[Private Entry]So, the new year didn't start off quite the way I would've liked. No kiss at midnight, though I might have been a bit picky about the crowd at the club.But Lavender and Demp got engaged! He asked her just before midnight and the looks on their faces! Just so madly in love, I'm so happy for both of them. I hope they let me and Paul cater the wedding, though that might be getting ahead of things.
I spent the first alone at home. Living right behind the pub is a great convenience but it also means maybe my mum and my friends are right that I spend ALL of my time at work - home IS work! So, I didn't let myself into the pub even once. I cleaned my whole space and reorganized my closets and my kitchen. Then I baked a cake and made my dad's favorite chocolate frosting and invited him and mum over for dinner. It was nice, until mum had her second glass of wine and started in on me again. Not even 24 hours into the new year, I swear the woman is out of her mind. Daddy did his best to calm her down, but it wasn't long before I pulled out the cake and rushed them through dessert just to get them out. Sent them home with a couple of pieces of cake, too. They really seemed to love it, though. Maybe I'll make some to sell at the pub this week.
Speaking of the pub, though, this afternoon had a young sister and brother come in looking for part time jobs after school. Tyler is 16 and his sister Beatrix is 15. They're mother made them look for work to save up their own spending money and they saw my posting a couple of weeks back. They're too young to help with waiting tables thanks to the alcohol, but Trix is really excited to work with Paul in the kitchen and Ty doesn't mind working on the floor with me - busing tables and seating guests and the like. They've both got great energy. Of course, it won't mean I can take any more time off, which is really the goal, but at least this way things will be a little less hectic, right?
Gods, I promised myself I'd get wrapped up in my work
less, and here I am rambling on about it all over again. Maybe I'll see if Padma wants to have dinner soon. Get both of us out of our heads, right?
[Private to Padma]Dinner this week? We both a need
weeknight off, I think.