First week of work

I survived my first week of work!  I'm exhausted, my brain is fried, and I've had more information thrown at me the past week then I can handle, but I haven't been this happy for a long time.  Every person I met was friendly and welcoming.  They all answered questions, told me they were happy I was there, and they were all excited to get to know me.  Or at least they were good at acting like they were.  People who I will probably never work with came over to introduce themselves and let me know if I needed anything to just ask.  This adoptee was blow out of the water.

It's funny, but nothing else in my life is going the way it "normally" should.  I guess I was just expecting that this would be another one of those things.  My family isn't what I consider "normal".  I have four parents.  That's just not right.  My boyfriend lives in another state.  That's not normal (though it's getting more and more normal with the Internet and online dating).  But still...  My friends live in Africa.  That's definitely not normal.  I could keep going, but I'll stop there.

I didn't have high expectations.  I was prepared for the worst, but hopeful for the best.  It worked out this time.  So at least I now have a good job.  It's something.  And of course I have my online community.  I can't ever forget that.  You don't know how much you all mean to me.  I wouldn't be here without you, and I really mean that.  Thank you :-)