I am thankful for,
A) My Las Vegas trip went 100% better than I thought it would.
B) I fit into the Southwest airline seats and no airline personnel hassled me.
C) The first row of Southwest seats have amazing leg room.
D) The drunk man who sat next to me on the flight home and didn't try to talk to me because he was passed out and didn't notice, due to his snoring, my squirming and moving around in the seat that I fit in, but was uncomfortable anyway. Oh, and that I didn't throw up. I thought I was going to get sick, the flights were really bumpy, but I never did. Thank GOD!
E) Boss Lady likes to drink. Her and I had drinks both nights we were there. Praise the Lord. A little drink with dinner makes everything seem possible. We actually *gasp* have things in common. For example, we both like clam chowder soup, we both love Peach margaritas, Mai Ti's, and martinis.
F) The fact that Boss Lady said I'll be back to Vegas many times for training, that way I don't have to be sad about the fact I was too damn hot and tired to do any sightseeing while I was there. She asked if I would be okay to travel alone, and I said HELL YES. I would actually prefer to travel alone or with my travel partner, Candace. Boss Lady wanted to hang out way more than I ever thought possible or would have liked. I doubt anything between us will be different at work on Monday, but at least I know it's possible for her to be kind and that she actually can be a normal person who has a heart! :) She was actually very very kind to me and was concerned that I felt comfortable and was okay the whole time.
G) Boss Lady told the Flamingo to use her credit card so that I could check into my room because they require a $100/night additional charge to go onto your card until check out for incidentals. I had exactly enough money for the room and that was it. If it wasn't for Boss Lady's credit card I would have been homeless for two days. She was so very kind to me.
H) The training was so very very informative. I seriously went, "OHHHHHH" in my head at least once an hour when things just started clicking into place. I have been making travel arrangements for my job and knew the rules I needed to follow when figuring out per Diem and alike, but didn't really understand WHY, this class really helped me in that regard.
I) My kids are home! And they are safe and sound. I missed them like crazy.
J) My two online classes have nothing due until next weekend, so I can just relax and watch stupid cartoons with my kids today.
K) Lastly I am thankful for my blogging peeps who always know what to say to make me feel better. Thank you all for your support and love!!!!!
So, apparently I am a loud talker and chat too much. There has been "complaints". I think the complaint came from my very quiet coworker who thinks nobody should talk ever, she is very proud of the fact she didn't talk for the first 3 weeks on the job. She also has her head so far up our supervisors ass that you can barely see her little neck. But, that's just me. Maybe the whole entire office of 110 employees hate me and just smile and are nice to my face while running and complaining about me to A or even worse Boss Lady.
I am trying VERY hard to stay positive about this revelation and remember that I am working on self improvement and not to let it get me down. Also, this is only a j-o-b and doesn't mean anything, right? But, damn, on the eve of my trip to Las Vegas was not good timing. *sigh* OHMYWORD, by the time I am done with this stupid ass job I am going to be an entirely different person. Maybe that won't be such a bad thing.
Never mind me, I will be the one who is silent in the corner making finger puppets and muttering to myself.
After all my pissing and moaning and carrying on, I ended up having a pretty good week actually. After Monday everybody cheered up, more or less, and I had a fine week. So, I haven't quit and I have decided to go to Las Vegas. Chad really thinks I should go, my Dad said if I don't sign anything that says I'll pay back the trip if I quit within less than year legally they can't make me pay it. No, he's not a lawyer, but he's a logger and they know about these things, don't they? Am I glutton for punishment? I never have known when it's time to leave a bad party and end up staying way too long and regretting it later....
So, now that I have decided to go I am stressing about flying. I really hate to fly. The good thing is the flight is only a little over an hour. That's tolerable. I went on Southwest's website and read all their policies about "Customers of size". Their rule says if you can put down the armrest and sit in the seat then you only have to buy one seat like a normal person. I went on another website that said the seats were 17 inches so I had Chad measure that for me and I think I will be okay. It still makes me very nervous though. Southwest has a policy that if you are a person of size and buy 2 tickets and the flight isn't full then you can get your money back for the extra ticket. If we have any extra money between now and then I may call Southwest and buy myself an extra ticket just so I don't have to stress about it. I am not that worried about our flight over, it's on a Wednesday afternoon, but our flight back is on a Friday night at 6:30 and I am thinking it's going to be FUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLLLLLL. Overbooked perhaps. If I can get up enough courage I may ask Boss Lady if I can use the company credit card to purchase myself another seat, and if I need it and the flight is way full on the way home and we end up having to pay for it they can take it out of my check. Hmmmm, I will have to contemplate that. Golly, I am so glad I am fat. *sigh* Somehow the fact that I am witty, amazingly charming, and have a great sense of humor doesn't help me out here. Bastards.
And we are staying at the Flamingo which is very close to the hotels that I want to see. That is very exciting. Once I get on the plane and off the plane I am going to feel very happy and everything after that will be a breeze. Did I tell you that a little tiny baby kitten was dumped in our back yard? Yes, Bella has been here for a little over two weeks. We think (s)he was about 4 or 5 weeks old and somebody just dumped her here. She looked a lot like a rat when she first arrived. She is looking more like a baby cat everyday though. Vegan Sister came up last weekend and said she thinks Bella is a boy. I think she might be right. So if Bella is a boy then he'll be Mario or Luigi. I still call him Bella though. He is so funny. Bella/Mario has decided he loves Chad's chair and crawls up there and sleeps all day. He gets very grouchy if anybody tries to share the seat with her/him. It's too funny. Chad hates animal's so that makes it even funnier. We went and bought him a kitty bottle and kitten formula and the whole nine yards. Thank Gawd cats sleep a lot.
One of my very good friends, Rebel, has been trying to have a baby for YEARS. She can't get pregnant due to endometrios. Poor thing. Reb and Darren went through the State's foster care program. About 2 weeks ago they got the call they were praying and were asked to care for a brand new baby boy. He was brand new and they picked him up from the hospital! He was only 3 days old when Rebel got to take him home. Rebel met with the birth mother and she signed away her parental rights and everything. So, it looks like the adoption is going to be smooth sailing. I am so happy for her. She is going to be an amazing Mom. I can't wait to meet him. I think they named him Dean and a middle name of something with a J, and will call him DJ for short, which is too cute. I am very happy for her. Maybe I'll buy him some cheesy onesie or something when I am in Vegas.
If you have any airplane traveling tips for me, please share. And send me skinny thoughts or send Southwest fat thoughts, or something.
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