productive

i'm getting my weekends confused. it seems like they've all been snowy ones lately. this is another weekend of snow. i took some pictures last weekend. they actually closed the store early on saturday and i was supposed to close so i didn't have to go in at all. it was the first snow day i've had off in a long time. i'm also off today. but not because of the snow. i just got a call from my manager asking if i wanted to switch shifts tomorrow and close instead of opening and i gladly accepted. she said she has a truck so she can make it out easily. i'm really liking this manager so far. she seems to have her act together and run a smooth store. even though the drive is twice as far and i have to take the interstate. it's worth it not to complain about someone who makes more money than me. poor gareth had to go in this morning to help out his manager who was working alone. he said it was the busiest day he's ever worked. he's passed out on the couch right now. i went out to the grocery store earlier and it was a madhouse. the roads were getting pretty bad when i left. i don't know why people risk their safety like that for entertainment. i went to the dentist for the first time in like four years this week. i hadn't had insurance and i just signed up for it this year. they actually said things looked pretty good. no cavities. but they did do quite a job scraping all the tartar buildup. they made me bleed. that was a first for me at a cleaning. i went to my parents' house after my appointment for the first time since christmas. my dad's been sick for a month. he finally went to the doctors and found out he has bronchitis. poor dad. hopefully he's on his way to getting better now. my mom should be coming home next week. i haven't talked to her this week but i think things are going well now. i stopped by petsmart this week. they said they were hiring and that i should hear back from them soon. i filed my taxes today. i'm getting twelve hundred back this year. woohoo. i can finally start saving again after emptying my savings payng off my car. we watched a serious man on dvd this week. it's really good. pretty subtle. but keeps your interest. we're going to watch couples retreat tonight. not expecting so much from that. gareth got a message from rva magazine about doing pre screenings with the radio station y101. that's a great step for them and for him. i hope it all works out. this is a long post. guess it's been a pretty productive week for us.