The Big Blue T

Working at Taggarts for the last 10 years has always been good for my social skills. Waiting on so many different types of people, who they were meeting for ice cream, correcting some of them for calling me ma'am instead of miss, what the latest news is with the grandkids,  even listening to the good/bad days they've had or even their history with the 80 year old restaurant.
  I have been invited to family dinners, vacations, asked to marry their son or even why I wasn't married myself, introduced as "your dad's waitress" at calling hours for a favorite customer,  I've had people chase me down to ask my nationality because of my curly hair, but my favorite of all has been "WOW! You've worked here a long time haven't you?!"
 But there is always a downside. like walking past a group of people downtown during a First Friday to hear someone yell out "TAGGARTS GIRL" or being out of my element seeing a familiar face wondering where I know them from.  OH YES, THAT'S RIGHT! I waited on that person last night as they gushed over how delicious the peanut butter fudge ice cream was with hot fudge, caramel, and pecans!
 All in all, this 10 year ride has been an enjoyable one. I have been lucky enough to work for such great owners and work with amazing coworkers who have become great friends. Not very often was there ever a day I hated going to work. Every shift was different from the next, more laughs, different interesting customers, never a dull moment.

  Having customers inquire about what was going on in my life sometimes threw me for a loop. I babysit and work, nothing really changes. Once I started spreading the word about school I was amazed as to how many people were excited about my new adventure, who knew about the school, or who knew people who had/were nannies. It was a a very big sigh of relief that everyone couldn't wait to see where I would end up and what kind of family I was with. This was the little push I needed from customers, coworkers, and owners to know I was doing the right thing for myself.