Week in Review.

Wow, what a week...what a reality check. This is a week, I can honestly say I am glad that it is over, but I am not sad that it happened. I am sad in the big picture, but I can learn for it and move forward so I don't see it as a total loss.

It seems like I have been a none stop week. I somehow got the pleasure of work a ton of shifts that I really shouldn't have been scheduled for, but hey that is neither here nor there...in the big picture I enjoy being busy, especially this week. I had a kick-butt interview last week for a job I thought would be something fantastic. It would be challenging, yet extremely intriguing, and financially stable. I really felt that the interview went in my direction and then I get the news on Wednesday that they went with the other candidate. Oh well, what can ya do? My interview skills are good enough to get me down to the final two, but must need a little polishing because I haven't gotten the big break just yet. It will come, but it still sucks. While I was wallowing in my failures on Wednesday, I had the great offer from the Delegate to come over for dinner and relaxing evening. That seems to be just what the doctor ordered. However, on my way over to the Delegate, I got a call that brought me back to reality and rather quickly I must admit.

My roommate Sam I am, lost her niece 5 and nephew 2 extremely unexpectedly. Talk about a jolt back to reality, real quick. It was a simple reminder that life is precious and shouldn't be taken so seriously. So what I didn't get the job that I thought I was perfect for, at the end of the day I have my family, my friends, and my safety. I don't have camera's in my face, drama in the media, and the big question of what happened to my family members. It has truly been a whirlwind for my roommate's family. You hear stories on television about little kids going missing or dying unexpectedly, but you never really believe it is going to happen to you or even someone you know. Although, it didn't directly happened to me, it hit home because of Sam I am. What do you say to your friends when they are going through something so tragic as the loss of innocent children. As far as we know (which is almost nothing), the entire situation is a mystery. It is truly heartbreaking to see someone you care about go through such a life altering event. Although, the initial autopsy results are back, more test are being done before anything is announced.

Last evening, trying to stay busy and out of the house so that Sam I am can have her support group over and not be bothered by me and swallow, we end up at the shitty pub. Swallow, Ames and I go to watch the Bears game and play a little shuffleboard...Jack and the delegate come to join us and of course have a good time. How can anyone not have a good time when Swallow is consuming alcohol, she makes everyone and anyone laugh. After a terrible loss for da bears, a few losses at shuffleboard for Ames and I, the group decides they are hungry. Lovely...just lovely. I am back to not eating after 9 pm, so I could careless if we go eat or not, but the rest of the group wants to head to Old Chicago for cheap late night happy hour food. While at Old Chicago, I must have apologized to our server 3 times for our table being so loud, before I realized that no matter how many times I apologize Swallow and her best friend KK is never going to stop being loud. Oh well, I given in! Finally everyone finishes eating and I get to drive the drunks home. :)

We are finally home and there are still a few of Sam I am's support groupies at the house. One of which, I have decided is an absolute moron. She literally doesn't use her brain at all, and ended up offending a few people as she continued to speak. I have never been a huge fan of this chick before, but hey I thought I was being a little to critical. Never again will I second guess my first opinion of people, I will forever trust my instincts. I am now of the mind set that she is thoughtless, inconsiderate, and down right retarded! Even the delegate was speechless, which I guess looking back at it now was the best option...but I still think that open communication is extremely important. Although, we are learning what works and doesn't work for us, if everyone communicates than together we are unstoppable. :)

I am ready for my anti-drama filled life style back...I really think I will appreciate it more now that I had a heavy dose of un-necessary excitement.