What day of the week is it, anyway?

Ever have one of those days, where you can’t figure out what day of the week it is? That’s how it was at work last night. You know it’s Monday, the calendar has it plainly spelled out……but then you arrive at work, it’s 4:00 p.m……..and suddenly the mood is a little festive. There’s usually one server there at 4:00...another shows up at 5:00, and another at 6:00. Yesterday there was a whole herd of them, all getting ready for a busy night, like it was a Friday. Monday’s are usually so slow, we don‘t even bother with a bartender….and at 4:20, I’ve got people sitting at the bar. What made it even feel less Monday-like, was the singer was there!

By 6:00 p.m. we were in full tilt boogie mode! It became apparent that a lot of people are going to celebrate Valentine’s Day no matter what day of the week it falls on. Guests were ordering bottles of wine and surf and turf! Two couples were dancing….they were requesting songs…singing along…one of the dancing couples told us the song they had just danced to was their wedding song. The singer asked how long they had been married, 20 years! Another couple shouted out 32 years! Then another….37 years! (They wanted to know if they got a prize… I offered them a salt shaker. It was the first thing I grabbed) It felt like a lively Friday night!

(Please! I’m easily confused! Take Sunday for example….I was so used to going to work at 1:00 p.m., that upon my arrival, I found out I wasn’t even scheduled!)

For a night when we are not used to being busy, everything went smoothly. There were no fires to put out, literally or figuratively. What do I mean by literally? Oh, last Saturday, one of the servers, Tiffany, was serving a Bananas Foster Bread Pudding, over which we pour a little Don Q rum, and light it. Seems a little of the rum spilled on the table…and when said rum was lit, well, it all lit. Tiffany calmly pulled the cloth napkin that was hanging from her belt and blotted it out. (She won’t live this one down for a long time)

Although somewhat confused this morning, I’m reasonably sure it’s Tuesday. (Only because I can hear then garbage truck outside)