so just got back from work, and i was reminded why i love it. i get to meet the coolest people. i of course LOVE the people i work with in my lab... but i also love stepping out of that windowless room that and meeting all kinds of random people. today's favs:
*cute mom of 2...her husband's been in Irag for the past 6 months! and he is going to be out 6 t0 9 more months! i think that would be so hard. but at least i could give her our military discount :) 10% off. see, i have an impact in the world!
*cutest japanese woman. turns out she's here on vacation and was in japan when the tsunami hit! luckily she was in tokyo, a pretty safe area. but she said they didn't have electricity and now their water is contaminated from the radiation. luckily her family is all ok. she was really sweet and said how grateful they have all been, knowing the world has been praying for their country. it definitely made it more real for me, to hear about it from someone who experienced it. so i will be praying for japan more from now on.
*sweet family from mexico! their english was minimal, so i spoke my smidgeon of spanish. i actually only know how to say gospel-related words, so i told them all i knew was "hola! we are missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints" in spanish. Then they got excited and said "mormon! mormon!" they told me they met missionaries in Monterrey, Mexico. So i told them my little brother is about to leave on his mission to Oaxaca, Mexico and they were excited. Anyway, loved them. wish i spoke more spanish!!!!
*then there was the pajama crisis. it's pajama day at school tomorrow, so of course teenager wants cute new pajamas. but then the crisis hit...dad will only pay $10!!! the world is coming to an end. mom is trying to be the peacemaker. enter LIZ. luckily, we have a clearance section! pj pants for $4.99...we are in business. but the top is $5.99. you do the math. tears in the dressing room. liz is quietly talking about other options with mom on the side. dad is waiting outside the story. liz does all in her power, then slowly backs away. next meeting is at the register. i ring up both items. $11.73. i promised i wouldn't tell dad about the extra $1.73. i offered to plan a bake sale to raise the extra cash. mom says she thinks dad will be ok. teenager has a smile on her face. she will be cute at pajama day :) like i said, i make a difference in the world.
well that concludes tonight's episode of my favorite customers. tune in next time for more exciting tales from the life of liz. i know i joke around...but i actually do love my job!
SIDENOTE: today i got a very exciting letter in the mail. turns out i was accepted for the cancer research center fellowship this summer!! yay for getting paid to do what i love... culturing cells, killing cells, shooting light at cells, and figuring out what it all means!! seriously i love it.
cancer researcher by day... sales associate by night. life doesn't get any better than this :)
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