LAME

So how lame am I?? I talk about how awesome my blog is going to be, and I get
everybody all stoked about the fabulous things I’m going to write about, and then I never
write again. Super lame.

So its Christmas time and I work at Weirs. You know what that means…..
"Merry Christmas from Weirs in Southlake, This is Allison." 100 times a day. At least.
And sometimes if I’m lucky I get a Merry Christmas back. And sometimes if I’m
SUPER lucky, I get a guy who’s really feeling the Christmas spirit and the conversation
goes like this--- "Merry Christmas from Weirs in Southlake, This is Allison."
"YOU CAN TELL ME MERRY CHRISTMAS ON THE 25TH!"
"I’m sorry sir- I get paid to answer the phone like that." 
And not being able to leave it at that he says, "I have been moving for the past two days and I have had a terrible experience, just get me my sales person!"


Okay, time out. I work at a furniture store answering phones. 30% of the people I talk to are
moving and 15% of THOSE people just aren't happy to talk to anyone. So you my friend can calm down the attitude. I didn't break your couch.  I didn't send you the wrong barstool.  In fact if it weren't for me you'd never talk to anyone.  So I suggest you put a smile on your face and think about some of the choices you make before you make them.

Another thing I absolutely LOVE doing while working on the phones is giving directions
to the store. Yes- I know where the store is.  No- I have not gotten lost trying to get to work- yet.  But if anyone knows me at all, you know I pretty much need a GPS to get some where
I’ve been a million times. Including somewhere I work. 
For instance- My sister Susan's house.  I've probably been there 5 thousand times.  Okay so not that many, but a lot of times, and embarrassingly enough I have to use a GPS.  Why you ask?  Because the time I didn't it took me 40 minutes instead of 15. 

But, back to giving directions at work.  I grew up in Southlake, and all the people at work know this.  Now what they don't know is that I only drove a couple of years when I lived there and I probably drove to the high school and back, and all the roads have changed.  Tyler, who grew up in Louisiana knows how to get around better than I do. 

So the other day some woman calls and asks about getting to the store- and of course this is me- directionally challenged remember? (thanks mom)  and so I'm pretending like I know where she is, and I just kinda make up some directions.  I KNOW.  Thats terrible. But I'd look like an even bigger doofus if I was like- well I work here and to be honest I don't know how to get here, sorry sucks for you.  Well, the same woman called back 20 minutes later and asked for the pick up area, and Tyler answered the phone.  She told him she wouldn't be there to get her stuff because she was lost, and so Tyler told her where she was and directed her how to get to the store and pretty much fixed my mistake.  I didn't find out until later that night at home when I told him I might have gotten some lady lost.  He told me she showed up 10 minutes after he talked to her.  We laughed.  I felt super bad, but somethings you just have to laugh about.  I'm probably not giving out directions anymore.

Anyways, I'm off to have another exciting adventure answering phones at Weirs.  You never know whats gonna happen when you work at a furniture store.  Until next time.  Who knows when that will be.

With love,
TAD

First Post EVER!

Okay, so everyone in the world has a blog, and I've wanted one for a REALLY long time.  So I said to myself- Self!- when you get married (this was when I was engaged of course, so it was a realistic expectation) you are starting a blog.
Then I got married and I was so excited because I was like YES I can finally start my blog and write about me and my cute husband and all the cute little barfy things we do that nobody cares about, and post all the cute little barfy inside jokes we have!!! SO EXCITED!!!!

And then I realized the not so cute and barfy part of being first married- being poor.  So we had no internet for 3 months.  Felt like a lifetime.  We had to check email and pay bills using my husbands iphone. Now anyone who's ever used an iphone knows you have to use a magnifying glass to see the words on the internet and use a toothpick to tap the right buttons. (I won't lie though, it is great for Tap Farm).  But when the iphone got too tedious I went over to one of my sisters houses.  I was over there a LOT.  (thanks guys)

Anyways, we got the internet in May and I spent about a month surfing my brains out.  Once I got that out of my system I honestly completely forgot about starting my freaking amazing blog!! I guess that happens when you have a job and bills and real life to think about.  But no worries, it's finally here!  So we will see where this takes us!

with love,
TAD
(Tyler and Allison Dempsey)

P.S.
This is mostly just coming from Allison.  But I figured if I talk about Tyler I could at least sign his name.  Love you Tyler!!!