Arizona State and Arizona. Good game so far. Gramps is putting together a puzzle, Grams is obsessing about some memory of picking up Hannah somewhere (quite loudly), and I am, well, here I am.
Today was another funny day in this hilarious chapter. I sold more shoes today than I have in the last three weeks of work. I was 'in the zone'. A woman walked in for Dansko's. Boom. A dude walked in wanting some sweet trail running shoes. Boom. I think if there were video of me today it would look something like Keaunu Reeves in the Matrix, but instead of bullets coming at him, there'd be shoes flying from his hands at the thousands of 'Mr. Andersons' around him. Bad analogy. Anyhow, it was strangely enjoyable to have a productive day at work.
I got to catch up with Joel and Bradley on my lunch break. They both remind me how funny my friends are. Especially those two guys. A good laugh goes a long way.
And speaking of friends, I got to catch up with an old childhood buddy, Quinn Costello, last night. So nice to see him. He's a documentary filmmaker in San Francisco. He looked the part last night- what with a stitched Giraffe hand sewn onto a blue sweatshirt and his funky little hip pants. We picked up with out missing a beat- him giving me a hard time for liking movies like Garden State and Love Actually and me giving him a hard time for not being able to let go his elitist tastes and enjoy simple movies. We caught each other up on both of our families and talked a little about love lives (mine's kinda not really alive or dead- I think it qualifies as mostly dead ala Princess Bride). I couldn't quite tell Quinn how nice it was to let loose, have several glasses of good wine, and reminisce. I definitely realize how amazing it was to live with my best friend all of last year. I don't have much of a social life right now. Though I think this very blog (not to mention the frequency and length of these entries) might have given that away a long time ago.
On that note, I want to say 'thanks' to you Jeanne. It was so nice just to chat with you if even for just a short few minutes about things here in the house. As you well know, it's just such a weird process, and not having gone through anything like this, I definitely realized how important it is to actually call you and Dave and Janeen. Not that there's some clear solution, but just to share the process and share with each other. I really appreciate how sensitive and sweet you are. I got lucky with the family I got.
Spring keeps teasing us with her slightly warmer temperatures and rain. It was real pleasant the last few days and then today it got a bit chilly again with rain in the afternoon. But one of the things I have truly learned to love about 489 Paradise Dr. is the tropical climate of the first floor. One thing is for sure- I am never cold here. Granny likes that I like the fire so much.
Halftime's over. Back to the game.
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