Just got home... fun night... hehe
We got everything at Pizza Hut decorated for Christmas... we were really getting into the Christmas spirit.... it was me, Matt, Diana, and Tim. We had a good time.... and put HOURS into it. Tim and I mainly worked on the outside lights while Matt and Diana worked inside. Yea, it was a bit cold, but we had a good time. I think the place looks really nice.

Now for the main story.... Steve finally got me back.
At about 2pm (I start work at 3), I get a call from Steve saying that a customer decided to get the store a Christmas present and was getting it gift wrapped but they didnt have time to wait for it so we had to go pick it up. He asked me to go in and pick it up on my way to work. Now, remember, this is the Saturday after Thanksgiving... the mall is not a pretty place to be... so anyway I venture my way into the Bon Ton and eventually make my way to the gift wrap center. I wait in line for quite some time and then I finally get to the person and I tell her I was supposed to pick up something for Pizza Hut. She says oh, ok and calls someone else.... I thought that was odd.... but anyway this other person comes down and goes to the back to get what I have to pick up... there, wrapped in clear celephane is Steve's bear..... and she says "Steve wanted to make sure you get this" .... I shook my head, said "I'm gonna kill him" and everyone laughed..... so I made my way down to Pizza Hut. Of course there were some good laughs as I was walking in.... honestly, I thought it was funny..... it really was an awesome prank... especially since its harder for the opener to pull a prank on the closer (which is usually the case with me and Steve)..... I give him mad props for pulling that off. So anyway, Steve gives me a list then. This list is a list of 5 things that the bear demands or "he" will continue torturing me. Included for your entertainment, is the list of those demands.

1. Apologize in your blog for abusing him.
2. Public apology in front of at least 5 Pizza Hut Employees
3. Must take the bear with you when you go out to eat. Buy him some porrigge or some honey.
4. Take the bear when you meet up with Tiffany next and explain that while she was away, another (the bear) made you feel better than she does. Then pull his string to prove it.
5. Tell her the (censored - insert the Christmas present I bought for Tiffany here - the one I think she's gonna kill me over) was teddy's idea.

So anyway, I have had a very entertaining day.... and then some.... so what is that... yesterday, today..... *shrug* ... it doesnt matter... we had fun.... It's nice to work in an enviornment where you can fool around alot.... and still get work done too, of course.

Well, its is now after 6am.... and I have to be back at the hut at 3... plus I'd like to get up early enough to talk to Tiff for a little bit... so I'm gonna head to bed. Good night everyone!

I feel like a failure :(

I'm nuts... officially.
I always buy everything online when I'm Christmas shopping.... this year so far has been no different. I bought 90% of my presents online. Today tho, is black friday.... the day when stores try to lure you in with amazing sales. A DVD Burner for $80... yea, that caught my attention. I told Mom & Dad thats what I wanted for Christmas. Around 5:30 this morning my dad calls me and says he just drove by Best Buy because he was going to get that burner for me for Christmas. He said he just kept on driving because there is no way that he would have been able to stand in line to get it. After thinking hard about it, I decided that I would drive in and get it. Dad gave me his credit card, and off I went. Let me take this moment to say.... NEVER AGAIN! I now know why I do my Christmas shopping online... and why I never venture out on black friday. There was no room in Best Buys parking lot.... I ended up finding a spot.... at McDonald's down the street. Started walking over.... once I made it in the door the fun began, trying to get to the shelf where the dvd burners were. No joke I was fighting people standing in line.... the line to checkout was weaved in and out of different aisles... it was nuts. Finally made it to the shelf, and, no more on the shelf. I asked someone and they said that they probably had more but I had to ask someone else. Found someone else and he said they may have some more at the computer counter..... the line for the computer counter was from the front of the store, clear to the back of the store. It was at this moment that I gave up. It then took me 5 mins to get out of the store because I had to dodge people left and right. I learned an important lesson today.... not only did I learn that I should stay home on black friday, I also learned that people are stupid... and for a brief moment this morning, I was one of them. Now that I have failed my attempt and learned my lesson, I'm going back to bed.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I just want to list some of the things that I am thankful for. First and foremost I am thankful for Tiffany. I am thankful that God has brought such an amazing girl into my life and I'm thankful for the relationship that we have.... one that just keeps gettings stronger and stronger. I am thankful for my family.... everyone. I really have the best parents, sisters, grandparents, aunts and uncles, etc that I could ask for. God truly has blessed me with my family. I am thankful for my job at Pizza Hut. I am thankful that I have a job that I really enjoy and I am thankful for my coworkers. I am thankful that I have such a great manager who not only makes it fun to work but also cares about situations that arise... something that many managers dont care about. I couldnt ask for a better set of people to work with. Last but definately not least, I am thankful for what God has done in my life. I am thankful for my salvation and the promises that He has given me.

God Bless everyone on this special day!

Ok so dad taped the new information on the sci fi channel about the Kecksburg UFO incident..... Lori and I decided we wanted to watch it.... but since she didnt see the first one, we decided that it would be good to watch that one first. So we did.... then we started to watch the other one.... thank God for fast forward.... about 90% of the program was EXACT repeats of the previous show.... it was rather depressing.... and the new evidence they said they found since the last airing... yea, it was basically a 36 page document from NASA that said the same things that we already knew.... that was helpfull..... well, its now after 4am... we're eating at 12.... so I think I should now head to bed.

And now, introducing the stars of tonight's blog: Matt Shafer and Steve Kruse :)

Tonight was a night of complete harrasment, but it's ok... I'll eventually get them back. Today our uniform shipment came in and I had ordered a gatsby to wear while I'm a cook.

Well, that went over like a lead baloon. I think its nice, but I was kinda expecting harrasment over it.... but what the heck, I'm unique... maybe this will make Steve quit scheduling me for cook shifts just so I dont wear that hat :) Yea, that wasnt the only thing they harrased me about. It seems like I couldnt say anything without some crazy comment.... At least Patti R. liked it.... someone was in my corner... of course when I got home Lori told me that I needed to take that thing off now.... *sigh* No one appriciates good style.... uh... yea, thats it. Everything at Pizza Hut is in good fun though.... I cant say that it bothers me that they harass me... I've just accepted the fact that I am the second most harrased person in that store... Sweet Chuck (Mike) is way above me so I dont think I'll be catching him.... tho, Vanetta might be catching up to me... especially if we get her to drink at the Christmas party...

"I'm not hungry, I'm HUUUNGRYYYY"

w00t... just got done watching my new "Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas" DVD.... By far my favorite Christmas program and now that I finally got it on DVD, its even better :) ... Yes folks, it is now Christmas-time... I have seen my show!

The highlight of the moment is.... I'm not still at delivery. The night really didnt go too bad. In all honesty, I dont mind working at that store... it just seems to take so long for the night to end.... and yes, after my last post, we got hit again.... it never fails.... you get crushed for a while.... then its dead... totally dead.... then all of a sudden you get crushed again.... and usually after everyone is gone.

Well I am going to attempt to get up early enough to go pick up my skis in Monroeville..... hopefully I can get that done before meeting Jim and Jason for lunch.... gotta get to bed though. Nite nite!

I'm here at delivery.... Bored as usual. The nights always go so slow down here.... Hence why I have the time to blog. Down here its like customers gang up on you. About 2 hours ago no one knew which end was up.... Now.... Nothing. I think for a while I had like 8 deliveries on my screen and 2 drivers to take them all... That just sucks. Well its 8:30 and we close at 11 ... I'm gonna go..... Uhhhh.... Stare at the oven. Hopefully the customers won't gang up on me tonight like the usually do late at night.