Who does not love a handsome cowboy in a SILK scarf!!!! Whistle Whistle!

Okay....1st off can I tell you two things I adore about my work. Okay three.

Number 1) I am allowed to use AS much PACKAGING tape as I feel like. YES I AM! At home...Corey has a huge thing about waste. And he doesn't like to share "his" tape...(amongst some other things). But at work I get to prepare boxes to be mailed. I love to do that for some reason. And I get to use the packaging tape and I get to use AS MUCH AS I WANT and NO ONE CARES!!!!!!!! And it has been confirmed....NO ONE CARES. And Gus even told me...there is no tape budget. As in....I can use as much as I want!!!! Luv it.

Number 2) I really love to use the paper shredder  It is some kind of  a turbo shredder because it can do lots of pages at one. And it can do credit cards. Sometimes it scares me because if I could fit my fingers in there it would truly shred them. But I REALLY like to shred the paper.

Number 3) I screwed up today. A customer and I inserted a fifty dollar pair of insoles in her shoes. When I rang her up I forgot I had put them in her shoes and she didn't bring me the packaging (not on purpose) and I forgot they were in there and didn't charge her. So I basically gave her fifty dollars. So when I saw the packaging on the floor I realized what happened and called to tell the boss. He says "Oh well, don't worry. Sometime these things happen. " And he was not annoyed at all. It made me think...how often to we give such GRACE to others? Especially our own children when they screw up....Right now, right off the bat, ... in my own life...I can think of one case for sure I haven't showed grace to someone.

I am exited for next Friday  We are going to MY work Christmas dinner! SO cool!. We are going to some place where they cook Japanese RIGHT in front of you. Fun.

Okay....sexy cowboy story. PLEASE don't think I am bragging or think that I am all that. The conversation this guy and I had answered a hugo question for me! And he was wearing a silk scarf. A fancy one. And he looked so handsome.

So...he was trying on several pair of hunting boots. Some customers had left abruptly and he teased that they told him I was a crappy sales person.

I informed him that I was not hurt by that. That I had three teenagers and was tough as nails.

He was shocked I was old enough to have three teenagers.

I told him I was 40.

He said I don't look forty (thank you night time slather of lotion! J/K. My face is really looking worse as I lose weight)

I thanked him and said I was annoyed at getting older. (Because. I. cannot. just. be. quiet.)

He said something to the affect, that I was hanging in there just fine. (which of course is appreciated. Especially since I am super hung up on not wanting to look old. I gotta get over it. I know I do. But it hurts!)

I said (because. I HAVE. to. share everything...)

That it annoys me that in aging men get to look distinguished and women get to look...old.

He said....that an older women is like a violin. They get better with age. (lol!!!)

Does this sound flirty and inappropriate? I swear it wasn't. He knew I was married and it wasn't like that.

So I said "If that is the case then why are men always with younger girls on their second relationships."

AND HE ANSWERED THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE SOUGHT FOR AN ANSWER FOR, FOR YEARS!!!!!

And it was a great answer.

He said.... Because the women their own age are too smart to take them. The men aren't mature enough so they have to go for the younger girls who are naive and think the men are "all that"!

I was like..."Holy Cow"!!!! That. is. so. smart! And right on!

Alright..Kinda dumb story now that I typed it all out.

Okay.....gotta go. Night.