One more night, then home and more work
Aug. 15th, 2013 06:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sabine Monday was a whirlwind of laundry, more laundry, kiddo snuggles, laundry, and grocery shopping. I woke up still buzzing with endorphins from Sunday night's gala, but the energy faded by 11, leaving me exhausted and low on coping. I got most of the chores done that I didn't do during the dance weekend, but probably didn't do enough with my kiddos. I'd wanted to go to the zoo with them, but couldn't handle the thought of the effort that'd take.
Tuesday I got up, finished packing, said my goodbyes, then headed to the airport. I landed in Dallas and went straight to my customers' office building. I got a half day in with them, getting stuff set up for the rest of the week, seeing how things stood. I got take out and to the hotel in the middle of a downpour. The concierge was very nice about how much I was dripping across their foyer. Also, when I got to Dallas, I had pictures of my BRAND NEW NEPHEW on my phone! He's totally adorable and looks just like his daddy. His official nickname is Bash. I'm counting the days until Labor Day Weekend when I get to go visit and snuggle him.
Wednesday I worked with my customers again. We went to lunch at my favorite place - Buck's! Yum!!!!! - and didn't get as much done as we were hoping for. I got pulled away into other meetings and we kept getting interrupted. Grr. But I was able to go to Sam Moon after and get a crapton of shinies. I went over my budget, but was helped out by the $50 gift card my customers gave me! They just wanted to say Thanks and that they love me. They already treat me like a human being, but this is just so much beyond what any other customer would ever dream of doing. I love these people. I will do whatever they want and go out of my way to try to make their lives easier. Yes, my affection can be bought, but in their case, they had it well before they ever gave me a present.
Today I was back in their offices. We actually got quite a bit done. Lunch was a quickie take out, in the process of getting even more done. I went to dinner at a place featured on our favorite reality show: Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. Oh. My. Gods. All the gods. So, so good. Yum yum yum. And then when I got back to the hotel, I bashed my head into the trunk lid in the process of getting my laptop bag from the back. Ouch. So I decided that some ice cream would be necessary for morale.
So now I have very slow internet, ice cream, and preseason football. And I'm trying to get my bag more or less packed. I'm not certain how I'm going to fit the gifts from my customers, my new shinies, the shinies I'm importing for friends, and the clothes that I started with. Good times.
Tomorrow I go work with my customer for a couple hours, get them into a good place, then head to the airport and go home. I have to log into a customer environment sometime around 9 or 10 tomorrow night to do a couple of upgrade steps, but am looking forward to celebrating my kiddos' birthdays Saturday and Sunday. And sleep. And work on my fairy costume. And maybe, just maybe, snuggle my husband.
Also, the people behind Skype have my undying gratitude. Being able to see my kids and talk to them when I'm far away makes things better for all of us.
Tuesday I got up, finished packing, said my goodbyes, then headed to the airport. I landed in Dallas and went straight to my customers' office building. I got a half day in with them, getting stuff set up for the rest of the week, seeing how things stood. I got take out and to the hotel in the middle of a downpour. The concierge was very nice about how much I was dripping across their foyer. Also, when I got to Dallas, I had pictures of my BRAND NEW NEPHEW on my phone! He's totally adorable and looks just like his daddy. His official nickname is Bash. I'm counting the days until Labor Day Weekend when I get to go visit and snuggle him.
Wednesday I worked with my customers again. We went to lunch at my favorite place - Buck's! Yum!!!!! - and didn't get as much done as we were hoping for. I got pulled away into other meetings and we kept getting interrupted. Grr. But I was able to go to Sam Moon after and get a crapton of shinies. I went over my budget, but was helped out by the $50 gift card my customers gave me! They just wanted to say Thanks and that they love me. They already treat me like a human being, but this is just so much beyond what any other customer would ever dream of doing. I love these people. I will do whatever they want and go out of my way to try to make their lives easier. Yes, my affection can be bought, but in their case, they had it well before they ever gave me a present.
Today I was back in their offices. We actually got quite a bit done. Lunch was a quickie take out, in the process of getting even more done. I went to dinner at a place featured on our favorite reality show: Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. Oh. My. Gods. All the gods. So, so good. Yum yum yum. And then when I got back to the hotel, I bashed my head into the trunk lid in the process of getting my laptop bag from the back. Ouch. So I decided that some ice cream would be necessary for morale.
So now I have very slow internet, ice cream, and preseason football. And I'm trying to get my bag more or less packed. I'm not certain how I'm going to fit the gifts from my customers, my new shinies, the shinies I'm importing for friends, and the clothes that I started with. Good times.
Tomorrow I go work with my customer for a couple hours, get them into a good place, then head to the airport and go home. I have to log into a customer environment sometime around 9 or 10 tomorrow night to do a couple of upgrade steps, but am looking forward to celebrating my kiddos' birthdays Saturday and Sunday. And sleep. And work on my fairy costume. And maybe, just maybe, snuggle my husband.
Also, the people behind Skype have my undying gratitude. Being able to see my kids and talk to them when I'm far away makes things better for all of us.
