Fired yet again!!!

I was fired yet again from another job!! Again, not my fault. This time it was a record time, 4 days. I was working for a produce delivery company. They hired me as the customer service manager. My direct boss was the sales manager, good guy. He told me on my first day that I needed to observe the customer service reps and meet everyone. I did that!! On day two I went out all day with a delivery driver and made deliveries and met some of the clients. On day three I was told to observe the customer service reps, I did that!!! On my fourth day I was finally given access to the computer system and given email access. I was told to observe and that I would not be taking orders for at least thirty days, cause it is a very hard system to learn. Well on that fourth day the owner was in talking to the customer service reps and saw me sitting and observing, what I was told to do. Apparently that pissed her off, she did not like paying me for just sitting and observing and getting to know my employees. Not sure what the hell she wanted me to do, I had just gotten access to the system that afternoon. Well I had off on monday. On tuesday morning I came in at 7am and worked till 9am. I was brought into the HR managers office and was told that it was just not working out. What the heck was not working out, i was there for four days. She asked me to give my opinion about the company and what was happening to me.
Well I told her that it is ridiculous that I had four days to prove myself. She stated that the owner wanted me taking orders on the first day. She also wanted a new customer service training manual half written by then. OMG seriously!!! I did not even have access to the system till day four, how was I to be taking orders on my first day. Not to mention there is over 1000 different product codes that I needed to learn. I told the HR manager that I was just following orders given to me by the sales manager. She said she agreed and tried to talk to the owner about the fact that I was just doing what I was told. Guess that did not matter, I should have been proactive....with out access to the computer system, Yes i think that was possible..not!!!
WEll needless to say, I told them they were going to be hard pressed to find someone with my manager experience and educational background that would be able to come right in and do the job on hour one. I told them they would have to promote from within if they wanted to accomplish that. Their answer...we don't want to promote from within cause none of them are dependable. Well hehehehe have fun then.
So i am back to the unemployment world...i know some people that are very happy about this!!! Guess I am back to looking for a job. But don't worry, I will be able to finish painting the bedroom and the living room, golf, and just relax...

back to being the athlete i know i am

ok so i have not blogged in a very very very long time. I really have not had much to say. I first have to say that I got a job!!! Customer Service Manager at Kegel's Produce. I am really excited, I start on Monday. I think I have a lot of potential to take that business to the next level. I have a lot to offer and I plan to give it 200 percent. I am truly going to miss being home. I am going to miss being available for everyone on a moments notice. But I do think this is the best thing for me. It will give me something else to focus on, to have a routine, and a schedule.

I am also playing fast pitch softball again. I did not realize how much I have missed it. Our first game was this past Thursday. I was not nervous at all. I know that everyone else was nervous for me. I think someone told me they were so nervous they felt like they had to poop lol...that is just so cute to say. Lyz, Chris, Joni, Avery, Delaney, and Heidi all came out for my first game. I think i was a little nervous but only cause I did not want to let Chris down. No offense Lyz and Heidi but I know if i sucked you would still tell me I did good. Chris would actually tell me I sucked. And i love him for that..he is always honest with his words. But I knew that I was doing well when I actually heard Chris cheering for me. I don't think he realizes how much I just want his approval that I can do well.

He was fantastic. At the advise of Lyz he took me down to a field before our game and hit me grounders. He also tried his hand at pitching to me. He really did good for never fast pitching before. I left a great impression on him when hitting. Not that I did well, I mean i did. But literally I left an impression on his leg. I hit a line drive right back at him and his leg got in the way. It swelled instantly, turned red instantly, and left an imprint of the laces on his leg. He did not complain at all and said.." well that would have been a hit.." God I love that man (like a brother)!!! Thanks again lyz for suggesting he help me out and Thank you Chris for doing it for me!!!

Well my first game I thought I did kick ass. I did not strike out. I made contact with the ball every time I was up to bat. I played third base. I made some great plays on defense. I was truly proud of myself. The second game I was even more excited, was last night. I again played third base. I made two awesome plays. One of them was I dove for the ball and caught it!! Thank god it was the third out cause I was not getting up in a hurry to make another play. I also had a ball hit very very hard right at me while I was playing in for a bunt, got it and made the play at second for the out!!! It feels really good to be able to kick ass. I also was 1 for 3 at the plate. Again I did not strike out and made contact every time. I was five feet from hitting the ball over the fence for a home run. But it went six inches foul too. Darn if that would have just been fair.

Well I am done bragging about myself. I just feel so good to be playing again and I am having a blast doing it..Thanks Heidi for all the support and the push to play!!!

two for one

Today is h and mine's sixth wedding anniversary. It is also Blue's first birthday. We have the cakes, we have the friends, we have the distractions, and we have each other. I am sure with everything that we have been through this past year and the start to this year...that some people would not have been able to endure what we have and still have each other. I am so proud of us that we have endured and have grown closer through it all. I miss the days of shopping for maternity clothes, a wedding ring (a cheap one to wear during your pregnancy), the cravings, the run to the store at 3am for tums, all the pizza, and the wonderful glow that was about you. I know in my heart that I will be able to do and see all those things again. All i ask is that you make sure that you just crave cheese pizza, don't know if I can handle any weird toppings.

H, I love you. I always will. Just always remember that!!! And always remember that we can get through anything as long as we have each other.

Happy Birthday Blue. I don't think you will ever understand how much you are loved and missed at the same time. You will always be in our hearts and be the most special to us. We mis s you so very much.

Things will get better adventually.

just some thoughts

Wow it has been a while since I have said anything that was on my mind. A lot has happened. I am officially at my new job and my new branch. I have already made some changes, is anyone surprised. They are little changes, just things that I had observed. I am a new auntie again to a little girl, Delaney. Love those girls. I just hope that Delaney likes me as much as Avery does. My guess is that Delaney will be a H fan not a J fan. Just like you have a mommy's girl and a daddy's girl, I am betting we have that with H and I when it come to our nieces That's OK though, Avery and I get along so well. I think I am re-living my childhood through her. I never had cable with the cool cartoons. I love watching sponge bob and yes even wow wow wuzby with her. She is so cool we can just have a normal conversation about dinosaurs, football, or Timmy turner. Anyways, I think got maced in the face for C's birthday. His dad said that I was stupid and that I would chicken out. No you can't do that with C. Which is good, cause if it would have been for anyone else I would not have done it. C means a lot to me, a brother I never had. It did hurt like hell...and the thirty minute shower was cold. But I must say it is exactly what I was looking for. I needed to do something absolutely stupid and painful all at the same time, and of course C is always willing to step up and offer his services.
Thanks C!!!!!!!!!! (still need to watch the video again though, apparently there is a boob shot)

H and I decorated for Christmas. Our outside lights are up and we went and got the perfect tree..I am grateful that we went and decided to get a tree and decorated it all blue. It is perfect. But of course I can't remember what else we did, I am sure I am forgetting something, sorry.

Not sure how much I am looking forward to Christmas. I am looking forward to having the day off with H and cooking a turkey meal. I am looking forward to seeing Avery open her gifts that we got for her. I am excited about making yum yums ( just the best cookie ever).. I am really excited about shopping the day after Christmas.. and really excited about having four days off...OK soooooooooo I guess I am more excited then I thought.

First wk of work

Well I am done with my training and I began my first full week of working in the branch. On my first day on the job, I got to meet officer Lopez from the Pennsylvania state police. I met him because I set off the hold up alarm. Wow that was a fun first day. My second day, I was able to be yelled at by two customers for not cashing their checks. Now that I must say is what I missed the most. It is always a complete day when I get yelled at by a customer. My third day, I almost broke the drive up drawer. I did not realize that there was an open and close button that made the drawer go out to the customer electronically. I was trying with all my mite to push the drawer out manually and it would not move, till one of my tellers asked me if I was pushing the button. "pushing what button, I did not know there was a button." They all got a chuckle out of it. My fourth day I again got yelled at by a non customer and told him that he needed to leave or I would call the police, I mean I know officer Lopez personally now. My fifth day was a long one, I worked ten hours and did not get home till 8pm at night. Felt like I was back working at the mall branch. All in all, I enjoyed my first full week of working. I made some changes already to my teller line and have impressed the branch manager with my sales capabilities. I know that I am really going to succeed at my new job.


side note...........

I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE!!!!!!

ok so i am stealing again

I saw this on a friend of mine's blog...I thought it was cute, so I am using it. Hope she does not mind.

1.Did you marry someone from your high school? Nope, we actually met in college in rexburg, Idaho and she is from Michigan and I am from Pennsylvania....go figure on that one!!

2.Did you car pool to school? Nope, I had to attend church early morning (6am) seminary classes... that sucked

3.What kind of car did you have? My first car was a 1988 dodge aires

4. What kind of car do your drive now? 1990 nissan pick up...yes daniele I still have my truck

5.It's Friday night...where were YOU (then)? Either at a football game or one of my own sporting games

6.It's Friday night..where are you (now)? at home with the wife..my favorite thing to do

7.What kind of job did you have in high school? I only worked during the summer and I was a counselor at our local summer recreation program

8.What do you do now? I am a teller banking supervisor at pnc bank

9.Were you a party animal? A little bit...I have been through my share of running from the cops and I could have possibly jumped out of a window and hide under a car till the cops left..maybe...don't quite remember come to think of it...hahahahaha

10.Were you considered a flirt? I have been told by everyone that I am a huge flirt...I don't see it but I guess I don't get free stuff from people just because of my great looks....it must be the charm too....

11.Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? I was in all three...trombone....alto

12. Did you get suspended/expelled? Never...but i am betting that if I was not in sports I would have been

13. Can you sing the fight song? Oh my goodness...no that would be nerdy

14.Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)? Not sure I had any...I did not really enjoy school..so I am doubting that I enjoyed any of my teachers...ok miss gerdes, she was my phys ed teacher and field hockey coach...she was someone to look up too

15. Where did you sit during lunch? Most of the time with my friends....other times with the jock table

16. What was your school's full name? Conestoga Valley High School

17. What was your school mascot? Buckskin

18.If you could go back and do it again, would you? No...I believe there is a reason for everything that happens in our lives and that we should embrace it not change it 19. What do you remember most about graduation? Giving our principal a screw when we shaked hands...that was awesome

20.Who did you take to prom Senior year? eric winters

21. Did you have fun at Prom? I guess...he was six foot five..i am five foot three..and I had to wear a dress....what do you really think..did I have fun?

22.Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with? Nope....I am sure he is married with twenty kids by now and living in utah...just a guess

23.Are you planning on going to your 20 year reunion? I didn't go to my five year or my ten year...not sure why I would decide to attend my twenty year..

24.Do you still talk to people from school? on facebook....

Okay - now your turn. What do you remember?

Back to the Work Force

I got a job. I have completed my first full week of work. I have learned that working makes my brain tired. I fall asleep easier. I fall asleep earlier. I really am a great banker. I am really good at making people laugh. I am a quick learner. I ask great questions. I love being a banker. I love money. I love selling. I am a great manager. I am laid back. I can get ready for work in less then twenty minutes. I hate snow. I hate Lancaster county drivers. It snowed, I should have gotten my bread and milk earlier today. Now the store is out. It is funny to watch people panic over things that just don't matter. My new job gives us free hot chocolate. People are jealous of my left over lunches. Calling Lancaster county court house is a pain in the butt. Banks really do reverse fees when you are nice to them. Did I mention I hate snow? Why can't there be heated roads? I only need fifteen minutes to eat lunch. I love mingling with big wigs of my new bank. I think I have already made an impression. My new bank employer has lots of ex Wachovia Bank employees, hmmm I see a trend starting. I love my wife's cooking. I wanna move to Florida. I miss the beach. I miss blue.

These were just a few thoughts and things that happened to me during my first full week of employment.