One down one to go

I have to be at work in nine hours. But, here I am trying my best to wind down sometime before four in the morning. My sleeping habits are ridiculous.

The big boss was at work tonight when I got there. He came up to me said that he hopes my evening will go better than last night but that he was going to be returning in a few hours to check.

We were busy. Well over a hundred on the books to begin with. All five servers were on tonight, something that hasn't happened since New Years Eve. My tables were smooth, no issues aside from the new bread service that my little brain can't seem to remember half of the time. Good wine sells. I ended up decanting four bottles for myself and two for other servers. I had a British couple that loved everything. And I do mean everything. From my accent, which they thought was charming and sounded very much like I was educated, whatever that means. To the wine selection they asked me to make to the cracker things that are in the bread baskets.. It was one of those 'smile until your face hurts' kind of nights.

On and on it went. When nine oclock was coming around and I was just starting to think about getting started on sidework I had four new tables. One VIP and three deuces. Everybody was dining tonight, everybody was drinking. I think the holiday weekend is in full swing. Tomorrow is supposed to be a bit busier. I don't have a day off this week. Need to do some laundry.

For the record I'm not a huge fan of Valentine's Day. I would much rather get flowers on a Tuesday in January than on the one night a year when boyfriends, fiances and husbands everywhere are reminded weeks in advance that they have to remember to be romantic. So, for me it's not a big loss in my private life. As for professional me I love the holiday. It's packed full of deuces that are 'splurging' Everyone else has stars in their eyes, I see the stars in their eyes and think dollar signs.