An Exciting Change

I have spent nearly three years working for a restaurant in my area, and I am taking a huge leap into serving! With all the horror stories of unhappy guests, the constant fear of dropping food or the anxiety of being "in the weeds," I was incredibly nervous to jump into this change.  At this point, I've gone through three days of training in this seemingly horrendous business...and I am absolutely loving it.

My first day, I was working in one of the nicer dining rooms with a Top Gun (yes this idea is from the Tom Cruise movie).  Because I've been working there for so long, I was able to go through day one adjusting to the transition rather than focusing on company policies. I did learn a lot though, and the formidable "triple-seating" that happened about half way through was a good way to distract me from the anxiety of changing departments. In my naivety, I was surprised at the ease of the evening.  Only one customer was unhappy, and it was because of the way her steak was cooked.  I will admit though that I spilled water on one of the tables, but thankfully, the guests were good humored, and I didn't douse anyone (not even myself shockingly) in the process.  Aside from scary guests, I also expected to be working for about four or five hours, but ended up closing with the Top Gun.  This doubled the time I was there.  Needless to say, it was an incredibly long first day. Despite the lengthy day, it was a very encouraging and needed shift - especially because several of our guests recognized me from my hosting days.

Mothers

It seems the perfect way to return to my blog is to focus on yesterday and honor tomorrow.  The second week of May is always important in my family because my Mom's birthday and Mother's Day happen to be very close together.  This weekend is always the opportune time to show Mom our love. So with that in mind, I'm going to just clue the people in who don't know my Mom just what a wonderful person she is.

My Mom birthed all six of us and - like my father - endures the fights and trials that a number of kids like that can bring to a home.  For me personally, she's listened to endless venting, dreaming, complaining etc.  She's given advice even when it wasn't heeded.  She supported me all through the athletics, academics, work etc.  She has put up with a lot - especially from me.