Today, having the potential to be the most important day of my life, i went to work. Boring i know. but really, some days you just DON'T KNOW whats going to happen down at Surplus Sam's...
But in actual fact today was a rather average day spent pricing and organizing in the back (like most days at work) and fretting about whether i'd get everything done before the shipment arrives tomorrow. Which i didn't. Now that in itself is enough to ruin my day because i tend to take my job very seriously: when business is down, i am down, when business is busy and steady i am upbeat and energized. But while leaving work and walking to my car i decided not to fret about it this evening. I'd go home, eat dinner, relax, and read a book (something i haven't done in a considerably amount of time). So i did (and yet here i am, blogging about work? oh the ironies of life...).
I'm sitting comfortably on the couch downstairs in front of the fireplace in which a pseudo-fire is blazing (it's gas, i don't consider it "real" unless it has to be lit with a match). I just finished reading The Horse and His Boy, by C.S. Lewis, a marvelous tale about adventure, growing up and a bunch of other things that i really am not able to put into words. But i would recommend it to anyone! It's my favorite book in the Narnia series.
I must say, I feel very relaxed right now. The only thing missing is a good cup of Earl Grey tea with lots of cream and sugar.
Last night Rebekka and I with a bunch of C&C people went downtown to see the Olympic displays on Granville St. They were a bit boring but when we got to Robson Square to see the ice rink we were surprised by a loudspeaker announcement that said we'd be treated to a Lights and Pyrotechnic Show! Talk about perfect timing! There was an enormous zip-line from one corner of the square, across the street, to the other corner. Tower to tower. And performers zipped along while music blared and fireworks went off and huge columns of fire burst out of pylons positioned at the 4 corners. Fantastic! After that we drove to Original Joe's on Cambie and ate $10 'Desperado' pizzas and chatted and laughed and joked, and then went home. In bed before midnight!
Who is Rebekka? you may ask...
Rebekka is a girl of 24 who arrived from Germany last Thursday to stay with us until the end of July. She is here to learn English, sight-see, volunteer at Surplus Sam's, help a bit with the cleaning and cooking, and help a bit with Hannah as well. I'm glad to have her here, it gets a bit boring with just Mom, Dad and Hannah around. And it's also nice to have someone my age around, i'm glad i get along with her!
Goodnight for now folks!
