Day 24 – The Eventful Thanksgiving.
Captain’s log.
Day 24 – The Eventful Thanksgiving.
8:11 p.m. (2 days after)
Happy Thanksgiving! Alright, now that formalities are done and over with, let’s move on, shall we?
It’s 5:10 p.m. and my bestie is waiting outside for me to get out at 5:30 p.m. in order to have our Thanksgiving. I was so excited because: 1) I get to spend it with one of my besties and 2) I thought I was going to spend Thanksgiving alone. So as I am finishing my documentation, the Universe starts to act up. Why? Karma, I guess. But then again, I am not a horrible human being. Karma needs to check that list again. Anyhow, one of my clients decides to a family member to tell the same “I don’t want to go through the same thing as I did last night!” So what happens? Now it’s time to investigate a possible abuse situation. On Thanksgiving. Twenty f*cking minutes before I was out. Great… For a second I think to myself, “I need a drink…” Thankfully, I didn’t have to face this alone – My Teammate and I sprung into action immediately. Yes, yes. We wanted out because it was Thanksgiving; however, I believe we share a passion with the clients we work with. So there was no way we would not look into this and just brush it off.
I want to point out that we’re awesome because at 5:30-ish p.m. we were on our merry way and everything was resolve. I say we make a pretty good team. Obviously I have A TON to learn, but I believe I am doing my best and will get better and better as time passes (that and I have no choice if I want to keep my job, LOLs). Soon enough, after that “I-almost-got-stuck-at-work” scene, I was with my bestie on our way to the suburbs. We’re jammin’; talking about life; I was secretly planning to steal her mother’s pets; and then… BAM! We get f*cking rear-ended. At a red light. With no traffic. Great… So for the next hour, we’re talking to the 18-year-old who apparently has depth perception issues; conversing with the latter’s mother to let her know the kid is fine; and socializing with the police personnel while getting the report number for the accident. ”I would have had a shot after this,” I caught myself thinking. It’s almost 8:00 p.m. and we’re starving. So we hit the next best thing. And by that I mean we stopped at a Denny’s that was nearby to get food to go and rush to our destination to pig-out.
After eating, we decided to go see The Muppets movie in theaters. HOLY SH*T, IT WAS AWESOME! Granted, it’s not the best movie in the world, but it is rather entertaining. Though, I was so tired from the day before, I fell asleep on some of the parts. Which is a shame because the movie was hilarious. After that, my friend drove me home around midnight. And I have to go to sleep because I have work tomorrow. Though, I thought about how a small drink will help me knock myself out and sleep soundly.
During the whole evening of today, I was thinking about a drink and how it would calm me down – that’s all it is. I believe I use alcohol because I know for a fact it will calm me down immediately when drinking it. Plus, the fact that I know it acts as a depressor in the human body contributes to my desire to drink. SO I got to thinking that drinking in some situations is not bad. I mean, it does help you calm down and have a sense of control. For those of you who drink, have you ever just sat down after a stressful day; grab a drink; and the minute the liquor washes your mouth you breath in and exhale with a sigh? I know I do. It makes me feel the anxiety is not there. The issues or problems are still present, but I don’t feel the stress. I might explore these thoughts later. I am to tired to keep writing.
So yes. Not the most perfect Thanksgiving. But spending time with the people you love, it will never get old. Though, I am expecting a better one next year. Ha, ha.
- L
