Posted: May 1st, 2010 | Author: snotnose | Filed under: Uncategorized | Modify: Edit This | No Comments » I just re read the last post for the first time and would like to say wow. i was a little more tired than i thought i was.
-p
This post was submitted by snotnose.
Posted: May 1st, 2010 | Author: snotnose | Filed under: Uncategorized | Modify: Edit This | 1 Comment » I have been thinking about putting something up for pretty much every day for at least the last month. Here it is. Not necessarily the culmination of my thoughts every day, but the bits and pieces that I remember.
On the drive home form work today, I was thinking about my position. Manager. Hmmm. I started my “on paper” work history as a fry-cook at a local burger joint in high school. Since then the longest I have been without a job was while I was while I attended West Ridge Academy from April 2000 to October 2000. Aside from that, the longest I have been without a job was the first two weeks of my move to Las Vegas. I was thinking on my way home form work tonight about how I have never started out at a company as a manager before. I have always stared in square one. I was thinking about how I feel like I am good at my job… I guess I should be after over 8 years in the industry, 6 of which has been spent in a supervisory role. I was thinking about the gentleman whose place I filled… I was thinking about my new boss, and my new store, and all of the people who work underneath within the reach of umbrella. I was thinking about how I feel like I have had many mentors who have helped me be successful in my position. There are a few who really stick out in my mind… I am saying thank you so very much, Albert, Christina, Josh, Dave, Tina, and Serena, for not only teaching me both directly and through example, how I can become a great person to work for. I am thankful, not only because you have taught me, but also because you gave me a chance to learn, and succeed. Thank you. It is my sincere desire that those who work with me can one day look back on their experience with me the same way I look back on my experience with each of you, with respect and gratitude. I think I should also say thanks to a few other people… Although you have names, I am not going to mention them. I will just say that the list could go on for what feels like forever… but anyway, thanks for giving such a good pool of mistakes to learn from. Although I may have not enjoyed working for you, I do feel like I have learned priceless lessons at your expense and for that I thank you. It is my sincere desire that nobody ever feels the same way about me as I feel about each of you. That is what I was thinking in the car on my way home.
I am happy to be working where I am. Last week I was asked if I would be okay just staying at the store I trained at. I said “Heck yes its okay, are you kidding me?” So officially as of… today… I am the assistant GM at Café Zupas South Jordan. Yep, today was my first day as the only AGM? in my store. Neat. I enjoy my job. It has been an exhausting few months, but I finally think that I am settling into my groove, and doing well. ‘nuff about work.
Clover is growing like crazy. She is seriously the cutest little peanut I have ever seen in my life. She smiles with her whole face just like her dad, but she has her mom’s chin and cheeks. I also think that she may have eyes like her mom, but there are some who believe that they have not finished changing yet. She likes her rhinoceros blanket. Sometimes she fights with her cousin Penelope over her stuffed piglet when her rhino blanket is not in sight. It is kind of cute, because they both usually end up slobbering over opposite ends and talking about stuff… I can’t understand what they are saying, but I feel like they know. Clover is just so precious though. She likes to hang out with Kristin and I, as well as with her Grandma and Grandpa Breinholt. She likes standing up more than sitting down, and sometimes all you have to do to turn a very fussy baby into a smiling little jellybean, is hold her by her hands so she can just smile and drool all over whatever is within reach. She likes to play peek-a-boo, and her favorite songs are still “Prison Bound,” “Reach for the Sky,” and “Folsom Prison.” I think that she may be left handed. I think that her favorite colors are green and blue. She likes going for walks, and riding in the car. I am not sure if she likes jelly beans or not, you would have to ask Grandpa Breinholt about that. The other day when mom wasn’t around I let Clover sit on the motorcycle for a minute. I think she was pretty excited about it. I love her.
I celebrated my four year wedding anniversary last week. My wife and I went and put about a thousand rounds through the new handguns she had bought me the week prior. It has been a very interesting last four years to say the least. I love my wife, and look forward to spending many more years being married to each other. I think we make a pretty good couple. I also think that she is awesome, and like hanging out with her.
Like I said, my wife bought me a pair of handguns. It was a set of Walther handguns. One is a P22, and the other is a PK380. They are rad. While I was waiting for the lady to call in my background check, I was having flashbacks to the day when Ben got arrested on Christmas Eve for trying to buy a handgun to give me for Christmas, because I was not old enough to buy one by myself yet. But things have changed since then, and I have a clean record, and… yep… good stuff.
It seems like every time I charge my motorcycle battery, and get ready to ride it snows. I don’t know what is going on. I don’t know if I am just not supposed to ride it right now… as in some higher power is keeping it from happening… or what. I do know that I can’t wait to go for a ride, and that is probably the one big thing that I am not a fan of as far as differences between Salt Lake and San Diego.
I have not met up with anybody that I planned on seeing when I moved up. That has been kind of weird. I mean, I saw Ben for a second when he stopped by my old job, but we have not hung out yet. I didn’t even call him on his birthday. I feel kind of like jerky friend… I just have not really wanted to anything on my days off. Maybe I will start calling people and making plans. Yeah. I think that that is a good idea.
The reason the LMC article was so short this week is because I didn’t write one. For some reason I thought that next Tuesday was still an April Tuesday. Sorry. It’s my fault. G love is good stuff though.
That’s about it for now. It’s like 1 o’clock, and I am ready for bed.
-p
This post was submitted by snotnose.
