Moving…concerts…a little bit of everything

I guess an update is in order, huh? I didn’t realize just how long it’s been!

So in 12 days I leave for New Jersey. Which will lead me, via my friend Paula’s car, to Providence, Rhode Island. There are 18 of us getting together for the Dave & Friends show…12 of which were at the Hartford shows that became the unforgettable weekend in August. To say I’m excited would be an understatement!!!!

Then 14 days after that I will be headed to Chicago for the Dave & Friends show with Becky. She’s flying over from Montreal to go to the show with me 🙂 That’s the show that seems to be the party of the tour. Just about everyone is staying at the same hotel and will be going from room to room for the parties. I have a ton of people that I’ll be meeting for the first time…some of which I have talked to for over a year!

The decision about California is moving along. I have a Pros/Cons list that I’ve been working on for the past couple of weeks.

Cousin Matt does basically the same job I do and asked his boss to take a look at my resume. I wanted to get an idea of what I could start out making. It ends up I would make more than I do now, which makes sense considering the cost of living is higher, and so I wanted to make out a little fake budget on that estimate to see if it could work. My friend Alice has been a ton of help. I told her what I wanted to do and she got me prices on everything from food to car insurance to cell phones and internet service. I over estimated what the rent would be in the area we are looking at and it is possible for me to do this.

But I will not stick with a decision until I visit. I can’t move somewhere that I’ve never seen before!

What’s funny is I almost got on a plane Wednesday morning to spend Thanksgiving out there. I was fed up with my family, my mother and I weren’t on speaking terms, I was off work for the whole week. My conscience wouldn’t let me though because I couldn’t disappoint my family. I know if I would have gone, my family would have shunned me more than they do now, if that’s possible. I love all of them, but damn are they difficult to deal with.

Thanksgiving was ok anyways. My mother chose that day, what a shock, to begin talking to me again.

I went shopping on the Friday after Thanksgiving and got all of my Christmas gifts bought. WooHoo!!! So I don’t have to set foot in a mall until January, thank goodness.

I’ve had the writing bug lately. I’ve been carrying around a notebook and writing pages about nothing. I only get like this when I have something I need to say or an idea is forming in my head that I don’t know about. So far nothing makes sense but we shall see…

{{{Hugz}}}
PG