Normally, my weeks drag... Not in a bad way; I just always think it's Thursday and it's still Monday. Now I'm exhausted from how quickly time is going!
We had such a nice weekend- it finally felt like Fall on Saturday and we took full advantage of the weather by hitting up the local Pumpkin Farm- Rombach's Farm. It was so cute! My only let down was that it failed to have any sort of a legit 'store', lord knows I've got to get my shop on regularly, haha. But the pumpkins were impressive, they had pony rides, tractor rides, live animals, funnel cakes (I died) and even a Beer & Wine tent for Mommy and Daddy! I wish Audrey was fully walking because I think she would've enjoyed it more; however, she did her fair share of crawling around and was incredibly amused by the pumpkins! I hope she grows up with our love of the fall... oh who m I kidding- who doesn't absolutely love Fall?!?!
Sunday was a bit more quiet. With no Dolphins game to miss, I left my 2 favs at home and ran out to this little homegoods store nearby that we came across when Rob and I came out here in July. It's called 'At Home'- but you have to do a pretty serious search to find it; imagine simply searching 'at home' or 'at home store' in google... the possibilities are endless! But once you arrive, what a gold mine! Some of it is crap- but a lot of is pure treasure! I got a ton of fun new nick-nacks to support the new color theme of the apartment (and our future), a handful of new frames, new curtains for A and a couple of items for the gallery wall I am putting together. Thank heaven it's a solid 30 minute drive away or we would be in debt in no time ;-) Rob also let me make dinner on Sunday night- a meal I felt didn't make the cut. It was a crockpot meal- basically a Chicken Pot pie, without the 'pie' part. I threw together chicken breasts, potatoes, peas, corn and a handful of spices/mixtures; then we whipped up some crescent rolls when it was time. Here is my problem with meals like this- we don't have a very large crockpot, 4 qt I think? The potatoes never seem to cook correctly!! We had 1 1/2-2 hours left to cook when we noticed the potatoes were still raw! They had already been cooking for 5/5.5 hours! This is the 2nd attempt at a crockpot meal with potatoes, and the 2nd failure. Well, failure to me. We turned up the temp to rush the potatoes and Rob said the meal was actually pretty good. I've never liked Pot pies too much, but since I like all the items IN a pot pie, I was really hoping for a change of heart with this meal. My dinner consisted of almost all the crescent rolls (mommy win). Auds really seemed to love it though!!
Then Monday came. My first day back at work, Auds first daycare.. or do they call it school? I've heard other people refer to daycare's as 'school' . I guess I'm not sure if it's one in the same? Either way- this child of mine couldn't get out of my arms fast enough on Monday. She saw the toys, food and other kids- and she was done with me. Not even a 'buh bye' or a second glance. I, however, had to leave due to the embarrassing scene I was causing of (literally) not being able to communicate to the teachers because I was bawling. BAWLING. I even failed to get a picture because I knew I just needed to leave. Thank heaven, my darling Erin picked up her phone as I made my 8 minute drive to work so I could restore my sanity and get talked down to calmness. Luckily, when I got to work- I was far to distracted to focus too much on the los of my baby girl's presence. It was a great first day. I feel really good about this position. I'm on a 'fast track' to be on the Sales side of this operation, unfortunately I am the only one in this position, so I don't really have anyone else to relate to in our training class. I'll be doing the marketing side for 3 weeks, then will start my training for Sales which should last another 3 weeks. It's really flattering that they claim to have 'seen something in me' that makes them feel I would be successful with this 'fast track' ordeal. Here's hoping I don't let them (or A or Rob) down!! I will be getting an hour lunch during my day-- and if I've ever worked with you in the last 15 years, you are fully aware I've NEVER had this much time on my hands... unless I snuck it in somehow ;-) I had no idea what to do with myself... So I made a rookie mommy mistake- and went to see A. I love that our daycare has an open door policy so I am welcome to go in whenever I want- I can even take her into an open playroom separate from hers if I have time and can play with her as the other kids are sleeping, eating, etc. I meant to only peak in at her- but discovered it was nap time and my stubborn nugget was just laying there with her eyes on the door.... the door with a window... a window that showed my sneaky face very clearly. Instantly she was up and it melted my heart- the smile she got on her face. My baby was excited to see me!! Now I know how amazing it must feel for Rob to come home everyday and get that reaction- from BOTH Audrey and I! Wowza. I only stayed a couple minutes to give her a hundred kisses and tell her how obsessed I was with her- then back to work I went.
The rest of the day was quick and full of information. First weeks of new jobs are the best and the worst- I love meeting new people, but man; you are given such a ridiculous amount of information. It is really overwhelming and exhausting. I can't wait to be fluent in this and feel the comfort that I had at Hyatt and Marriott in the day. I can't imagine I will ever be lucky enough to make the same sort of friendships that I made at the hotels over the years.... but then again, I bet if you had asked me 11 years ago- I wouldn't believe that my hotel co-workers would be my closest, dearest, most sincere and honest friends that I have. I hope it's the same here :)
Today was just another long day full of information. Another fun filled day for A at daycare, and a family filled evening at home with Rob and I battling for Audreys attention for the 2/2.5 hours that she is awake with us, haha. I feel like I have pages and pages of more 'fascinating' stories for ya'll--- but I am so so tired and have to be to work extra early tomorrow (7:15am) for a mandatory meeting on update medical insurance. Good thinking- because at 7:15am, I obviously want to discuss medical insurance in great detail when I can barely function enough to spell my name correctly. This will be great I imagine....
XOXO
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