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May 08, 2006
First day at work....
Since I know all to most of you have been eagerly awaiting some sort of news about my first day at work.... here goes.
This morning came in a bit of a rush as I managed to oversleep my alarm and wake up to Bob knocking on my door. Whew, thanks to Bob I didn't miss the train and be destined to walk into downtown. Well, that's maybe a bit dramatic, but there's really no other drama than contrived drama right now in my life.
So, on the commute in I have a quiet time, arriving downtown encouraged. Then, I proceed to get off fo the train platform and instead of walking all the way down and out the front of the building which followed the directions Tom gave me, I chose to go right down and walk out a block and a half farther west than I knew how to accommodate for without looking like an idiot. And when I say idiot... I mean it. I walked to the end of one block, saw it wasn't the right street, then walked all the way to other end of it and saw that it still wasn't the right street. I then proceed to take out a map.... drop it, and then fumble around trying to get my bearings straight.
Finally figured out what I had done wrong and headed off to catch my bus. The bus thing went well, and managed to get off right in front of the Lincoln Park Zoo with more than a half an hour to spare. So, I grabbed a park bench under some crab apple trees and began to journal a bit.
Then, I go into work, and spend like an hour signing my name and the date on things. After that, I get informed that i am going to be driving the train today. YES!!! What better place to start?? So, I meet my co-worker: Princess. (yes, this is her given name) and we head off to the little train ride, me driving the engine alongside her walking. We get all set up and going and I quickly learn that my job is to be smiley, happy and drine 3-12 year olds around in the same circle, three times in a row and let them out when I'm done.
It was a blast!!!! I spent the whole day ringing a bell, calling little kids Kings and Queens of the train (can you tell I've been engrossed in Narnia lately?) The highlight were two five year old girls who sat in the car behind me and giggled of sheer delight the whole ride.
About halfway through the day I realized two things: 1. My shoes have become approximately on half size too small for my feet. and B. I am the biggest klutz known to man as I managed to rip my new pants on a seemingly smooth bolt.
But, the day ended as all do, and I had an excuse to go out of my way to Unique (unique=sweet thrift store) to take advantage of half price Mondays.... and get some new pants.
I'm safely home now, day one under my belt and am eager to sleep in tomorrow since I don't have to be back to work until Wednesday.
Posted by Angelina at May 8, 2006 07:48 PM
Comments
Wow! You had a full day! I'm so glad you're enjoying your job! I couldn't think of anything more fun to do! Praise God! I'll keep praying for you sista! Enjoy your day off!
Posted by: Holly at May 9, 2006 08:33 AM