Ya know, I told my dad earlier that I would update my blog today but the more I came to think about it I realized that the week has been relatively uneventful. And right now I'm glad I procrastinated and didn't write this morning because the day has suddenly become quite a bit more interesting. But I'll start with the blah-ness of the week and get to what happened today towards the end- that way you have something to look forward to.
Last weekend was actually insanely busy. I worked 3 double shifts in a row which meant that I worked from 9:45 to 3:00 and then from 3:45 to 11:00 ish. By the end of the first night, I could hardly walk because my feet were so tired. And fishnets? Not comfy!!! After working that schedule all weekend- I was exhausted and felt like I was going to die. But the good news is, I'm still alive and going strong. The section situation is still not worked out yet and some of the servers are getting pretty impatient. Usually during lunch or dinner on weeknights, we get two table sections. But on weekend nights everyone is cut down to one which causes a few problems. The restaurant is not only jam packed with guests but you also have 40 servers running around. And our kitchen isn't very big so imagine all these servers trying to push through a 4 foot wide line, making salads, getting drinks and bread, and running orders. It gets really hot and everyone is fighting to get their big ass trays through a sea of people without dropping or spilling. It's quite a challenge.
A few people have quit and several more are considering it. Everyone is frustrated that we aren't getting more tables but most of us know that it will get better in the coming weeks. I mean, we haven't even been open for two weeks yet. But I'm looking forward to getting more tables and therefore more tips. Right now I'm making about $40 for lunch and $60 for dinner- which isn't too bad considering we only have one or two tables to our name. So far I have had great customers! There was one couple that lived in Stockon for a long time and actually had been to Wilton. I thought it was pretty cool and quite the small world considering that most people in Cali have never heard of Wilton. And a couple days ago I had an old couple that came in to celebrate their 61st anniversary. How cool is that? The only bad customer I had was this guy that came in with his wife and was a total jerk the whole time. He ordered a tall Fat Tire after I not only told him, but showed him too, that it cost $5. When the bill came he tried to tell me that I told him $4 and he refused to pay the extra dollar. And then after he ate all of his appetizer he said that it tasted burnt and wanted a refund on it. Of course we comped him the appetizer and the one dollar (cheap bastard). Its hard being nice to people like him and I was doing ok for awhile; but when I dropped off his change (a ten and 2 ones) he said "Miss, if you want more than a $2 tip you better bring me change for this" and then proceeded to hand me the ten. I was really floored at his attitude and the way he said it to me. But if nothing else, I did want more than a $2 tip. But like I said, that was really the only bad customer I've had so far. (Other than the army cadets that left a crappy tip and their phone numbers- what a bunch of tools.) So thats work.
We had our first soccer game earlier today and we got killed in the first half and somewhat redeemed ourselves the second. Our first game was supposed to be last Thursday but when we got there they said "Oh, your game is pushed back til Sunday." Thanks for telling us ahead of time! Oh well, we got use the practice field and we just goofed around for a bit.
I've also been spending a lot of time over at friends houses which is good because it gets me away from my own.
So...
Work is good.
Soccer is good.
Friends are good.
Now onto the interesting day I had today.
The story actually starts last night when a bunch of my friends came over here to hang out. We were up pretty late, 4 or 5 ish in the AM, and I realized neither of my roommates were home. Of course I knew Aaron was out at the bars and I figured Joe was out with Luke doing whatever. I finally went to bed and was a little bit relieved that Aaron still hadn't showed up, hopefully he was staying the night somewhere else. Although, I will say he has been pretty quite the last week or two. I'm not sure where he had been since the bars close at 2 and every liquor store closes at midnight but around 7 or 8 this morning he came stumbling in still very drunk and passed out by the door. Then about an hour later I opened my door to find Aaron laying half in the hall and half in the bathroom and only half dressed. His pants were nowhere in sight and his tighty whities were down around his ankles. Not something I ever want to wake up to and I pray I never have to see his um...erm... privates ever again! How that guy is still alive is beyond me. Joe came in around 9- sober but very hungover and thankfully, fully clothed.
The other interesting thing that happened today was a thunderstorm. While I've seen a ton of them already and been awe struck by the lightning- todays was quite a bit more intense. We were playing soccer and could barely hear eachother over the sound of the rain pounding down on the roof and the constant bellows of thunder. When I went to leave I got drenched from head to toe (I'm not exagerating) in the 20 seconds it took me to get into my truck. The rain was relentless and I could barely see where I was going. The thunder was so loud it was setting off car alarms and half the streets were flooded. I have never seen it rain so hard in my life! My parking spot is on the street and today it was a small river. Our whole street was flooded with about 5 inches of water and the curb (where I park mind you) was a few more... two hours later you would have never known that it had rained at all. The sun was shining and all the water from the river going down our street had left no trace that it was ever there. It was quite the storm and left as quickly as it had come. All in all, it was awesome.
The rest of the day was spent cleaning- house and room. Aaron made a social appearance for the first time in awhile and impressed me even more when he mopped the floor! Of course, he was the one laying naked on it so maybe that's why....
I'm totally stoked for tomorrow- AJ is flying in to visit for a few days and this time we don't have to unpack a truck load of my stuff. It should be a really fun week and I'm going to try to get out to Garden of the Gods. My mom and I went there last year and its really beautiful. If your ever out here in the springs you have to check it out! I'll try and get some pictures up too.
Thats it for now. Lets hope I don't have another naked run-in with Aaron.
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