Good to Bad

Today I had my interview/audition with Gila River Casino. I've been looking forward to this interview since they called 2 weeks ago. I've been trying to get a job for awhile & this would be my 3rd interview with this casino so I was determined to do my best. The interview was at 9:30am. It wasn't far away but just in case of traffic, I left around 8:30am. I got there in 20min so just waited around until 9:15am to check in. I was called back for the interview at 9:40am. I was very nervous but answered the interview questions well. It was really the audition I was worried about. They had me deal about 10 hands of blackjack & set 7 hands of Pai Gow. I didn't make a single mistake! I was so proud of myself. They said it'll be 1-2weeks before I hear back though.

As I'm walking to my car, I'm thinking about how great it went & I can't wait to get home & tell Garyn. He took the morning off so he could watch the kids. I get in the car & it won't start. I tried it a few times without any luck. At this time, I was so thankful that I grabbed the phone on my way out. Especially since I don't usually take it. We only have 1 cell phone but we can send text messages to & from the computer. I sent a text to the computer hoping Garyn would get it. He did right away & text me back with a few things to try to get it to start. None of them worked. Of course, I noticed that the cell phone is about to die! I then call Garyn's stepdad, Greg who is a master mechanic. He said he could come help but wouldn't be there for a little over an hour.

I was so happy that this would all get squared away but was now wondering what to do for an hour. I text Garyn to let him know & he suggested trying to find someone to give me a jump. So I walked up to the casino which I wasn't happy about because I wasn't parked very close to the casino & was wearing high heels that were already starting to hurt. I found a security lady & told her. I went back to the car to wait. Someone came out & we jumped the car but it still didn't work! I text Garyn & called Greg just so they knew. So it would still be around an hour before Greg would arrive.

I wanted to go into the casino & maybe get some breakfast or play some blackjack but really didn't want to walk up there again. I decided just to wait in the car. Garyn's sister, Brittany called just to check on me. As soon as I hung up, the phone died! Trying to kill time, I cleaned out the car & found a magazine to read. By now it was 11:40am. I was wondering where Greg was so I decided to put my heels on & make the painful walk to the casino. What made it worse was that on my way out the door, I thought I should grab my flip flops but decided not to because I was just going to the interview & that's it. Maybe the gift shop would have flip flops or slippers I could get. I got to the casino & asked for a phone. I was told there were no courtesy phones in the casino. I decided to go to the gift shop & look for flip flops & get some water. Of course, they didn't have flip flops or slippers! I found another person to ask about a phone. She said I can walk to the hotel & use one there. I explained what happened & I really couldn't walk over there. She pretty much said too bad. I started walking there which wasn't a long walk but in 3" heels, it was horrible! I kept stopping to give my feet a break but they hurt so bad so I just took them off & kept going. I found a phone & called Brittany. She said she talked to Greg 15min earlier & he was just leaving. I walked back to the parking lot (shoeless!!) just in time to meet Greg. He did a few things & the car started right up!! Thank you, Greg!!

I was so excited to get home! I got home at 12:45pm!! I pull up & I could see the relief on Garyn's face that I was finally home. Rya standing there, waving & saying "Hi, Mommy!" He gave me a big hug & said he was so amazed at how I take care the kids everyday by myself! Being a stay at home mom is hard! He's always known it's a tough job. He then told me about a huge mess he got to clean up that even I haven't had to do. Hayden was down for a nap & when Garyn went to get him, there was poop all over Hayden, the crib, the blankets & a stuffed animal. I felt so bad for Garyn having to clean all that up but he did a great job!

We both had such a hard morning. My feet hurt so bad still! I have raw/sore spots on 3 areas of each foot, the back of my heels are red & raw & I have a big blister. I'm still so thankful that I grabbed the phone as I was leaving but from now on, we will ALWAYS charge it at night. I'm always taking flip flops if I'm not wearing them. I'm very thankful to Greg for coming out & starting the car. It'll be 1-2 weeks before I find out if I got the job or now. Considering how well the interview/audition went & everything I went through this morning, I think I deserve the job!

So let's pray that this will be my next place of work!