Sixth Book Signing

Hey everyone! I hope you are doing well! I've been busy with work lately, but it seems to be going well. I've still been delivering trays and catering. I had to help waitress another event, but I didn't spill on anyone, yay! :)

On Saturday, the 10th, I went out to lunch with my friend Dee. She gave me the Girl Scout cookies I ordered from her granddaughters. Those cookies are addicting! I also worked that night and delivered trays and had no accidents, so that was a plus. I worked on Sunday as well.

Anyway, on Monday, I had to get two shots, which wasn't pleasant. They didn't hurt too bad, but I had to get one in each arm. One was a flu shot and the other was a hepatitis shot, which they make you get if you work at the hospital. My arms were sore for about three days. The worst part is, I have to get another hepatitis shot in April, and after that, they need to draw blood to see if I have enough machine in me. I am not good with blood draws. So I'm not looking forward to that! I also had to work that night, passing out trays. I had fourteen late trays to pick up (and that's a lot!), so it was about 8:40 when I finally left. This other girl was still there, so we walked out together.

I also worked on Tuesday and Wednesday in catering. I worked for a little bit on Thursday as well. Friday morning, my boss called me and asked me to come in and help with dishes. I was tired, but I figured, "What the heck?" and went in. I got a little break and then did my evening shift of delivering trays. I didn't have as many late trays, so that was nice.

Yesterday, I had a book signing at the mall. I sold only three copies, but one was to a librarian from Dallas, so she said she'd spread the word, so that was a good sale! It wasn't even as crowded in the mall as I would've thought! My friend Dee stopped by, which I thought was really nice of her. I went out to breakfast today with her at Perkins.

So I guess it was still a good experience at the book signing, even though the sales weren't that high. I like meeting new people and talking with them, so it was nice.

Have a very Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! :)

Love,
Aubrey

Fifth Book Signing

Hi everyone! Sorry about the lack of blogs lately! I've been really busy! I guess I'll start where I left off. On Friday, the 19th, my mom, grandma, and I left early to head down to Illinois. We got to my aunt's around 11:15 and my cousin Elizabeth was there with her son, my Godson, Wyatt. He is SO CUTE!!!!! He gets cuter every time I see him! I also got to see my little nephew Bobby, who is adorable too. My aunt made egg salad for lunch, but I had a peanut butter and Nutella sandwich. Nutella is a chocolate hazelnut spread I first tried when I was in Germany, but it's really popular here now too. We had Chinese food for dinner and then had a cake, and my cousin opened her cards and the gifts we brought for Wyatt.

On Saturday, the 20th, I pretty much slept all morning until it was time to get ready for my signing. After we were ready, we went to the mall for lunch at Panera Bread. When it was time for me to walk down to the bookstore, I actually wasn't that nervous. The staff at Borders Express are just super! They treated me so kindly and even offered me a drink! (Water, not booze, LOL.) It wasn't too busy in the store that day, so I didn't sell many books. But I still had a great time and they invited me back in February, so that's good too! I met a lot of nice people. This girl around 11 years old came up to me and asked me if I liked being a writer and said she wanted to be one. I said I loved it and it was always my dream. I told her to keep writing and she promised she would. I love meeting new people! We came home the next day. It was a really nice weekend!

I was pretty much at work for the rest of that week. I also had to work that weekend and waitress a dinner on the 27th. There were almost 200 people there! Luckily, it was buffet style, so they got up and we just had to watch the food and replace it when it was low. I didn't get home until 10:15 that night, so I was really sleepy.

Tuesday, the 30th wasn't the best morning for me. In catering, I spilled a huge pot of coffee all over the floor, but luckily, no one got hurt or anything. That night I was also trained to take trays into patients. It seemed to go pretty well. I didn't do much on Halloween except work, so it wasn't too exciting. I did go out to breakfast with my friend, Dee, though, so that was fun. It was nice to see her again!

I worked on Thursday in catering and also worked on Friday night. I had to do dishes all night, but it wasn't that bad. It was nice to have Saturday and Sunday off! I went shopping at Hallmark on Saturday. It was nice to see some of my old co-workers. After that, I drove up to my aunt's place and had lunch with her. We then got dessert from this great place called "2510." Then, I helped her clean-up some stuff in her living room and then went home. I had lunch with her and my family on Sunday at the Golden Corral, yum!

Well, I guess that's all for now. Thanks for reading! :)

Love,

Aubrey