One thing that I miss about home, as silly as it may be, is toilet seat covers. Not one public bathroom I have been to (besides Dave & Busters thankfully) has had toilet seat covers. So everyone back at home..... appreciate them more. ;-)
Today I had my official first day of work. I was dressed head to toe in my gear. Black pants, black long sleeve shirt, black belt, black non-slip shoes, apron, hair up, card clipped to me, and ticket book in pocket. It was a day filled with information, lots of it I can't remember, and rules. It was fun though. A girl named Mariah, originally from Illinois, trained me. She has been at Dave & Busters for a year or so, and is one of the top waitresses and trainer. She was very nice (while some other people here I'm not so sure about). Since I haven't served for over a year, I have to complain about how tired my feet are. I haven't had to stand on my feet for that long of a period in a long time. So work will be good exercise. I found out today that waitresses here in Tennessee only get paid a base rate of $2.15 an hour plus tips, rather than minimum wage. Minimum wage here is $7.25 an hour. If a waitress doesn't make at least $7.25 in tips per hour though, you make the base rate instead. I'm still kind of confused, but I'm just shocked that I'll only be making $2.15 AN HOUR!!! That's crazy!!! It should be illegal. But this restaurant is supposed to be really busy, so hopefully I'll still make ok money.
Buck made his rounds again downtown to met and chat with owners of the bars, to see if he could play in the venues. He gave press packets and/or a CD to the band bookers at The Wheel, Roberts, Legends, and The Stage. He already has an acoustic show at The Wheel on Thursday night!! He is substituting for Mr. Gary Gibson, a musician and UPS delivery man, who is a regular performer at The Wheel. (Gary Gibson is the artist we saw last Sunday.)
Since I do not have my Jeep yet (it's on it's way) Buck has been dropping me off and picking me up from work. This morning was smooth, since I had to be at work at 9:30 a.m. but when Buck came to pick me up at 3 p.m. he got stuck in bumper to bumper traffic. Traffic in this city is a real bummer. If you try to go anywhere from 3 p.m. till about 7 p.m. you aren't going to get there fast.
Since it was so cold, everything covered in ice, we went straight home. I ironed my work clothes and took care of mail things. Buck tried putting together our Internet connection. Turns out, we accidentally signed up for an Ethernet connected Internet service, and not a wireless one. Sooooo we need to return it and get another one. :( But can you get ahold of a Comcast Xfinity representative?!?! NOOOOOO. I sat on the home forever on hold and couldn't take it anymore. So we will try again tomorrow.
Then we made salads, spaghetti, and garlic bread for dinner. Then we settled in to watch Barnyard, but I fell asleep within a few minutes. So I am heading to bed and will have energy for work tomorrow, Buck is watching Man vs Wild on his iPad, and Bluebell is already conked out :)
We miss our families and friends. We are keeping you all in our prayers and thoughts. Call or text is whenever you want!! I love hearing from you all. Just remember we are two hours ahead. :)
Xoxo-
Sarah Beth & Buck
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