Today was a very light day at work. Shado was in the process of updating the forums to the new phpBB, so I the day felt to grind away even slower. And the nature of most of the calls were just really relaxed. In every respect, it felt like a Friday. Which was good – I was dead tired.
I was dead tired picking up Clara. I was dead tired while she was bopping around the living room. I was dead tired when D walked through the door, looking dead tired as well. We decided at that point that we were going out to eat, and after a little bit of discussion, we decided to try out the Denny’s just off the highway nearby.
Our history with Denny’s franchises in San Antonio is bittersweet. We went to one at 3am the night we got married to get away from the hotel for a while and just be together. We’ve also gone as a family and had it take nearly an hour to get our appetizers. Service has always been more often a miss than a hit. So my expectations were a little low, but I didn’t much care – just didn’t want to have to cook. We got a seat in a more or less empty dining room, and right away, the waitress was very attentive. It set the tone for a very relaxing dinner out, which just doesn’t happen with a toddler. She brought us some complimentary dinner rolls to keep the kids in check, started a fresh pot of coffee for D and constantly kept my tea topped off. With the kids quiet, we just kinda chilled to the smooth jazz playing and ate at a leisurely pace. It was an excellent experience for a change, and we’ll likely be visiting that one again soon.
The job D was going to apply for tonight had been unposted, but she took the opportunity, while she was still in the job search mindset, to go out and apply for a few jobs. I decided to do a little inbox cleaning – deleted old emails I no longer needed and clean up some junk mail. I then checked my other accounts: the ones I do my job search for. And there it was. I’d been interviewing with an IT consulting company for a few weeks now, and they emailed me an offer letter. It was for considerably more than I’m making now, and it included all the benefits, vacation and perks I’ve wanted – most available from day one. I signed it and emailed it back to them. I’ll put in my notice for my current position in the morning. Very excited!
Tomorrow is Friday, but since today felt like Friday, I wonder if it’s gonna feel like I’m working on Saturday. -.- I’m trying to get a swift belt run going, but if I can’t, I’ll probably just fish until Einherjar starts. Needless to say, I’ll be having some celebratory drinks, too. :D
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