today was supposed to be my first day back at work since going on vacation. i did my usual routine and even made lunch. when i arrived at the office, it looked like no one had been there for awhile (because i was on vacation) since there was mail piled up. then i tried to open the door and my key didn't work. uh oh, what's going on? i called our company's man in charge of keys and he told me i need to speak to my supervisor. ok, something is definitely going on. i'm guessing i'm fired. but what the hell could i be in trouble for? my supervisor isn't in the office yet and she's not picking up her cell. i start wondering if i should call other people but my work cell is dead and needs to get charged. all my work contact numbers are in that phone. a few minutes later though i'm on the phone with my supervisor and found out that while i was on vacation, the company closed down the los angeles market...meaning, i was laid off! i took the news very well over the phone but i was gutted. i was so ready to return to work, to have a busy day/week with the catching up to do. now what?

after i hung up the phone, i cried a little bit. i think it was the shock. i had to sit in my car for a few minutes to compose myself. i went home and it was a bit sad to eat my packed lunch at lunch time. i looked around online at jobs and fixed up my resume. i decided now is as good a time as any to visit my grandparents. i haven't since them in awhile. this hasn't been a good year for my family overall and now my grandparents are living apart. they're not divorced, they just are old now and have care issues. i didn't call them ahead of time. i just showed up and visited each separately. i didn't know my aunt was going to take my grandmother out to dinner so i joined them. i think i'm still in shock.