Day 5

Wow! What a fun day! I was invited by the coworker and his wife last Sunday to a get together they were having on Sunday afternoon. I was really excited to go but unfortunately I did not even make it last week. Joel was very disappointed but we definitely made up for it today! I work with Joel about 6 days a week and we get to spend a lot of time together. We have known each other for about 4 and half years now but were never really close. We went from knowing each others names at work, to becoming Facebook friends... and now we run a restaurant together. Going off first impressions neither of us could imagine we could become good friends..... but hey, 4 and a half years later it happened. I'm very proud to say that I can have him, and his wife Shandelle apart of my life!


So today I went over to there place for lunch. So nice of them to invite me! I ended up staying from about 1:00 to 6:00 It was a fun afternoon of yummy stew and good conversation! Both were definitely needed! My parents are out of town and I usually spend Sundays with my entire family. This is something is greatly missed when they are not in the city. Having lunch with Joel and Shandelle made up for the fact I could not have dinner with my family.


So your probably thinking... what is so great or different about what she did today? Well even though I'm very extraverted and extremely outgoing I get shy and quiet around people I don't know. Part of the reason I didn't go last week is that there was going to be so many people I didn't know. So I "maned up" and put myself in a situation that I knew I would be  a little bit more uncomfortable in. So what did I learn?? Sometimes you have to put yourself in a place where your uncomfortable to learn and meet new people! And thats what happened today! Im happy to say that I now have two more positive people in my life and that I learned more about a person I work with everyday! Sometimes I think that friends are work don't always take the time to get to know each other in life outside of the building and Im glad to say that we have both made the effort! It was worth it.....




I also completed something off of "the list" today! I brought Joel and Shandelle flowers! Which I loved doing, and they were a very beautiful color! Something people should do more often. Flowers add life to the room and Im happy I could do that for them!


Tomorrow Im going to take my blog to the kitchen! Can't wait to tell you how it goes!


J

Day 3

Day three of blog writing. The funny thing about today is that I was excited to come home and write this blog!!! It might actually be the highlight of my day. I guess blogging makes me tick (maybe I should write blogger to the list of things "about me"....or it could be premature as it is only day 3) so this blog is either getting me excited...... or I just had a horrible day. Probably a little bit of both! Those of you who know what kind of a day I had at work..... will know that I didn't have the best day! Its a good thing I am so passionate about my job!!!


Soo..... what new thing did I decide to do today? I sent snail mail to one of my best friends who is currently living in London, England. This is something I don't ever remember doing, so if I have sent snail mail, it was done far before I was a teen.... and with that being said, Im sure my mom did it for me!


My friend, who is living in London has never read this blog, its only been two days and I have had not had a chance to tell her! I've decided Im going to hold off on telling her, and wrote about my blog in the handwritten letter I sent her. How fun is that? Not only does she get to receive a letter in the mail... but then she also will have like twenty whole days of blogging to catch up on!!! (So Miss Amanda, you better be sending me a whats app message as you read this!!!!) Those of you who don't know me or her.... we have pretty much been inseparable since 7th grade. With the exception for the fact we lived in different cities for a couple of years and now that she lives in London. ( A bit of a contradiction hey?) We went to junior high and high school together, and while in grade 12... we lived together for half a semester! Pretty great experience living with your best friend while your still in high school! We have traveled North America together.... seattle, portland, hawaii (all with our high school cheer team) as well as Houston on a family trip! Most of my memories include her and I'm sure we will be friends for life. Defiantly a bridesmaid if I ever get married. And in exactly 3 months and twenty days I can say we traveled Europe together. That is right Im going to London!


So back to my new "task". I wrote Amanda a snail mail. Some interesting things I noticed while writing this letter.........


1. I can't spell, and I rely on spell check
(as I just wrote that I asked my roommates boyfriend how to spell "rely")
2. I wrote the envelope about 5 times before I wrote on the envelope in a satisfying way
3. When putting stamps on the envelope, I had no idea how many to put on
4.I guess when you send mail to europe you actually have to go to the post office (who knew?!?)




So what an experience that was! A lot of hard work! I noticed how much I rely on technology and how much apart of my life it is.... thinking about it now, I should send more letters in the mail. Thinking how it made me feel writing the letter and how Amanda will feel when she gets to open it?? This is definitely a task I will try to add to my every day life!


So today I learned... I can't spell... nothing new.. I say it almost everyday... that taking time to put more emotion and care into a letter is far more liberating then sending an e-mail. Everyone should try it! (will make you feel warm and fuzzy inside)


So things that make me happy.... writing letters!


Can't wait for tomorrow.... tomorrows task.....pretty fun!