Career Fair Nerves

Hi.  Career Fair today.  I have my resume printed.  I have some snappy but classic clothes set out.  I even have gas in the car.  I am so ready!  ...right?

I also have some other things:  a son and a husband home sick.  Intestinal virus.  I CANNOT GET SICK RIGHT NOW!!

That would be my number one fear of the day:  Becoming sick in any way.  I have taiko tonight, too, you know, and Celebrate the World is coming very soon!  It's a great festival.  You are all invited.  So, I can neither miss taiko, nor become ill at the career fair, nor become ill this morning and miss the career fair.  Not allowed.  And I am so afraid that I might!! 

Eep!

Other fears about this career fair are less obvious, unless you know me, which I assume you do.  I am afraid that I will be noticeable in a negative way.  I call it being a weed in the garden of life.  I am also afraid of being offered something really horrible.  I know that doesn't sound so scary, but you have to remember my position.  Josh is basically standing behind me, looking over my shoulder and waiting for me to get a job.  He doesn't much care what the job is.  He always accepts the first thing he is offered, and I can't see him not expecting the same of me.  So, if AVON wants me to work evenings for $8.65/hr, he would want me to say yes - even if it is totally wrong for our life, and totally wrong for me.

Want me to tell you what I DO want?  Well, there are problems with the times, because I still want to get the kids after school.  It's practically impossible, but since we are asking what I want, we will pretend that it is actually somewhat likely.  There is a landscaping company that will be there.  They are located in O Fallon, MO.  That's only 40 minutes from me (Long drive, but not bad when you consider that the job fair is in St. Louis).  It's actually the same drive I made for Citi.  Let's pretend they have a job available for the same shift:  5:30-2.  Now lets pretend they want to pay me 12 dollars an hour.  Yipee!

Anyway, that's what is going on today.

We went to the Frankes for the Superbowl.  Lots of old friends there, and two guys I hadn't met yet.  It was super nice.  The only bad - I made this awesome cake, but John Phillip's oldest is allergic to nuts, so NONE OF THEM could eat any.  I felt like a criminal.  It never occurred to me to ask about nut allergies.

Friday we went out with Josh's work friends.  They are pretty awesome, too.  In fact - they would like our friends.  I think I should have a picnic as soon as it's nice.  All the taiko friends and old wonderful friends and Josh's work friends can all drink beer and eat food in a park together.  Cool.

Well, I feel better.  Off I go to destroy the competition with my extreme awesome-ness!  GRR!