Funny what triggers a memory. Today a few of us were talking about homeless people. I'm not even sure how we got on the subject, but we were telling stories and I was reminded of a pretty funny one that I haven't thought about in a long time.
When I was about 18 years old, I got a job working at a grocery store as a cashier on the college campus. There were all kinds of people that came in that store. The college is very close to an old neighborhood so there were a lot of old people, of course college kids and then the homeless people. There was one guy who was a regular. I'm not sure where he hung out, but he came in several times a day. He would start the day out sober and after getting money, coming in several times throughout the day buying beer, by afternoon he would be pretty drunk. He was a pretty nice guy and funny too.
One day he came in and asked me if I wanted to go dancing with him. "ummmmm....no." He worked and worked trying to get me to go dancing with him and I kept turning him down. So this guy who was about 5 inches shorter than me, drunk as a skunk, hadn't showered in who knows how long, about 15 years older than me and homeless asked me out. Just my luck!
This triggered other memories from working at that store. I had quite a few customers ask me out back in the day...not all of them were homeless! One guy had skull tattoos and kind of scared me, I still went out with him. :) Now I probably wouldn't even think twice just because I have learned that tattoos don't always show the true person underneath. There was another guy who asked me and my roommate, who also worked there, if we wanted to have a three some. What the???
There was a blind guy that came in one time and needed someone to help him grocery shop. I was available so I volunteered. We wandered the aisles and he told me what he needed and I would get it for him and put it in his cart. When we got to the bologna aisle I was reading all the labels to him. He was getting confused and finally he said, "Let me see." "Excuse me?" Luckily he thought that was funny and started laughing. He said, "Let me hold it." "Ooooooohhhhhhh".
One day I was working the morning shift and I saw a guy carrying a golf club come in. I started kind of following him because I was a little suspicious and so was one of the managers. The guy goes down the juice aisle and just as I get there he starts swinging the golf club. He broke almost every single bottle of juice on the shelf, then turned and left the store. As he was leaving he threw the golf club. He didn't get very far...the police got there pretty quickly and took him down in the parking lot. Pretty exciting stuff for that little IGA store!
So many more stories from back when I was young, skinny and naive! I will save them for another time!
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Tall!
I am addicted to Pinterest!! It is a love/hate relationship. I have made several recipes, learned how to paint furniture and today I was laughing my butt off! It is hate because I'm always on the dang computer!
I found these little sayings on a website called tall-girl-problems. Oh my goodness...I can soooo relate! I realize that 5'10" isn't as tall as some of my tall female friends and family...my sister who is 6' or a girlfriend of mine who is 6'2". that doesn't change the fact that I am still tall. One of my favorite little sayings on there was "boobs to the face hugs". hahaha
It got me thinking about life as a tall girl. There are pluses and minuses to it for sure. I thought I would share some of these with you.
1. Never having to use a step stool
2. Being able to see over the top of everyone's head
3. Finding pants long enough and skirts for that matter...skirts that fit a normal sized woman will barely cover a tall woman's behind
4. All the short men love tall women
5. All the tall men love short women
6. Giving someone a hug and they either have their face in your boobs or your arms are around their head.
7. Wearing heals is always a big decision
8. Love getting hugs from tall men!
9. Being called a giant and feeling like a giant
10. Being asked "How's the weather up there?"
11. People seeing up your nose
12. When your friends drag you to the petite stores
13. having to squat down when taking group pictures
14. No, I don't play basketball or volleyball...I never got past the awkward clumsy stage
15. Reaching your full height when you are 14 years old
16. Having all of your friends be 5'1" to 5'3"
17. Not being able to sit in the backseat of a car unless you sit sideways and take up the whole seat
18. You may be able to get into tight spaces, but you may never get out of them
19. Having a constant back ache from having to bend over to do things
20. Dancing with a man who's face is in your boobs
These are just a few things. I am tall and I am proud of it in spite of these frustrations. I think the biggest one for me is the issues with men. I do have to contemplate when I wear heals. A few years ago I went out with a man that was 6'5". I was so excited! I had found a pair of sandals that were so amazing and they were only $5! The catch, they are 3 inches plus a platform. So they made me 6'2"! I was actually going to be able to wear my sandals! That man didn't work out, but I have some awesome sandals! I wore them to church today...my daughter said I look like a giant!
Several years ago my 6'2" friend and I worked together. There was a man that worked with us that was about 5'4" tall. We were having a department wide meeting and there were several of us standing in the hall, most of them men. I went and stood on one side of this guy and my friend stood on the other side of him. He said, "Hey, what's up?" I said, "Not much, what's up with you?" All the guys started laughing then he realized what was going on! It's fun to pick on short people! Last year for my birthday I went on a ride along with an officer. When we went to lunch, we went with several other officers. We all got out of the car and were standing in the parking lot...I was taller than every one of them! Yeah, I felt a little awkward at that moment...then I decided to just own it and I stood up straight to my full height! I do have some very tall male friends and I love hanging out with them...it makes me feel small!
My kids are going to be tall. I think my daughter especially. I tell her all the time to embrace it...be proud! Tall women are awesome and beautiful!
I found these little sayings on a website called tall-girl-problems. Oh my goodness...I can soooo relate! I realize that 5'10" isn't as tall as some of my tall female friends and family...my sister who is 6' or a girlfriend of mine who is 6'2". that doesn't change the fact that I am still tall. One of my favorite little sayings on there was "boobs to the face hugs". hahaha
It got me thinking about life as a tall girl. There are pluses and minuses to it for sure. I thought I would share some of these with you.
1. Never having to use a step stool
2. Being able to see over the top of everyone's head
3. Finding pants long enough and skirts for that matter...skirts that fit a normal sized woman will barely cover a tall woman's behind
4. All the short men love tall women
5. All the tall men love short women
6. Giving someone a hug and they either have their face in your boobs or your arms are around their head.
7. Wearing heals is always a big decision
8. Love getting hugs from tall men!
9. Being called a giant and feeling like a giant
10. Being asked "How's the weather up there?"
11. People seeing up your nose
12. When your friends drag you to the petite stores
13. having to squat down when taking group pictures
14. No, I don't play basketball or volleyball...I never got past the awkward clumsy stage
15. Reaching your full height when you are 14 years old
16. Having all of your friends be 5'1" to 5'3"
17. Not being able to sit in the backseat of a car unless you sit sideways and take up the whole seat
18. You may be able to get into tight spaces, but you may never get out of them
19. Having a constant back ache from having to bend over to do things
20. Dancing with a man who's face is in your boobs
These are just a few things. I am tall and I am proud of it in spite of these frustrations. I think the biggest one for me is the issues with men. I do have to contemplate when I wear heals. A few years ago I went out with a man that was 6'5". I was so excited! I had found a pair of sandals that were so amazing and they were only $5! The catch, they are 3 inches plus a platform. So they made me 6'2"! I was actually going to be able to wear my sandals! That man didn't work out, but I have some awesome sandals! I wore them to church today...my daughter said I look like a giant!
Several years ago my 6'2" friend and I worked together. There was a man that worked with us that was about 5'4" tall. We were having a department wide meeting and there were several of us standing in the hall, most of them men. I went and stood on one side of this guy and my friend stood on the other side of him. He said, "Hey, what's up?" I said, "Not much, what's up with you?" All the guys started laughing then he realized what was going on! It's fun to pick on short people! Last year for my birthday I went on a ride along with an officer. When we went to lunch, we went with several other officers. We all got out of the car and were standing in the parking lot...I was taller than every one of them! Yeah, I felt a little awkward at that moment...then I decided to just own it and I stood up straight to my full height! I do have some very tall male friends and I love hanging out with them...it makes me feel small!
My kids are going to be tall. I think my daughter especially. I tell her all the time to embrace it...be proud! Tall women are awesome and beautiful!
Teaching
I never in a million years thought that I would say I wanted to teach. I admire teachers and I give them a lot of credit...especially those that teach kids. I lose patience with my own 2 kids, I can't imagine having to teach 20 or 30 kids all at the same time for 10 months out of the year! Props to all the teachers out there!!
As I have gotten older my goals and desires have changed. At my previous job, I worked there for 4 1/2 years. 4 of those years I was a trainer and I would train new hires. When I left there, I swore I wouldn't do it anymore. Never say never!! I still really don't want to be that one on one trainer. I prefer to have a SMALL classroom setting and have discussions, at least until I get a few classes under my belt! Oh, and teach adults...I'm not very good with teaching kids. :) Although, some adults act like kids, but that's a whole different blog!
I have been assisting teaching a class at work for quite a few years now. It is a lot of fun and I really enjoy it. It is a computer type class teaching the basics. The only thing is, pretty much everyone has one of those computers now so aside from remedial training for a few of them, there really isn't much opportunity to teach it anymore.
I went to General Instructor school a few months ago. I have some lofty goals for sure, but hopefully I will be able to accomplish them before I retire! The steps to get there are slowly falling into place for me. I always have a hard time remembering that it is one step at a time to get to the end result and sometimes those steps are tiny. I just want to go from the beginning to the end without ever doing the stuff in the middle. The stuff in the middle is where we learn and grow.
I'm doing that learning and growing this week. I am substitute teaching at church today. I'm teaching the 10 year olds...Pray for me!!!!! They make me more nervous than adults do! I'm also teaching my first official class at work on Tuesday. It's an hour long class and will hopefully be a good discussion. I'm really nervous and yet excited at the same time. Baby steps!! I have training the end of the month and I am hoping to leave that class with a clear picture of being able to write a lesson plan to teach it at work. Wish me luck! That will be a HUGE step towards my ultimate teaching goal!
As I have gotten older my goals and desires have changed. At my previous job, I worked there for 4 1/2 years. 4 of those years I was a trainer and I would train new hires. When I left there, I swore I wouldn't do it anymore. Never say never!! I still really don't want to be that one on one trainer. I prefer to have a SMALL classroom setting and have discussions, at least until I get a few classes under my belt! Oh, and teach adults...I'm not very good with teaching kids. :) Although, some adults act like kids, but that's a whole different blog!
I have been assisting teaching a class at work for quite a few years now. It is a lot of fun and I really enjoy it. It is a computer type class teaching the basics. The only thing is, pretty much everyone has one of those computers now so aside from remedial training for a few of them, there really isn't much opportunity to teach it anymore.
I went to General Instructor school a few months ago. I have some lofty goals for sure, but hopefully I will be able to accomplish them before I retire! The steps to get there are slowly falling into place for me. I always have a hard time remembering that it is one step at a time to get to the end result and sometimes those steps are tiny. I just want to go from the beginning to the end without ever doing the stuff in the middle. The stuff in the middle is where we learn and grow.
I'm doing that learning and growing this week. I am substitute teaching at church today. I'm teaching the 10 year olds...Pray for me!!!!! They make me more nervous than adults do! I'm also teaching my first official class at work on Tuesday. It's an hour long class and will hopefully be a good discussion. I'm really nervous and yet excited at the same time. Baby steps!! I have training the end of the month and I am hoping to leave that class with a clear picture of being able to write a lesson plan to teach it at work. Wish me luck! That will be a HUGE step towards my ultimate teaching goal!
Sunday, July 1, 2012
27th or 28th???
Fifteen years ago I married the man that waited for so long to come into my life. The funny part about it and I guess kind of an inside joke that I will let you all in on...neither Tom nor I could remember what day we got married on. Was it June 27th or June 28th??
Every year as our anniversary approached, we both would look at each other and say, "What day did we get married on?" We would think and think, but for the life of us, we just couldn't remember! What would always save us is, my stepmom hand quilted a beautiful white quilt (that is on my bed to this day) and she put a handmade label on it with our wedding date. So we would race to the bedroom to look at the back of the quilt. It would be a race so whoever saw it first would be the one to remember the date first and the other was just a loser! LOL We would always tell each other, "Next year we will remember!" and then next year we would do it all over again!
Since Tom died, it is still the same. I can't remember if it's the 27th or 28th of June! I still have to go to my room and look at the back of the quilt. I smile to myself when I see that it is June 28th and I know Tom already knows so he is the winner. He was always the cheater to get down the hall first anyway! :)
Every year as our anniversary approached, we both would look at each other and say, "What day did we get married on?" We would think and think, but for the life of us, we just couldn't remember! What would always save us is, my stepmom hand quilted a beautiful white quilt (that is on my bed to this day) and she put a handmade label on it with our wedding date. So we would race to the bedroom to look at the back of the quilt. It would be a race so whoever saw it first would be the one to remember the date first and the other was just a loser! LOL We would always tell each other, "Next year we will remember!" and then next year we would do it all over again!
Since Tom died, it is still the same. I can't remember if it's the 27th or 28th of June! I still have to go to my room and look at the back of the quilt. I smile to myself when I see that it is June 28th and I know Tom already knows so he is the winner. He was always the cheater to get down the hall first anyway! :)
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