OK, WELL WE HAVE SINCE MOVED TO WASHINGTON! I AM SO GLAD TO BE OUT OF CALIFORNIA. PEOPLE ARE SO MUCH NICER AND CONSIDERATE. OUR FIRST DAY HERE, ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS ASKED US TO PULL OUR MOVING TRUCK BEHIND HER CAR SO WE COULD UNLOAD, SO WE COULD BE CLOSER TO THE DOOR! THE VERY NEXT DAY WE WENT TO THE GAS PUMP AND IF YOU HAVE A "CLUB CARD" YOU GET TO SAVE LIKE 3 CENTS ON GAS AND DON ASKED IF I SIGNED UP, I SAID NO. TWO PEOPLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE PUMPS GAVE US THEIR CARD TO USE TO SAVE THE MONEY ON OUR GAS FOR THE CAR AND THE MOVING TRUCK. HOW GENEROUS. JUST YESTERDAY WE WENT TO KFC TO GET DINNER AND THE CASHIER GIRL TOOK OUR ORDER AND THEN STARTED A NICE CONVERSATION FOR THE HELL OF IT EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE PEOPLE BEHIND US.
MY LAST DAY OF WORK IN CALI WAS NICE I HAD SENT OUT THANK YOU CARDS TO MY REPEAT CUSTOMER LETTING THEM KNOW I WAS LEAVING AND TWO OF MY COWORKERS WOULD BE TAKING CARE OF MY CLIENTS. I HAD ABOUT TEN PEOPLE COME IN TO SAY GOODBYE AND OFFER TO TAKE ME TO LUNCH, AND GIVE ME CARDS AND HUGS,IT WAS SO NICE. I'M JUST GLAD I HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEM TO DO SO. I'M NOW SENDING THEM POSTCARDS OF WASHINGTON. WE GOT HERE ON THE 2ND OF JULY, THEN THE NEXT MORNING WE WENT TO LIBBY MONTANA TO VISIT DON'S FAMILY. SPENT 2 DAYS THERE AND CAME BACK THROUGH SPOKANE WASHINGTON SPENT THE NIGHT AND VISITED SOME OLD COWORKERS, AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS.THIS PAST SUNDAY I WENT DOWN TO VISIT MY DAUGHTER MARISSA WHOM I HAVEN'T SEEN SINCE OCTOBER. SHE LOST HER FIRST TOOTH. SHE TOOK IT KINDA HARD. SHE GETS ATTATCHED TO THINGS. SHE THOUGHT IT WAS THE END OF THE WORLD. WE TOOK MY MOTHER AND FATHER IN LAW FROM MY FIRST MARRIAGE TO A NICE DINNER AND CASINO. WE WON SOME MONEY! IT WAS GREAT TO SEE KIDDO AGAIN. SHE HAS GROWN UP! I STILL WISH I HAD HER IN MY HOME. MY LAST DAY OF WORK, MY COWORKER TIM TOOK US OUT AGAIN AND ANOTHER COWORKER CAME TOO, SHE IS SO NICE! WE WENT TO MAGGIANO'S RESTAURANT. ONCE AGAIN TIM ABSOLUTELY OFFERED TO TAKE THE BILL. HE'S SPENT LIKE $400 IN TWO WEEKS ON US. HE OFFERED TO KEEP OUR '01 HONDA IN HIS GARAGE UNTIL WE COME DOWN NEXT MONTH TO PICK IT UP AND DRIVE BACK. I FEEL SPOILED. FOR MY 26TH BDAY, DON BOUGHT ME A DIAMOND MOVADO WATCH, GOLD BUTTERFLY PENDANT, A CITIZEN WATCH FOR CASUAL WEAR, A TIFFANY'S BRACELET, AND LOUIS VUITTON WALLET AND HANDBAG. OH, I LOVE MY MATERIAL GIFTS. I LIKE TO SURROUND MYSELF WITH THINGS AND STUFF.
THE NEW TOWNHOUSE IS NICE, 2BDRM 2 BATH. 1000 SQ FT, FOR LIKE $600. NOT BAD CONSIDERING WE WERE IN A 1BD 1BA 800 SQFT FOR $1000 IN SAN JOSE! I LOVE THE PRICES BETTER HERE ANYWAYS. THE CLIMATE IS DESERT. IT HAS BEEN HOT AND DRY UPPER 90'S. WE MOVED TO KENNEWICK WA. DON TRANSFERED WITH THE GOV'T AND I TRANSFERED WITH THE SAME JOB. I START MY JOB ON THE 19TH. I'M EXCITED BUT NERVOUS. MY BOSS AND REGIONALS IN CALI WERE SAD TO SEE ME GO. I KNOW I HAVE EXCELLENT SERVICE, BUT IT COMES WITH THE JOB! I AM GLAD I SOLD THE MOST EXPENSIVE PIECE IN OUT COMPANY FOR $25,000. IT WAS IN THE DISPLAY WINDOW FOR 3YEARS, IT WAS A CUSTOM PIECE THAT NEVER SOLD. WHEN I WAS FIRST HIRED, I TOLD EVEYONE I'D SELL IT. HOORAY! I FEEL MORE CONFIDENT NOW THAT I HAVE THAT BEHIND ME. WELL, MY SISTER HAS LANDED A JOB WITH THE COMPANY I USED TO WORK FOR 4 1/2 YRS. SHE GOT IT RIGHT BEFORE SHE CAME DOWN TO SEE US IN CALI. I'M PROUD OF HER. NOW WE'RE CLOSER TO EACH OTHER IF WE NEED TO HAVE A SHOULDER OR HAVE A BITCH FEST! WELL, I WILL STOP FOR NOW.