Got It!

Yea! Woo-Hoo! Can you see the confetti falling??!!
I got the job!!
Set my alarm for bright and early (well, maybe it was too early to be bright!) and arrived a bit later than I had planned. Sat here monkeying around on my computer while waiting until the time I had decided I should get there. On the way out the door I realized I had forgotten to fill out the application! Oh, well, no time had been agreed on so it was a 'no harm, no foul' sort of thing.

I arrived freshly scrubbed with all hairs in place and handed the receptionist my application. For whatever reason I honestly believed I would have an instant interview and an instant better job.
She called the manager who said he would call me back later.
'Later? What do you mean later?? Chris! Wait! Hang on here! Get a grip!! No promises were made!!' were all thoughts racing through my mind.
I didn't exactly skip on home. To say I felt kind of foolish would be a gross understatement.

By the time an hour had passed I was convinced the man I talked to yesterday was an eccentric, probably kept around the family business as a company pet. I gave thanks that I hadn't given my resignation yet.
A short time later, though, the call did come. It was from another lady in the office laughing, saying she had just found out the boss and I talked yesterday! He told her to call me with the news I had the job and I could have anything I wanted!!! (Yea!)
We talked terms and I explained that I needed to give at least one week's notice at my present job, that it just wouldn't be fair to drop them on their heads on top of the Thanksgiving holiday. She agreed and we decided I will start this next Monday at 7:30 am. (Yea again!!)

What this means is that:
* I will be working Monday through Friday with maybe an occasional Saturday morning. No holidays and no weekends.
* I will start early and I will finish early with afternoons and evenings for grandchildren and the cool classes I've been reading about and cross country skiing.
* The money I'll save on gas for getting to work will be better spent on weekend travel and trips to the Twin Cities for the galleries and shows and workshops.
* I will have the evenings and Sunday available if I ever find a meditation group or spiritual community where I would feel comfortable. I have sooooo missed that part of my life in California!
* I no longer have to be concerned about driving late night (or at any time for that matter) in bad weather. I don't have to wonder how well my car will do in the bitter cold or what will happen when we're snowed in. I will be one of the few who'll show up for work no matter how bad the weather is, no matter what the conditions are.
* And. I'll be able to watch the John Edward's show (the psychic, not the politician) on Sunday night television with my neighbor and friend, Judy! (I refuse to have cable TV.)

Tonight I'll set my alarm for 7 am tomorrow morn. Maybe I'll get another opportunity to get that shot of the sunrise. On the other hand, it looks like after next Monday I'll have plenty of opportunity and I'll already be up in time for it!
Namaste'