Applauded at work

This week has been quite interesting at work. I have been shadowing people at the front desk and since I´m  supposedly in Housekeeping I don´t have all the authorities in the system as the other Guest Service Agents (GSA). We started the week with massive rain falls and floods that caused highways to close down, stopped flights from coming in, ruined homes, and took the life of at least 6 people including a two year old toddler. At the hotel we expected 850 check-ins one day and we were very surprised, although happy, to see that almost everyone made it. I didn´t really get the full blown picture of how severe it was until I saw the news. My boss told me to be careful when I was going home, and I was thinking; be careful, cause it´s raining?? But then I got to hear some stories from our guests as well. Since I was only standing on the side I could talk to them, and they were more than happy to tell that it had taken them 4 hours longer than usual to get there and that they had seen people in boats where the streets used to be.   The rain stopped pouring on Tuesday and it has been warm and nice since then, although the weather reports predict more flash flooding tomorrow. We´ll see, I´m off so I can just sit home and watch the thunder and lightning.

Anyhoo, so I´ve been pretty much running around and answering phones all week, not doing anything major. Even so, my manager called me in to back office today during the pre-shift meeting for the afternoon shift, and everyone started applauding me. It totally took me by surprise since I had no idea of why, and they were like 20 people, including managers and directors of different areas. The explanation I got was that it was because I had done a great job. It was really sweet of them, but I still don´t really understand why…  I liked it though. Nothing beats recognition for a job well done!

OH! And the MOST wonderful part of the day was when my brother sent me a picture of him holding his newborn son Milo!   He said there was something special, almost magical, about this little boy, and I´m sure he´s right. Only time can tell what awesome characteristics, abilities, and powers Milo will bestow onto the world. I can´t wait to meet him!

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