SnOw DaYs...

So two snow days in a row is exciting let me tell you-but at the same time shoveling the snow..and ICE no thank you. It feels like the past two days that's all we've been doing shoveling and salting.

The best is taking pictures of the snow its beautiful :) my favorite part. Next to that is watching my dogs play in it. I do have disappointing news my new puppy Maddie (this is her first snow) she HATES it, all she cries and cries-I think her feet gets cold. Shes still very cute in it!

Now for the downfall in this weather. DRIVING!
I am scared to drive in the snow. Living on a hill that feels like one of the last places to get plowed Ive seen many accidents because stupid people think they can drive in anything! So when it comes to this weather sometimes i feel you either love or you hate it.

Till Next Time Folks :-)

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Trans-Siberian Orchestra, If I could use one word to describe it would have to be thrilling! The music was GREAT and the lights were spectacular!! I had never been to this show before, let alone really heard of it. I had received the tickets back in September for my birthday so the suspense leading up to it was kind of neat.

At the start of the show they tell a story and have Christmas music to go along with it. It was so neat in the middle all of a sudden they had snow going on the audience. It was quite beautiful when the lights hit the snow. After the story was over, the band members were all introduced and they then started playing rock music. The special effects and lights helped greatly make the show. Only negative thought about it was I didn't really get into the story.

Saying goodbye...

I never thought when I got my job at Steve and Barry's that I would become attached and make the friends I did. Over the Past two years I have worked there I never thought it would come to an end the way it did; and we all would have to say goodbye. Yes, in the retail world people come and go but your co-workers, managers, and even customers can impact your life. As for me I started off at this job as just a sales associate, I kept to myself i was very quite and wasn't there to make friends. As I worked there and worked my way up the ladder to a key holder which is like an assistant manager I noticed changes in people including myself. I went from being this loner girl who kept to herself to the outspoken boss that at times people didn't like.

Why are we closed one might ask.... Well the company went through bankruptcy not once but twice in six months. Actually in those six months I learned the most about how management has to react in these types of situations. Some days even weeks we would go without hearing from our corporate office to other days when selected stores were closing, and managers were being let go. So much lack of communication from superiors. I was proud though of my store. We had alot of integrity and we held our heads up till the last day. Managers and other key holders would get on blog sites posted by other managers and just read how since they were getting screwed, they were going to do nothing. I just don't understand peoples philosophies, and morals. But now that the last store has closed its time to focus on the good from this situation and not the bad.



Store 147 was a grade A store. There were so many hardworking and remarkable people. I learned so much from all of them. I walked away with great friends, a wonderful boyfriend who I met at the store, and an experience i can take with me and use for the rest of my life. In the end we weren't just co-workers at a work place, I believe we were like our own little family. I wish everyone the best.

Goodbye!

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