This weekend I had my parents visit for the holiday weekend. The problem is that I had told them not to come up, but they came anyway. The Monday before my mom called me to say they were coming for a visit. I asked them not to come because I had to work the whole weekend. They came anyway, so I had to come up with some time to see them. My girlfriend and her mom decided to have a cook out and invite them for the fourth. This was the best we could all come up with on short notice.
So Saturday comes and I a just getting up for my parents who were coming at noon only to hear my parents at my door. I freaked out. I was so mad that I just basically told them to leave and give me at least an hour to get ready, and by told I mean screamed. This isn't even mentioning the fact that I wasn't alone when my parents showed up three hours early without even calling. That made things even more awkward. That I think freaked my girlfriend out more than me standing outside yelling at my parents at 9 in the morning.
After my parents came back I told them in no uncertain terms that the next time they invited themselves or showed up hours early, I wouldn't even answer the door. Later still we had lunch with my girlfriend's parents. It went alright, but I wasn't looking for them to meet anytime soon. My girlfriend also meet my brother for the first time since he came along for the ride.
Later I found out that I pissed off my girlfriend's dad by having them meet my parents. I understand and agree that it was too soon, but it also wasn't my idea. So great, my family really sucks.
I finally have a new job since this one is the worst one I have ever had and that is saying a lot. I am actually only working for a different franchise of the same company. This company doesn't seem retarded like the current one and has a lot of perks like better vacation time, bonuses, closer location. Meanwhile I have had to suffer through some really awkward conversations with my current employer since I had to talk to them before I could interview with the other company. Worst conversation of my entire life. I mean how do you tell your boss that you hate your job and are looking elsewhere. I was so glad after that to be able to put in my two weeks notice since I kind of burned my bridges there. Now I am just serving out my time and trying to not just get fired in these last few days. I love my life.
