Last night I had a mother-daughter date night. We went to Thai Cottage for dinner then Sprouts to buy groceries. It’s been a while since it was just the two of us so it was nice getting that time together.

When I got home, I had a VERY long video chat with Noah. It’s funny how we can go from talking about life to us both just looking at cute Panda and Polar Bear comics and sending them to one another. Since we both broke up with someone recently we have been leaning on one another so it’s nice to have a friend in that aspect.

This morning I met Mallory, JJ, and John at Chuck E. Cheese. We had our favourite pizzas. JJ is not afraid of riding the rides anymore and he even reached out to hold my hand and asked me for help. I felt so loved! I had a few good minutes of having JJ in my custody while his parents competed with one another on basketball. It was a great time.

We went back to their house and I just relaxed with Mallory talking and watching telly. The bottom right picture popped up on Mallory’s Timehop so I decided to make a collage of a couple pictures I found in my phone. Top picture was almost three years ago, bottom left was almost twelve years ago, and the bottom right was six years ago. It’ll be fifteen years of friendship come August. It’s crazy how time flies. We both asked how we could get back to our skinny selves. Sigh ...

I’m currently working overtime trying to catch up on everything but mostly to rewrite notes. Why am I working so hard already? Help me. I need to get out more.

Today was the first day without the lady I was replacing. She was still able to assist on some things through messaging but it was HARD. So hard that my boss had to tell us we should all leave at 6:30 pm at the latest. Luckily, Erin has been super helpful and when she started explaining one of the lady’s workflows to me (the lady never got to it) I questioned some things to where we giggled forever because it didn’t make sense. I love being back and working with Erin because we work through the pain with laughter and that makes everything so much easier.

Erin kept having to tell me to breathe. She can sense my aura and while I’m trying hard to catch up on everything, as days go by, I find more and more missing gaps. I have just started and some people trust me more than others that have worked there for a while. It’s hard trying to keep your reputation while you’re sinking. Fingers crossed the dust settles soon.

I had lunch with Monica and we caught up about our families, our jobs, and our significant others or in my case, lack of. Our one hour lunch became two and it was just SO freaking easy to talk to her. It was our first time having one on one with each other after ALL these years and I really treasured it. Added bonus was getting away from the desk.

I am shocked to realized I haven’t watched telly (Netflix and Chinese Drama) in almost two weeks. It’s funny how I thought I’d have more time moving to this job since it’s closer to home and it’s definitely not the case. Someone save me!

Not to sound vain but I really like this picture of myself because of my messy hair. It was so dark out but because I have two 30 inch monitors at work I felt like the sun was on me.

I was able to meet up with Paola for morning coffee and muffin. It was nice to catch up with her and talk about things like we used to. We tried getting dinner together before but we just got too busy. I’m glad I’m in close proximity with her now.

The lady I’ve been learning from had her last day today and my boss was nice enough to get her a king cake since she’s from Louisiana. I like how the baby isn’t baked in anymore because it’s a chocking hazard.

We went to BB Cafe to celebrate and they ordered a couple of appetizers. The boudin balls were the best!

I got the shrimp boil with mushrooms and potatoes. I could eat those mushrooms forever! It’s not the best boil but good enough to satisfy me until crawfish season. Eeep!

although it’s your last day today we’ve already decided that she’s going to come and help me with everything else that she hasn’t taught me. I’m a little overwhelmed and I am so tired but I keep trucking on. I know everything will be okay in the end.

I was so glad Liliana was able to pick up my call and hear me vent. It was much needed and she always makes me feel better. I cannot wait to see her in April! Thanks for agreeing to be my plus one!

Work went by pretty fast. I was able to get my badge and everything. I had plans to meet up with Apurva and her fiance, Ram. Sadly they were stuck in traffic and would be an hour late. Luckily Noah was available to talk to me during that time.

Soon enough I was introduced to Ram and sitting across from Apurva drinking margaritas at El Tiempo then tacos at Torchy’s. We were too full to make it to dessert at Black Walnut Cafe. Ram is such a patient guy and a great listener. I apologize for talking his ear off. I only wished I wasn’t in the mindset I was in and was thankful for all the advice.

It was ten by the time we called it a night. It was a long day with lots of driving but it was worth it to see Apurva and meet Ram. I cannot wait for their wedding come April!

We had food trucks at work today! I was told we get to every Tuesday and Thursday which is pretty cool.

I got the combo of two baos and fries. I got the fried chicken and the pork belly. Both equally delicious.

I left work a little early and called an Uber for a ride to El Big Bad. Kieran was already there and soon enough everyone started flowing in. I was glad Priscilla was able to make it.

After people started leaving Kieran, his girlfriend, some guy from work, Salim, Priscilla and I went next door to Frank’s for pizza. It was nice being a smaller crowd so we could catch up. Soon enough it was time to go home and Salim was nice enough to offer me a ride back to my sister’s so I didn’t have to be in some creepy guys car. We had to walk back to his car though but I didn’t mind as that was probably the last time I was going to walk through downtown like that.

It’s so early and I’m so tired I’m calling it a night. Tomorrow is going to be a long day.