It's off to work I go...

I've been really enjoying my summer so far. Updates since the last time I blogged:

1) Melissa had her graduation party. It's always nice to have lots of people around, and I definitely enjoyed all the food we had. I did get a LITTLE bit tired of making small talk with people I don't know very well. But really, for the most part, I had a really good time. Played the wii for a little while, showed off wonderful pictures from WALES :) I like parties.

2) I've been working at Macy's for almost two weeks now. I really like it, except for the getting up part. I've been getting up at 3:45 am so that I can leave by 4:15 am. This week, I worked Mon-Wed mornings. Getting up becomes easier once I do it a few days in a row--which is nice, because getting up is never my favorite. I've been going to bed at 9...feel like a cool kid.

3) I wanted something quick to eat for breakfast. You know, like granola bars. I don't like the Quaker ones...too sweet, or something. I got some with real oats and honey. Except I don't really like honey. I can deal with it in small quantities. If I could cover these granola bars in a thin layer of chocolate, they'd probably be perfect.

4) Ralph Lauren makes some classy clothes. I'd know, I marked down about 28375920635283546 polos this morning. So if you need men's polos, go to Macy's. However, I would not buy pants from Ralph Lauren. They have some basic pants, that aren't too bad--I marked those down today. There was a style of pants that did not get marked down, but I'm thinking they will soon. They were not attractive--I'd laugh if I saw someone wearing them. The fabric is pretty hideous. I wouldn't even use if for curtains. Maybe a small decorative pillow--in moderation, it's probably not so bad. The colors are very muted and dull, very depressing. It's maroon and brown--PAISLEY. Quite the combination. These are mens' pants, mind you. I have to wonder what the designer was thinking, and what the buyers for Macy's were thinking when they agreed to sell the pants in our stores.

5) I have fun with the scanners at work. The new ones are wonderful--you can scan the barcode, and it prints you a nice little label. But they are hard to load, and there are only a few of them. There are a lot more of the old scanners. With those, you also have to carry around a mini-printer for labels. It's pretty sweet, having a printer hanging from your waste. Also, the old scanners are heavier and more challenging. I used one this morning, and I don't really know how to work it. I mean, I can SCAN stuff. But that's it, and I can't change the scanning mode. I also don't know how to MAKE it print if the price isn't really new. One last complaint--the old scanners don't display the time, so I have no concept of what time it is while I am working. I tried to gauge by the amount of sunlight streaming in the doors. I think I'm pretty accurate...but I could just be lying to myself. It's not like I could check the time to see if I estimated right. And let's be real--I'm a TERRIBLE estimator. Never trust any estimations I make, because they will not be the least bit accurate. Sad but true.

I think that's it for the exciting updates so far. I don't work any more this week, but I do have some fun plans :) I'll be doing dinner with an old friend (Colby) on Thursday, and then Becca and I will be hanging out on Friday! Not that I have money to do anything fun, ha. Oh well--I really just like to hang out with my friends and talk. It's something that I've really missed, and it's nice to be able to do that, now that I'm home!