Friday Night Date Night :)

So here I am. Yet again wasting company time on my blog. Unfortunately this job doesn’t allow for near the “free” time that I was able to sneak in at my old job. The job’s gone well so far. Started out kind of negatively, but the more I get to know everyone, the better it gets. It still doesn’t beat NB though! I have to admit that I was hoping to lose weight when I switched jobs, due to lack of eating Meleah’s baked goods every day, but it turns out that isn’t going to be the case. These people keep ordering out! Darn them….

Wow, so a lot has happened the past week! Last weekend I was blessed enough to help out a Church in Cameron, MO. Their youth group was doing a D- Now conference, and I got the opportunity to get to know 4 amazing girls! We all stayed in a host home by someone in their family. Let me just say that they were so great, and their home was amazing! They had 50 acres full of ponds, creeks, rabbits, goats, sheep, cows, donkeys, cats, and dogs! And hidden in the garage were baby chicks! They aren’t cuddly chicks though. I tried.

We spent the weekend growing closer to Christ, and got an awesome chance to eat and fellowship with some people in a homeless shelter. It was such a great experience, but I’m not going to lie- I didn’t eat. I really just shoveled my food around until someone came to pick it up. For one, it really wasn’t that good. Of course, this just shows how spoiled I am. But I had a really hard time stomaching that it was on a tray that everyone else used. In all fairness, it wasn’t necessarily because it was a homeless shelter. This would have grossed me out at home. But after we “ate”, we helped clean all the chairs and tables, all the while trying to avoid Taylor, who was spraying everyone with a water hose. Later that night I was able to wash the feet of some of the girls in our group. What a humbling and sacrificial thing to experience! That was defiantly the best part of my weekend : )

On another note, Daphne had to get spayed a couple of nights ago. Now if you don’t know me, let me explain why this is a huge deal. Daphne is my little precious, amazing, sweet, angelic, almost-potty trained puppy. She has separation anxiety like you wouldn’t believe!  If I leave the room, she starts shrieking like a pig about to be slaughtered. But I do have to admit that I love coming home to a puppy who is so excited to see me she starts convulsing and crying.  It was so sad making her stay in a strange place over night. I’m sure she was terrified! The good news is that she is now at home! The bad news is that I barely slept last night because I kept trying to make sure she wasn’t licking her incision.

So, tonight is Friday Night Date Night. That’s right folks, I got me a date : ) I really hope he isn’t reading this. Remember when I told you about Shane and Leah from my last job? Well this guy is good friends with Shane. The 4 of us will be going to Downstream Casino tonight, and I’m pretty pumped about it. Stats: 31, No Kiddos, Never Married, Non Smoker, Occasional Social Drinker, and Impeccable Wit. We should have a great night! I will let all you folks know how it goes!

You guys have any advice for me??

Alyssa