First Night Back

Hello Everyone. In an attempt to start posting more I thought that I would tell everyone about last night. I started back at the restaurant and it may have been a good omen. I only took 3 tables and I was sooo lucky. Every table had wine and I had one 4 top that ordered a $135 bottle of Heitz Cellars without even having to recommend anything to them. After 3 tables and a little side work I walked out the door with $162 dollars and went straight to the bank. I am trying to make sure that I continue to live like I don't have any money and pay down my debt while saving every week as well. I have budegted out a $400 a week plan. I will be saving $100 from that and anything over the $400 benchmark. Hopefully I can have a nice little nest egg for Oz in another year. Gotta run and get a couple of hours of shut eye before heading to Uni in the morning to see some professors. Love to all of you, you are in my thoughts constantly!!!

Sorry For The Lapse

Hello everyone, I am sorry that it has been so long since the last time that I left a post. I haven't really been doing anything that exciting up until now. Not unless you want to hear about my life as a tow motor ( forklift ) operator? I didn't think so. I will try to recap the last week or so in a limited amount of space. My brother has been gone for about 3 weeks to Europe. I am driving his car until I get my 1990 Honda Civic back on the road. I estimate that to be in the $1,000 range since it needs new CV joints, an oil change, a complete detail inside and out. Not to mention a little body work just down the road. The up side is that I will have a vehicle without a car payment, low cost insurance, and great gas mileage for something outside of a hibrid. It was getting around 35 mpg last time I had it and I hope that after changing the air filter, oil, and strapping some magnets on it I can get about the same or even closer to 40 mpg.
Unfortunately the job that I had last summer is not as great as it was. They have only been calling me in 2-3 days a week and it has been frustrating since I only had 6 weeks before school started and that is almost over. Finally they called me in on Monday and Tuesday passed but I didn't want to go in for my Dad's first chemo session just in case there was a need for something here. Plus I had to keep my mom company yesterday. We went to the place where I had my first job and had some BBQ. It was good but I can't understand how some people will eat that everyday??? I felt like I was going to have a heart attack and realized there was a reason that I hadn't been there in like 3 or 4 years.
I have been hanging out with a couple girls named Mary and Erin. They have been a real help in my return to the States and I see them about twice a week. Last weekend I planned to work all weekend. It fell through after I rearranged my schedule and blew off my best friend to earn some money. They pulled me in at 2:00am and I worked 6 hours then left for home so that I could get up at 5:00pm to go back for more. I think that they played me like a deck of cards and never called me in so I traded in the Saturday night with Timmers for a Friday in the end and it worked out even better. Earlier in the week I had to choose between going to High Point or out with Erin and Mary. It worked out that I went up to High Point and had a great night of food, wine, and conversation. Then Saturday I went to a cool wine bar and then to a few bars afterwards that were a little off with there atmosphere so the 3 of us pretty much stayed together and got pissed. Next I called in a favor to a valet where I used to work because we couldn't get a cab to stop. Mike gave us a ride to Mary's house, or should I define "new house" where it was a little bit of a crazy Lyonaiss night with another bottle of champagne and me cooking dinner for the girls. I arm-wrestled a little with Erin and I thought about giving her a kiss. I didn't do it ladies. Sorry if I let you down but I will explain. It not that I am scared to kiss her but she just got out of a relationship before I got back and she is definitely not finished with it. Should I just go ahead and make a move but wait and see how serious it gets? Or do you wait until the ex is out of the picture to make sure you are not a rebound. Some womanly advice would be great from you gals. I miss you all more that you know and I am always day dreaming about being in Perrache waiting on the A line to take me up to Madz and meet everyone. Or hanging out with all of you in the Parc de la Tete D'Or. La France et Lyon me tellement manqe maintenant. I cannot wait to go back and see my city, to go down to Oz and see my people. Ciao and Gros Bisous. Dad is doing well and has actually driven himself this morning to finish up his chemo treatment, he is worried but in good spirits and trying to do all I can.