Hello there peeps!! Today I started my first day at what I hope to have be my full time job soon.
It's funny, because I've known Dr. Park for basically my whole life...I've been going to him for chiropractic adjustments for years, and I was never nervous then. But today? Man this morning I was terrified!
So just in case I didn't mention it, the job that I started at today was at Dr. Parks as his receptionist and filer and well, pretty much anything he needs done I do. Especially since he's been without a receptionist for about 6 months so there are a lot of things that need to be filed and fixed and updated.
I woke up this morning and put on extra-professional, extra-pretty clothes so that I would have extra confidence when I started my first day. Because even though it was Dr. Park it was still a first day, and I was still nervous. So I get all dolled up and into work I walk...
There I see that Dr. Park is in jeans and a polo...and I was way overdressed. He chuckled at me and told me that I didn't need to dress up for work, and that he didn't have a dress code for the job. Just as I was feeling really stupid he gave me a smile and said, "You look good though" And then I just wasn't nervous anymore. We talked and chatted and I alphabetized and filed and we got to know each other a little bit better and talked about what the standards would be for employee and employer. Although I have to say, since I did spend the better half of the morning sitting on the floor with lots of paper around me I did really wish I didn't wear a skirt to work....But it was great and it was fun! And someday I'll be full time there, and I'll be really happy :-D
In other news I went on a date on Thursday night. It was the first date that I've been asked on since May and I had a very good time! And yeah, maybe he MIGHT have felt obligated to ask me out because my father MIGHT have cornered him and told him that I liked him (which I still have mixed feelings about, I love and yet am slightly angered at my father at the same time. I gotta be honest, it's mostly boiled down to love and appreciation at this point because as Dad says "We parents can say all sorts of things that you feel like you can't") but still! He asked me!! He didn't have to! And so unless he decided to take me on a pity date the whole thing was real and fun and I had a good time! We went out to see True Grit and we bought some ice cream (I finally found some Ben and Jerry's Cake Batter!! I was SO happy!) and then we ate our ice cream and played card games and talked. It was a blast! Someday, perhaps in the future there will be another one, that would be nice I think. And I then of course got to thoroughly analyze every aspect of the date with my sister and my friend and later my mom (isn't being a girl just wonderful? I think it is) and overthink absolutely everything!
I've also gotten my mother addicted to the TV show Psych! Go me!! I feel like this has been a very productive week so far.
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Fathers truly are wonderful aren't they!
When I was 18 I was attending BYU. One day I picked up the Daily Universe and read an article which was discussing a crazy father who had put an add in the newspaper requesting good LDS men interested in dating/marrying a LDS girl. Letters of reference were requested to be sent to an anonymous PO Box. There was a copy of the ad in the newspaper article.
I read the article and with a feeling of horror taking over I rushed to a phone to make a call to MY FATHER. My suspicions were justified. It was MY FATHER who had written the ad.
He was unrepentant and actually glad that I now knew about his despicable behavior because he had SEVERAL letters from interested parties that he had received. He wanted me to read then and then meet the men. He had actually taken it a step further and had written back to a couple of the men to arrange a meeting.
32 years, a husband and 6 kids have helped me see the in a different light than I saw it at age 18. However, it took YEARS for me to even consider the possibility that the situation was humorous as you can probably imagine!
SuZan, I REALLY appreciate you sharing that. Although I know it may not have been funny to you at the time, you sure have such a great way of telling it to make it fun for us to read!!
I got to hear about the date already, so I'll skip commenting on that for the time being...
What happened to Julie at Dr. Park's office? She has been there ALMOST as long as I can remember! Glad to hear it went well for you!
Way to go on getting mom into Psych. Dieuwke recently got me hooked, and the show is hi-larious.
First of all 'Peeps'? I feel like I slip through a wormhole and ended up in an alternate universe. ;) I just wasn't expecting to be called that today.
Job and date both sound exciting and I hope it gets to be full time very soon.
I can't believe you got to hear this little story from SuZan's past before me! You obviously need to keep writing so we can see what other great stories you might trigger.
And I got to say I'm a little surprised that Mom is into Psych...just doesn't quite seem like her kind of show. Still that awesome. I think after I watch a few other shows I'll go back and get into that one.
Tons of love and keep the posts coming!
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