Whew! Yay! I Made It Through Last Week

It was a looooooooooong week. Whew! I'm tired.



It started out good with my day off on Sunday. I love Sunday off, it's my Sabbath.



Monday was a short day at work, but then a long drive to Louisville for District meetings to help us get ready for the upcoming holidays. I never look forward to the meetings because they are usually boring, and they were. Give me the big news and let me go home is what I want! But, it's not what I get.



The drive to Louisville was entertaining. I carpooled with my ex-assistant manager who is now running her own store. I laughed so much on the way there I actually wondered why do things like Taebo and Pilate's exist when all one really needs is to have a friend like Mary to make you laugh so hard that you really give your abs a workout! I was hurtin'! LOL



We made it to the hotel after a detour at exit 15. It turns out that there are two exit 15s! We took the wrong exit 15! It probably wouldn't have been so bad without the downpour that had me pull to the side and wait it out. Or the deadly cloud to ground lightning we envisioned was frying the cows in the pasture! Whoa! It was a BAD storm we were lost in! We finally made our way to the hotel we were staying in. We checked in and then decided to "hit the town". Actually, Mary decided to "hit the town and see the sights", I would have been happy to watch tv, which is sometimes a treat for someone who doesn't have tv.



So, we headed out and we enjoyed seeing the skyline of Louisville. We drove to the city and on our way back we got stuck in traffic due to an accident. Being unfamiliar with the area, I opted to stay in my lane and work my way up to the front as we could. The traffic was buzzing by at a steady pace in the other lanes, but I didn't want to get out for fear of taking an exit to somewhere I didn't want to be. After 30 minutes of sitting there, we finally started to move. We crawled to the front of the line where the police officer directed us over into the left lane, the one I was avoiding, because there was no way to get by the wreck. So, there was no reason for me to even sit in that lane because it was impassable and I could have gone around 30 minutes ago! I hate when that happens! LOL So, I followed the highway in that lane all the way to Indiana. I sure didn't expect to visit Indiana, but there we were! In Indiana! LOL We turned around and eventually made our way back to the hotel, but opted for a late dinner at Perkins before settling in for the night. We shared some good conversation and laughs over pancakes. Yes, I had pancakes for dinner...nothing beats a Perkins pancake!



The next morning we got up for the meeting and then suffered through boredom for about 8 hours. Ugh.



The ride home was just as entertaining, and for me the most important part of the adventure. We shared a lot of deep conversation and I am very thankful to have had the opportunity to talk with my friend and learn even more about her. It was quite a learning experience for me and it has given me much to ponder and celebrate.



God is good.



The last part of my week ended with a press conference announcement by the mall. Yay! A Youth Escort Policy (YEP) is going into effect Nov. 5. This policy requires all youth under the age of 18 to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian from 6-9pm on Friday and Saturday nights. I think this is a great idea! I'm ecstatic about it! I think it is a good move for the mall because many of the "incidents" occur because youth are running around, hanging out, and getting into trouble because they are unsupervised. I am a merchant and I am in business to sell things...not to babysit loiterers! Yay! I can't wait until the 5th!



To top it off, my Cowbox Computer got sick! It's at the "doctor" (a friend who is a techie). I got a weird error downloading Norton updates, all my icons disappeared from the desktop and BAM! Everything froze! CAD didn't work...nothing. Couldn't reboot into safe mode...nothing. nada. Not good. I'm hoping my techie friend can do something to save my stuff. I have some things not backed up and I would hate to lose them.



So, I made it through the week...just a few more days until my next day off. Whew! This is a long stretch. That's all for now!