January - I lost my dream job. Odd that I call it that. But to me, it was. I loved writing for my home paper and still miss it alot. But, like dozens of others who have been laid off from the newspaper business, I had no choice but to move on. I chose to do so by traveling.
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| Jennifer and Richard Mardi Gras Festival - near Louisiana |
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| Marisa in Mississippi |
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| Marisa in Alabama |
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| @ Hardees - Meridian, Mississippi Marisa-Esther-Jennifer Had never seen/been to one |
February - Mississippi and Alabama - Spent Valentines Day in Mississippi. I loved the area. A whole week in Mississippi, Alabama (including a drive to Cuba, AL) and Louisiana. It was fun. I remember stopping in Alabama and seeing a little red-headed, freckled-face, bare-footed boy riding his bicycle down a narrow road. A brown dog ran after him. I loved it. So Norman Rockwell like.
March 2009 - Ten days in New York City
March - Spring Break with my daughter Catherine in New York City. I finally had a dream come true - I ice skated in Central Park - a dream of mine since I was in 7th grade. (and saw it on "Love Story")
April - San Francisco - 4-day band trip with Jennifer.
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| Marisa at Disney's California Adventure |
May - Disneyland & California Adventure
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| Catherine at Forks, Washington "Twilight Tour" |
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| Richard and Jennifer Atlantic Beach, NC |
July - I am currently writing this from North Carolina - where I am spending a week with Jennifer at Cherry Point MCAS - Havelock, NC
I really love this area. It is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to. The Outerbanks - absolutely breathtaking. We went to the aquarium and took a small charter boat to see the wild mustangs and collect shells at Shackleford Banks - something I will never forget.
With the way our economy is, it seems as if everyone's being laid-off. My brother had 23 years in at Ford Motor Company when they handed him a box. It took a year for him to get another job in engineering.
ReplyDeleteOn a different note, I enjoyed reading your flash fiction piece at Jason's. Nice job with the symbolism and juxtaposition of colors. You're absolutely correct, anyone who participates in Clarity of Night is a winner.
Take care.
Thanks, JR. I certainly enjoyed reading all of the entries.
ReplyDeleteOn a professional level here, I've been enjoying time with my family , have been freelancing for a couple of newspapers and was offered a weekly column in a local paper - I'm loving it.