A bittersweet week
I dropped my dad off at the airport on Sunday. He’s now officially retired and living in Thailand. It was a nice last week at work (other than the employee I suspended). Monday my dad and I had dinner with the Division President, VP of Finance, VP of Human Resources, VP of Operations, Finance Manager, a Sales Manager, the IS Manager, and…. Barney. I’m not going to say who, but somebody did not belong… The dinner was a “thank you” for my dad. They presented him with a watch and everyone said great things about him. I actually choked-up a little when I was saying my stuff, but I don’t think anyone noticed. Barney made some inappropriate comments that brought the room to a complete standstill. The comments weren’t devastating, but people were still talking about him on Tuesday.
Wednesday we had cake and ice-cream at work, but I missed most of it because of a meeting with the Union reps and my wonderful suspended employee. After he finished telling his side of the story, I realized that he is the most wonderful employee and that Barney and I completely misunderstood the situation (sarcasm, in case you couldn’t tell). By the time I got to the party, almost everyone was gone, but they saved me cake and ice-cream. Yummy.
Friday, my dad took Vanessa and I out to a really nice dinner, where we polished-off 4 bottles of wine. Vanessa had ½ a bottle, you do the rest of the math. Two of the bottles my dad had been saving since the 70’s and were worth a combined value of $2,000… if they were good. I think each of the wines were a little past their prime from not being stored properly. Since we were already feeling good and the wine was worth so much, we drank all of the first one and most of the second one. Dinner was great, but I didn’t feel too good the next day.
Saturday, Vanessa and I upgraded our cell phones. Vanessa does not like complex phones and was pissed to learn that the store didn’t have any displays that weren’t color. I bought a phone that does everything you can imagine and more. I didn’t need that many features, but I wanted to get a phone that integrated with my car. Afterward, we went out to lunch with my mom and dad and had a good time.
Sunday, Vanessa and I dropped my dad off at the airport after stopping for breakfast. I thought I would be very emotional when saying goodbye, but it wasn’t too bad. Surreal, if anything. I was a little pissed when I got back to my car in the parking lot to see someone had opened their door and took a bit of paint off my door. REALLY PISSED. I’m almost over it now.
Monday was depressing at work. Without my dad, I felt somewhat alone. For the past 3 months, my dad and I spent a large part of the work day working together and joking. I get a long well with the IS Manager, but it’s not the same.
There is a lot going on a work, but I don’t think I should talk about it here. I’ve heard too many horror stories. Anyway, since my dad is gone and I don’t have any other life changing events that I know of coming back, I think my entries are going to return to more of the day to day stories. Hope you enjoy.
Wednesday we had cake and ice-cream at work, but I missed most of it because of a meeting with the Union reps and my wonderful suspended employee. After he finished telling his side of the story, I realized that he is the most wonderful employee and that Barney and I completely misunderstood the situation (sarcasm, in case you couldn’t tell). By the time I got to the party, almost everyone was gone, but they saved me cake and ice-cream. Yummy.
Friday, my dad took Vanessa and I out to a really nice dinner, where we polished-off 4 bottles of wine. Vanessa had ½ a bottle, you do the rest of the math. Two of the bottles my dad had been saving since the 70’s and were worth a combined value of $2,000… if they were good. I think each of the wines were a little past their prime from not being stored properly. Since we were already feeling good and the wine was worth so much, we drank all of the first one and most of the second one. Dinner was great, but I didn’t feel too good the next day.
Saturday, Vanessa and I upgraded our cell phones. Vanessa does not like complex phones and was pissed to learn that the store didn’t have any displays that weren’t color. I bought a phone that does everything you can imagine and more. I didn’t need that many features, but I wanted to get a phone that integrated with my car. Afterward, we went out to lunch with my mom and dad and had a good time.
Sunday, Vanessa and I dropped my dad off at the airport after stopping for breakfast. I thought I would be very emotional when saying goodbye, but it wasn’t too bad. Surreal, if anything. I was a little pissed when I got back to my car in the parking lot to see someone had opened their door and took a bit of paint off my door. REALLY PISSED. I’m almost over it now.
Monday was depressing at work. Without my dad, I felt somewhat alone. For the past 3 months, my dad and I spent a large part of the work day working together and joking. I get a long well with the IS Manager, but it’s not the same.
There is a lot going on a work, but I don’t think I should talk about it here. I’ve heard too many horror stories. Anyway, since my dad is gone and I don’t have any other life changing events that I know of coming back, I think my entries are going to return to more of the day to day stories. Hope you enjoy.
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