Cheese and Chocolate & Meatloaf

Today was a busy day. I had my orientation, then an appt at 4 til 5, then dinner with the fam in LV at 545 and then I was supposed to have a volleyball game followed by dessert with the girls at Melting Pot. It happened mostly like that, except for the exercise..that did not happen. I got a call as I finished dinner that the team we were playing was forfeiting, but our team was still going to have practice. Hmmm, I skipped the practice. Instead, I ate some meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy and peas, then headed back to KC, changed my clothes and waiting for SG1, to pick up MG and I. We then headed down towards the Plaza and picked up SG2 and met ES at Melting Pot for Ladies Night. What? Did you say you are not familiar with ladies night? It's a wonderful invention, two glasses of wine or cosmos, all you can eat cheese and chocolate for $22. We had the Wisconsin trio and the spinach and artichoke cheese, and wine and each of us had a chocolate martini. I will say that we sent the martinis back because they did not have the chocolate dripping around the edge (only reason we ordered them), but the waiter brought them back properly garnished!

Tomorrow is my first full day at work. I am going in to train/shadow with a current server. I will be working from 10-close. Close is at 11:30, but I hope to God I don't have to stay that long!

Homecoming & Skechers

I got up pretty darn early in the morning on Saturday to travel to KSU to see the Cat's get whooped. It was not all that bad, but the loss was. I headed over to SG1's house and picked her up, and her sis, SG2 and her fiance DJ. We broke up the drive by stopping at their parents new house in rural Topeka. We tried some new cinnamon rolls (marinated in vanilla ice cream), and egg strata. Both were delicious.

We then continued West on 70 to exit 313. We arrived at the stadium with 7 minutes til kickoff, so we got to see the band and some pregame. 56 points were scored in the first quarter, yep, the first quarter. We ended up leaving at halftime, the score was that bad. I am not real sure what the final score was, but I know we lost bad. The only part that makes me feel good is that KU lost worse.

While the SG's went to eat lunch with their parents, I decided to go see my bff BS. It was great to see her at Porter's. We sat and talked and caught up. I miss her!

Today was spent mowing the lawn, well, not really the lawn, but the leaves. By this evening the lawn was covered with more leaves and sticks. I give up, for a few days. Also, my roomie MG and I have decided to try to hold off til Nov 1 to turn on the heat, but I am not real sure if we will be able to do it. It is pretty darn chilly.
In other news, tomorrow I start a new job. I will be serving/bartending at on the Country Club Plaza. When I got the job I was informed that I needed to have a pair of black non-slip shoes before I can start. I did not want to delay the paychecks, so I went to Off Broadway shoes today and am ready to announce that I now own a pair of Skechers. Yes, that's right, I said it. I do promise to NEVER wear them to work out. That was one of my pet peeves when working out at the rec in college, girls wearing Skechers. I just want to shake them and tell them they are not good workout shoes.

Stay tuned for crazy stories that I know will come from dealing with the restaurant public!

Holiday Mart

I went to the Junior League Holiday Mart this evening with SG1 and her sister, SG2. SG1 is a member of Junior League and had free tickets. I have heard about this event for years, but this was my first time attending.

Some things I noticed: Lots of scarves, lots of embellished denim, lots of monogram onesies, lots of wilton/silver serving trays in any shape you could ever want, and lots of food samples.

A note on the food samples. You would think that with a life threatening pepper allergy, I would learn to be a bit careful when eating samples. Normally that is the case, but not tonight. I was making my way down the dip line with my pretzel sticks (no double dipping). I dipped into something with a definite pepper in it. I immediately pulled $2 out of my pocket and offered it to the man in the booth in exchange for a bottle of water out of the package he had. He did not take the money, and gave me the water. I downed it in 30 seconds. No allergic reaction, thank God!

Also, this evening I jumped SG1's car. SG1's man came to help us jump it, and we hooked everything up correctly. No start. SG1 called her insurance company and they sent a tow truck. We went to dinner at the Salty Iguana down the street and SG'1s man met the tow truck driver. SG1's man came back to dinner with the keys to the Jetta and the news that the tow truck driver got it jumped and started. Interesting.

Off to bed, I am planning on making a trip out west tomorrow. To the old stomping grounds. Back to relive the Glory Days, in a little place called Manhattan! Go State!

Also, I got a job today...more on that in the next post!