Chix Chat

Hi Anne!

Yep, I stayed home from work today.  My back doesn’t hurt as bad as it did that one time last year, but I thought I should take it easy so it wouldn’t get any worse.  I’m off work tomorrow as well so hopefully my back will be back to normal by Thursday.

I bought my dad a cd (Frank Sinatra) for Father’s Day.  Danielle and Brian got him gadgets for his car.  We didn’t go out to dinner or anything.  My dad isn’t the "going out to dinner" type.  Actually holidays like Father’s Day and my dad’s birthday is a bit awkward for me.  My dad and I aren’t really close.  We just dont talk a whole lot.

Wow, it looks like you were pretty busy yourself over the weekend.  Four stores in two days?  Zoiks is right!  Well, no one could ever accuse you of being lazy, thats for sure!

When you said "just curious" when Ron was asking why you was asking about his birthday, I probably would have said the same thing.  Of course I would have thought of a witty comeback…. two days later!  I always envied people who can just so easily think of things to say right off the top of their heads.

Yes, Ron telling you about the burrito was too much information! *giggle*  I’m sure you had very um…. "pleasent" visions of him after he made that statement.  I haven’t eaten at Taco Bell myself for at least two years.  I got "sick" on it one time, and I’ve been afraid to go back there.]

So Ron is 48 or 49, eh?  Chaz is (or will be) 47.  Just from some of the things you tell me about Ron, he reminds me so much of Chaz. If Ron was this wonderful Christian man and the two of you fell in love, the age difference wouldn’t be such a big deal.  I mean, your both adults for goodness sakes.  If you met a wonderful Christian man who was 48 and you started dating him, I wouldn’t think anything of it.  To me age is just a number.

thank you for sharing the link to the Christian messageboard.  I will check it out. I’m sorry that you were down pretty much all of the weekend.  I wish we lived close to each other.  I would love to take you out (of course you would drive because I dont!) and try to cheer you up.  Go to the movies, see something funny.  Even rent a few comedies.  Laughter is truly good medicine for the soul.  It does wonders for stress.

My computer’s been acting kinda strange lately itself.  I’m telling you, our computers are in cahoots with each other!  They say "lets see who we can drive insane first… Anne or Michele!"  I think it will be a tie between the both of us!

I did mention to Bob on the phone last night about my fears when he comes here in August.  He assured me (for the 100th time) that there was no way I could disappoint him and he would never ever persuade me into doing something I didn’t feel comfortable in doing.  I feel so much better.  And thank you so much for keeping this situation in your prayers!

Well, thats it for today!  Until next time take care and God bless!

God bless the USA!

Michele

Hi Anne!

Short note today… maybe maybe not.  Its about 7:30am and I’m debating on whether or not to call off work.  My stupid back is bothering me again!!  I don’t know what the heck I did to it!  Anyway, if I do call of work, I’ll be home to write a longer e-mail.  If not, I’ll write a longer e-mail tomorrow or later on today.

have a great day!  Take care and God bless!

God bless The USA!

(I’m losing it!  I was going to write God bless "Michele"!)

Michele

Hi, Michele!

No problem about not writing on Friday, although I was a little surprised. I do understand though.

It sounds like the weekend at the store was horrendous! I’m not surprised that people waited til the last minute to get their cards, but I’m sorry to see that it was taking such a toll on you! I’m very glad that you made it through okay. What did you do for your dad to celebrate Father’s Day?

This weekend I worked double shifts both days! Four stores in two days = zoiks! Plus I have another store tonight, one on Wednesday, and one on Friday. Not to mention two stores on both Saturday and Sunday of the next weekend. Man.

Ron worked both stores on Saturday and ran the first store yesterday, so that was kind of interesting. On Saturday, en route to the second store, he was telling us how he got a ticket three years in a row on his birthday. Curious, I ventured to ask, "So, when is your birthday?" He asked, "Why do you want to know?" I said, "Just curious." (I wish I’d said sarcastically, "I’m writing a book.") Someone else mentioned that I knew it was another ***** person’s birthday, then Ron casually changed the subject. Now I’m curious why he’s so protective of that info! I heard he was a private person, but sheesh! Maybe he thought I wanted to know the year - which I do - but I was just wanting the month and day. Apparently it’s classified!

Also on Saturday, I was wondering aloud if we’d stop and get a bite to eat - you know, since we’d probably be gone about 12 hours working both of those stores and traveling. The others told me to ask Ron. I did: he replied that he accepts bribes. En route to Taco Bell, he mentioned again that he accepted bribes, to which I responded, "I’ll buy you a burrito…?" He said, "Y’all do not want me to eat a burrito." (Talk about too much information.) Another employee was really surprised that Ron agreed to stop somewhere; they were, like, "How did you get him to do that?" I told them, "I asked him."

As we left Sunday’s store, one lady in the van told Ron, "Well you’re six years older than I am, but …" and then whatever else she was talking about. I was intrigued; Sara whispered that Ava - the lady who said that - was either 42 or 43. So Ron is either 48 or 49!! Whoa! Sara also managed to ask yesterday, "Ron, do you have any kids?" to which he replied, "H*ll no." Sure, *that* he’ll share.

Mood-wise - I was down a lot of the weekend. This morning I woke up okay then got to work and was down a bit. It’s a veritable roller coaster ride. (Hopefully I’ll soon learn from that not to trust my feelings, but to go by faith!) I *know* I think about it too much; I’m really trying to trust God and not worry so much. As I keep saying, the Bible tells us over and over to not worry/be anxious. Still it’s tough to do sometimes. I don’t mind at all that you told Bob; I need all the prayers that I can get! You asked about that Christian message board - it’s the "community" link at the www.wayfm.com site, which is a local Christian radio station’s site. That was the one that did have a lot of great forums, but they deleted most of them and left only three basic ones.

I had forgotten all about the test until you mentioned it! With all of that work this weekend, I was so glad to not have any homework. I plan to read the next chapter this evening before the gig, so maybe I’ll be ready.

I can relate to your feelings about Kristin; heck, who couldn’t? It is annoying bordering on infuriating when someone gets special treatment at work just because of friendship with the boss, especially when they’re not carrying their weight and getting away with it.

Well, I’m receiving email on my work computer now, but it’s still acting weird. For one thing - the monitor isn’t working right: pictures aren’t clear and everything on the screen is much bigger than I’m used to. Plus, it takes a looooooong time for the thing to boot up.

So Bob is going to visit in August? I’d say it’s very normal for you to be nervous about meeting him. I hope that you will both have an open mind and be optimistic about meeting; if you do that I don’t think you’ll have to worry about disappointing each other. About his "expectations" - I really hope he doesn’t expect anything during his *first* visit, for sure!! Still, I know what you mean about having those feelings and worrying that you’ll give in. But don’t sell yourself short! I will definitely pray about this for you.

That’s all for today. Talk to you soon! God bless!

Anne