For all of you that have NORMAL jobs, when I say long weekend, I'm not thinking of the holiday coming up and the "forced" time off many 9-5ers get.
I'm thinking I'm finally recovered from my L O N G weekend of work. Record temperatures, grumpy customers (I'M HOT TOO! But I'm NOT sitting in the shade drinking a beer, so shut your face, I DON'T want to hear it!), and no a/c.
Friday I worked 13 hours. 11am to midnight. It was hot. I drank gallons and gallons of water and didn't pee once. That's a lot of sweat! There were more than a few stories, but it's all a blur now.
Saturday I was lucky enough to work only till 4 and then to Allie's birthday party. The only thing I remember about work was I had to wait on entirely too many children. It was after 11pm before the temperature got down to "acceptable".
By Sunday I was getting grumpy. Also, some kind of weird rash on my chest. So now I'm hot, itchy, and my allergies are making me look like a cocaine addict. Sunday's only redeeming factor was the kick ass thunderstorm. I blatantly ignored tables for minutes as I wandered the property taking pictures.
Monday. Oh, Monday was the worst. 15 hours spent at work (this time at both jobs). I think I taste-tested too much gelato in the afternoon, because by the time I was at work that night I was still hot and grumpy, itchy and rashy, sniffling and sneezing, but now I had digestive issues thrown into the mix. Just for fun. Just to keep me on my toes. Plus I spilled a Coors Light ALL over me in front of ALL my tables, said a swear and went back inside.
Thank goodness last night was girls night. I found it to be a particularly awesome one. It was at my house (so I could (and did!) drink too much), I fried up some bacon for a cobb salad a la NJ, Allie made up a delish caprese (my favorite!), we washed it all down with Hurricane Mix from New Orleans (thanks Nicolette!), and finished the night with a fire pit and s'mores.
Next time the temperature eeks past 95, I'm crushing up extra Claritin and washing it down with some rum. It's the only way I'll get to enjoy the summer.
