well, you aren't an idiot.

Me: Okay...umm thanks.

HAHAHAH!!! It normal circumstances I would have chewed the bitch out..haha. But something today made me walk away laughing my ass off. The fear in the eyes of the footwear boys was priceless and I couldn't believe what a scene this lady had been making..haha.

Happy Flipping Holidays!

Holiday Spirit

So, my bro headed back to the big PA this morning. As always, it was fantastic to see him. I am always amazed at how much I love talking to him and how we could probably stay up for hours talking. Sometimes he frustrates me because he picks at me or he tells me I need to get certain things done. I immediately get defensive and think he is attacking me and thinking that the decisions or my surroundings aren't right. I always realize later that he is thinking that at all. He just being a protective brother and wants me to be safe and wants me to believe in myself because it's pretty apparent that he does. At times I tend to get down on myself because I feel like I'm so behind compared to what he was at my age. I know it shouldn't matter what he did and where he was when he was 27 years old but it's something I think about every now and then. I could sit here and say that I wish I had done things different when I was in college and even a year or two after but the fact of the matter is that I can't do that. I can't regret anything about the past because it's not going to get me anywhere. Sometimes I feel like I'm out here all alone and that I continue to tread water until the day I'm rescued. And I'm realizing that nobody is going to rescue me. The only person that is going to rescue me is ME. I feel lost, but at the same time know exactly where I am and exactly where I am going. It just seems complicated and more challenging than I honestly want to deal with. But that's what life is all about, right? I can shy away from those challenges and continue to stay where I am. Or, I can dive into the challenges head on realizing it is going to be crazy difficult but in the end I'll probably feel a lot better. After the first of the year I plan on searching for a new job. I mean AGGRESSIVELY searching for a new job. I have many concerns about that like most people would. But I could come up with a million excuses for the rest of my life on why it's going to suck searching for a job and why I really don't want to do it. But if your going to spend 40+ hours a week at something, don't you think you should try and find something you enjoy? Try and go out there and challenge yourself a little more? Because that's what I think and when you wake up in the morning and you realize there is no room to grow anymore at the current job. And this is truly because I don't want to. I could move all the way up to store manager if I so pleased by I have no desire to. Not getting the corporate auditor position was a slap in the face and I truly belived it happened for a reason. Maybe it happened to tell me to GET OUT. Anyhoo, A new year is upon me and I'm thinking it's going to be a pretty fabulous year. Because guess what? 2007 was a pretty fantastic year. It can only get better, right? We'll see...;)

A Visit From a Brother

Trey comes into town in like an hour and a half. I'm so very excited as I really miss him. I thought he wasn't going to be able to come this year and so when he told me was I got SUPER EXCITED. I must prepare myself for a week of little sleep and lots of beer..haha. Yay Christmas Time.!

Ski Dazzle

From about Wednesday of last week to about Sunday night of this week my life has been consumed by Ski Dazzle, which is held at the Convention Center in Los Angeles. It's a big ski show they have every year where a bunch of different vendors come in and sell their products at great prices and every ski resort from around the United States is there selling lift tickets and such. The Sports Authority was obviously one of the businesses there this year so I had to be in charge of a bunch of stuff since all the sales technically go to the store I work out. I've worked Sniagrab so I know what a big ski event is like. Our section was nothing like sniagrab. I mean no one's section is so I wasn't phased by much. However, because the section was so small it made the area cramped and a lot of messes and a lot of people in such a small area. Oh well, it's over finally. I got a ton of OT hours, but at one point would have given them all back had I not had to work that show. Overseeing the cashiers and the over all operational side of the show, which includes the most part..the money is or was somewhat stressful. Everything that could have possibly gone wrong the first day did and by that night I wanted to never set foot in that place again. As always, things came together as the weekend went on and it ended as quickly as it started. However, I'm still recovering from the long hours and lack of sleep. I continue to realize every year how physically demanding retail is..haha. Anyhoo, the busiest is month is on its way to being over and so that will be nice. I believe my bro is coming out next Sunday and then my dad and his wife for Christmas. It will be wonderful to see them.