Whirlwind X50!!

So life has most definitely been a crazy time. Last weekend was the Friends and Family sale at Reebok & Rockport. I seriously thought I was going to lose my mind. These would be the following top 3 reasons:


1. People are seriously extremely selfish, they will make a complete mess of the store (result of people not putting back the shoes they try on) and not feel the smallest bit sorry.
2. People obviously do not understand the concept "NO returns or exchanges until after the sale"
3. Everyone and their dog will come out for a 40% off sale. 


Though this sale almost killed me there was a few things that made it possible for me to survive.
1. Joe bought pizza
2. People came in and used my coupons.
3. No one yelled at me for being slow or anything (I worked the cash the WHOLE time)


Every night I went home dead tired and sore. I'm pretty sure I complained a lot once I got home but it's now over and I got paid for it. So that's all that matters.


So the sale consumed my Thursday- Saturday. Saturday night I went with my dad, Krista, and Cory to the race track (horses). I`m not a huge fan by any means but it wasn't too bad. The poutine there wasn't too bad either. After we watched a few races I met up with Scott then Chels, Amanda, Jonathan, and Travis after Chels' dance show. I was definitely disappointed I had to miss it. We went classy and stopped at Wendy's. Definitely not what I was planning on but it was still fun. Afterwards, we called it a night.


Sunday just brought another wave of craziness into my life. I was told the week before that there was a family coming from Utah and that they wanted to watch the CES Fireside by Sister Wixom. (It was wonderful!!) So I planned to have a little gathering before hand with food to enjoy ourselves before the broadcast. So up until Sunday I was guessing probably 10 people tops. I come into church on Sunday and there was a TON of YSA there that I never knew anything about. We talked after church and found out that the group of them was selling security systems and would be here for probably 2 weeks. I was pumped! Interesting enough, the family from Utah wasn't even there yet. 
Sunday night at 8:00pm there was probably 15-20 YSA, we ate and mingled. I set up the TV and there was something a little off but I figured that it would fix itself before the broadcast. Five minutes before the fireside was scheduled to begin the picture still wasn't working. I started freaking out! I ran to my purse, pulled out my cell phone and called my dad, who talked me through everything and had the picture working wonderfully by the opening prayer. By the time everything was fixed the family from Utah came and they added another 4 to our group. I felt bad that I wasn't able to talk to them beforehand so I introduced myself to a couple of them right afterwards. Lets just say by the time I got to bed, I was dead tired again. For the broadcast I made these amazing squares. Heres a picture and the recipe:


( I didn't put the chocolate chips on the top)

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup margarine
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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• 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
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• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons shortening

Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 11x17 inch baking pan.
2. Melt vegetable oil, 3/4 cup margarine, and cocoa in a large pot over medium heat. Remove from heat, and stir 2 1/2 cups sugar and the salt into the chocolate. Allow the mixture to cool slightly. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each, then add the vanilla. Stir 1 3/4 cup flour into the chocolate mixture. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
3. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow to cool completely.
4. Beat 1 cup margarine, 1 cup brown sugar, and 1 cup white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add milk and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; beat well. Mix in the flour until just incorporated.
5. Place chunks of the cookie dough over the cooled brownies; then place a piece of plastic wrap between your hand and the dough and squish it down into place. This gives an even layer of dough and helps "stick" it to the top of the brownies. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
6. Melt the chocolate chips with the shortening in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, until the chocolate is warm and smooth, 1 to 3 minutes (depending on your microwave). Do not overheat or chocolate will scorch. Spread over the chilled brownies. Refrigerate uncovered until set, about 30 minutes, before cutting into squares.

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/karens-cookie-dough-brownies/Detail.aspx

They were absolutely amazing. 

Finally today I went to work, and turned a ton of things. That is my least favorite thing about a sale. Too many returns. Also the day included trying to restock the shelves with the very little merchandise we have left. That sale absolutely killed the amount of stock we had.

Last but definitely not least. Today was Cory's last day on the Island. He is moving to Halifax tomorrow. My parents are driving him and Tim over and is going to help them get settled. That means that Carissa and I are going to have an adventure. Will be a grand time. Cory will definitely be missed. He was always great to have around to talk to, rant to, drive with, and have a good time.


Have a great night everyone!!!