Please sir, I want some more...

I've never begged for a job. Ever. But times are hard and I've gotten desperate. And guess what: it worked. After calling every day for a week I finally got an interview! Yay! But by the time I got there to talk to the guy they'd already filled the spot. Boo! But he continued to talk to me and was thinking about hiring me anyway. Yay! But then he found out that I was going to EFY and wouldn't be long term, so he turned reluctant. Boo! But then I pulled out the fact that I was an awesome returned missionary (they like those); and I was living with Wendy Jenkins and related to Brittany Jenkins (now Campbell, and Wendy was in the owners ward and Brittany was one of the best employees that he'd had); and I really really needed a job and that was the place that I wanted to work at more than anything. He told me he'd think about it and to call him Monday. Yay!
Thus ends that round of "Boo! Yay!" and the rest is "yay!" from here on out. I called back on Monday, he sounded skeptical still and told me to come in. He asked me if I really wanted to work there, I said yes, and he said I was hired! Weekends 7pm to 1am. I started training the next day and started my official shift this weekend. And I love it!
The people there are so sweet! Well, most of them :) There is Grant, who seems to find something wrong with everything. But for the most part they're all sweet. Like Betty! Betty Ball has been there for a couple years, and turns out that she's from the ward the Jenkins are in! She had a stroke a few years back and her left side is a bit out of commission. She needs help getting ready for bed, moving from here chair, or just walking. She is so sweet and is always apologizing for being an inconvenience. But I love her so much and always tell her that I'm more than happy to help her, it gives me a chance to talk with her.
It's so interesting to see these wonderful people and how they each react to their current circumstance. It makes me think about what I'm going to be like, and what I'm going to have to go through. I'm so grateful for the body that I have now and I really have a desire to take care of it. Especially my feet. For some reason, age really affects the feet. I want good looking, pain-free feet when I'm old. I guess this just means more pedicures :)