I finally got a regular schedule at the restaurant.. the one that's still open, anyway. Haven't heard anything from the one that was closed in the middle of my shift by the health department last week.
So this is good news. For a couple of reasons.. It's nice to know a schedule, as opposed to just sitting by the phone. Also nice is the Thursday/ Saturday night shifts. Those are some pretty coveted shifts in the waitress industry. Those are money making shifts. So, I take it as a compliment that they're offerering them to me right off the bat as my first real shifts. The Wednesday shift, eh, we'll see. But at least it's some hours.
Tomorrow, at 11:00am, I am scheduled to register for classes at my college. Of course. The ONE day shift I got conflicts with my college registration. Why would life make anything easy? Luckily, my sister Jennifer is going to register online for me while I'm at work. She's good people :)
The next couple of months should be filled with a whole lotta crazy. There's going to be a lot of balancing acts. School, work, studying, dropping off and picking up J to and from school, finding someone to watch R during all of this chaos (for free?)... There's no doubt that I will be completely grey by next semester.
Speaking of the grey.. here's a funny little anecdote from last week at work (before the board of health closed down the establishment): The bartender (Joe, around 22-24?) and the other waitress (step daughter of restaurant owner, 22-24?) They flirt shamelessly. It's actually kind of cute to watch. I remember those days... the days when you have no responsibility and your social life takes first priority. Joe doesn't talk very nicely to the step daughter, and this bothered me after awhile. I chuckled it all off for the first few hours.... but after hearing him refer to her as a bitch at one point, I put in my two sense: "Joe! you need to learn how to talk to women!!" him, "what do you mean? I speak very respectfully to you...??" (sigh) me- "yeah, you do. but that's because you look at me like some one's mom, NOT a woman!" him- "no, that's not true. i look at you as... i donno.. a hot lady?" lolol. note the question mark!! oh Joe. little Joe.. he actually thought he was saying something nice to me!
I am so caught in the middle of so many worlds right now. I've got these two little boys that I love more than life. I'm now a student.. and I'm sure I'll be expected to put that above all else as my priority. I have a new job. . I will be expected to be there for every shift they assign to me.. despite the fact that my family is celebrating Christmas on a Saturday night next week. I'll miss it. Because. Just Because. I pray that I won't have to work Christmas Eve, when so much magic takes place in the mind of a child. But I may have to.. and that's ok to. I'm just glad to be moving forward... even tho it means sacrificing some memories.
Greater good.
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