From: Michele
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 9:39 PM
Subject: I had an interesting Labor Day…
Hi Anne!
Glad you had a nice loooong weekend. I had a quite interesting Labor Day. Well, it was supposed to be me and Kristen working 9:30-5. Anyway, I was arrived at the store first. Probaly around 9:20. I like to get there a few minutes early to get myself situated. Anyway time is ticking away and Kristen hasn’t shown up yet. At first I wasn’t worried. I figured, maybe she was caught in traffic, or maybe she was running a few minutes behind. No big deal. ok, about 9:50, I was calmly panicing (what an oxymoron!). First I called Kristen’s house. Her mom answered the phone and when I told her that I worked with Kristen she said, "She spent the night with friends and I’m trying to get ahold of her. Can I call you back?" Sure, I mean, it’s not the mom’s fault that Kristen hasn’t shown up yet. Next I called Nora, who (understandably) wasn’t happy at all. She asked me, "Do you think you can open by yourself? Are you afraid?" I said, "I think I can do it, after all it’s probably going to be dead today but what if someone wants to buy a Precious Moments or something and I have to go in the back?" (my fear would be someone walking out with stuff) Nora said, "Don’t worry about it. There’s nothing you can do." Then she told me that if Kristen didn’t show up by 10:30, for me to just call around and see if someone could come in. So I unlocked the door …. and waited. I waited on about 7 customers before 10:30. Oh, Kristens mom did call back around 10:10. She said she couldn’t get a hold of her and apologized profusely. I could tell she was embarassed. But that wasn’t her fault. Anyway, I started calling around. I didn’t have too many people to call. Ed, Shelly and Cindy were out of town, and yesterday was Mary’s only day off, which left Sue, Wendy and Audrey, and I rather work alone than work with Audrey! So, first I called Sue and she had plans. So next I called Wendy. Here’s how the conversation went: Me-"Hi Wendy, this is Michele." W-"Hi, Michele." M-"I need to ask you a huge favor." W-"Ok." M-"Kristen was supposed to work this morning and she never showed up. I’m here by myself." W-"Aww." M-"Do you think you could come in?" W-"Well …. ok. What time are we open until?" M-"Five" W-"Five?! You better remember this, Michele! (laughs)" M-"Oh, thank you so much!" Wendy didn’t get to the store until 12, so I spent two whole hours there by myself. I must say that I am very proud of myself that I remained (for the most part) calm during that crisis!
Oh, I can’t stand telemarketers! I mean, "what part of ‘I’m not interested’ don’t you understand!" That’s why we hardly answer our phone anymore, we just leave the answering machine on and pick it up if it’s someone we want to talk to. Usually if it’s a hang up, it’s probably a telemarketer. My mom says once, "No, thank you, I’m not interested," and if they persist with their sales pitch, she’ll simply hang up the phone on them.
I have two four words that go so well together, tell me what do ya think- Arnod Vosloo and male stripper? A few more words added to that- private party for Anne and Michele? Drool! Growl! Sigh! Moan! Yes, his physique is fa-bu-licious! I like his body so much because he doesn’t have that "perfect washboard abs body beautiful" kind of body. I mean, don’t get me wrong! He’s perfect, because he isn’t "perfect"! Dear lord, he has a nice chest! He has a nice, everything!
I havn’t seen Miss Congeniality yet. I’ve seen the last 1/2 hour of Speed and I love Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. I like Sandra Bullock. Oh gosh, there was one movie she was in, the name escapes me. I think Harry Connick jr was in it too. She played a divorced woman who moves back to her home town with her daughter. It was more of a drama, it was very good. This is going to drive me crazy! If you know what movie I’m talking about- please tell me the title!
Yes, Keanu is cute. Not really my type, but if a man who looked like him was interested in me, I wouldn’t be upset!
Danielle went out with Brian again. He even got her a dozen roses. Sigh. Don’t feel like this, Michele! I’m really starting to get impatient! I was on the verge the other day of signing up on one of those computer dating services! I just … I want to trust God completely about my love life, but I just feel He’s moving too slow for me! I get frustrated and scared and I wonder "Where am I going to meet anybody? How am I going to meet anybody?" I mean, I work almost 40 hours a week and when I’m not working, all I want to do is stay home and relax! And the few times I do go out, I haven’t run into anyone. I’ve just about given up on meeting anyone at work (most men who come into ***** are either married, have a girlfriend or gay). And I’m so scared that if I do "take matters into my own hands" I’ll really screw things up! I just wish God would help me out a little! Give me some kind of sign or clue! I wish he’d whisper in my future husband’s ear tomorrow morning, "go to the ***** store!" I told Danielle to ask Brian if he knew any single guys who were looking for a nice girl! I’m serious! "Yes, I have a friend who’s single and looking. He kind of looks like that actor who was The Mummy …" yeah, only in my dreams!! (lol)
Too bad the preacher’s soon is moving. Hey, isn’t his name John Inman? Have you ever pointed that out to him? That has to be the worst- liking someone and they don’t return the feelings. I feel that any woman who is married to a "great guy" has no right to ever be miserable!! Could you imagine being married to a handsome, hardworking man of God who is devoted to making you happy? It makes me angry that some wives don’t even appreciate their husbands who are such men! Let me reverse that with this example: my cousin, Cara is about 37. She is beautiful, built nice and has a great personality and she dotes on her two sons, Jamie (11) and Michael (5). Anyway, about three years ago, her husband, Jim left her. He just didn’t want to be married anymore! She was the equalivant to a "great guy". She was faithful and dedicated to her husband and her children. What a slimeball. Poor Jamie is heartbroken over it. That song "The Promise" by Cindy Morgan reminds me of Cara and her children. The one good thing that has come out of all of this is that it brought Cara closer to God.
When I see all the divorces in my family, and all the relationships that are less than passionate, sometimes I wonder if my singleness truly is a gift. I mean, I just don’t want to go out on a date here and there now to "tide me over" before I meet Mr. Right- I just want to be with one man for all of my life! I "took matters into my hands" so to speak reguarding Harry and look where it got me. I think God had that happen to teach me a lesson. And even though I’m sometimes lonely and sometimes jealous, I think that being married to the wrong person is a thousand times worse!
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> TV - Saturday Night Live
> Movie - Dead Again
> Song - "The Promise" Cindy Morgan
> CD - Listen -Cindy Morgan
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> funny moment- from The Golden Girls- Dorothy’s friend Jean was visiting . Jean was a lesbian and she fell for Rose. Anyway, when Blanche found out, she threw a fit. "I don’t believe it! I just don’t believe it! To think Jean would prefer Rose over me?!"
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questions answered!
> Do you ever get so mad that you literally can’t see straight? Yes. LIke when I had to deal with "Miss Bridge tallies" on Saturday. Not too many customers make me that mad, but when they do, watch out!!
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> If you went to see a male stripper, do you think you’d tuck a dollar bill (or a five, ten, etc.) in his g-string? If I was with a large group of very outgoing women, I probably would at their encouragement but I’d be blushing bright red. I blush as I sit here and picture the scene - this buff, oiled up guy is gyrating right in front of me in the smallest briefs ever, and I’m all giggly and can’t even hardly look directly at him. me too!!
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> Would you ever date a guy who was a stripper? I think this goes back to my "wouldn’t want to date a super-handsome" guy philosophy, so I don’t think I would. I can imagine him doing his thang at a party full of drunk women … hello recipe for disaster! same here! Although I heard male strippers are supposed to be really romantic and sensative men!
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new questions
how many rooms does your house have?- six. living room, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms and one bathroom. Plus there’s the basement.
when you brush your teeth, do you floss and use mouthwash as well- sometimes, but most of the time I’ll just brush my teeth.
ever did anything or said anything embarrassing in front of one of your crushes?- Yes! about six years ago, when I was working at *****, I had waited on Bob (not produce). Anyway, while I was ringing him out, he zipped up his jacket. Well, my gaze immeadiately lowered to his … well, you know! I thought he was zippering his pants! He caught me looking and I know I must have had this really wierd look on my face! I wanted to crawl under the counter and disappear! To give him credit, he was very sweet about it. He acted like he didn’t see me looking. Needles to say, the next time I waited on him, he zipped his jacket very slowly and quietly!
ever stumped on asking questions- yes, like right now!
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well, that’s it for today! Till next time, take care and God bless!
Michele
