What a day! My lil
guy is no longer a first grader!! We had
a pool party at one of the homes of his school mates. He had a great time. There was food all over the place. The only protein they had was hotdogs. So, I had a hotdog without the bun. I also had a small slice of watermelon. The host kept trying to push more food on
me. I guess they are use to fat people
eating more. Cake, ice cream, chips…. You
name it, I think they had it. Finally I
just came right out and told them that I do not eat a lot since I have had
lapband surgery. “Oh, ok” was the reply
and she soon walked away. Was it
something I said?
Anyway, continuing on from yesterday. What was this offer that we could not
refuse? Brent and our friend worked
together at Emeril’s in Orlando for over 3 years together. I was on the phone with the wife on Friday
and told her (unloaded in tears) about everything that happened. Very calmly she told me to pack our backs,
pick up our son from school and head to Orlando because we (all 4 adults) had
some things to talk about and decide.
So we said ok. I
packed our bags quickly, picked the munchkin up from school and was Orlando
bound. Then I remembered that I forgot
to pack my pj’s. Oh No!! Had to stop and spend $$ on pj’s that I
forgot since I cant sleep naked. Not
that I would anyway since our son still comes into our room in the
morning. After our detour, we finally
made it to Orlando. Here our friend is,
an executive chef with Cheesecake Factory, and his wife prepares fish sticks
and frozen pizza for us. LOL LOL
LOL I love it!! She told me that he would be horrified if he
knew that she was not cooking for us. I
nibbled on a few fishsticks and had salad.
After he got home – with a slice of cheesecake (damn him,
lol) – we had our talk. He told Brent
that he knows a lot of people in other restaurants and could have a job for him
immediately. They proposed that we move
into their home with them and their 3 kids RENT FREE!! Yep! I
joked around all weekend and told them that we couldn’t do that. But they kept asking. Well, not really asking, but telling us that
we were moving in.
On our way home we really started to discuss it and decided
it REALLY does make sense. After they
take out what they are taking from Brent’s paycheck, we will not have money to
pay bills and live on. I called our
friends back and told them that we would take them up on their offer, but only
if Brent could get a job. Mike, our
friend, immediately called his contacts (I was on the phone with his wife) and
had a job lined up for Brent within minutes.
Brent is going to meet with the executive chef of another restaurant on
Monday. Brent has worked with him before
also, and they both kinda remember each other.
If all goes well, and their personalities are compatible, then Brent
will accept the job (HE HAS NO CHOICE OR I WILL HURT HIM – LOL).
It looks like within the next month we will be moving to
Orlando. This is great for us because it
will allow us to save a lot of money and will give us the type of support
system that we miss by not being near family.
Right now, all we have are a few people that we have met, but not like
family. Our friends are like
family. Their words were, “Come up here
and let us show you love. We know you
have no family near so we will be your adopted family.” Love, love, love them!! Oh, and in case you were wondering if I ate
the cheesecake he brought home – only 2 bites!!
Moderation! Before, I would have
gobbled it up in 2 seconds.