3.30.13 Between Good Friday and Easter Sunday

3/30/13

“Between Good Friday and Easter Sunday”

Hey there. It’s been a while since I’ve written, busy life with busy thoughts. So by now, I have left Fallon. Drove back to Vegas and spent a week there. And now I am in Chico, California. I just finished my first week at LifeHouse in Paradise, Cali. I just re-read the last post and saw that I didn’t even get this job yet when I wrote it. And it was 4 weeks ago. A LOT has happened in those four weeks.

I finished my contract in Fallon. Cleaned up my apartment and turned the keys in on Friday, 3/15. I worked overtime the whole week so I could leave at noon on Friday to drive back to Vegas that day. Eric bought pizza for my farewell lunch and Justina bought Starbucks as usual. I hit the road about 1:30pm and made it to Vegas before 7 pm, about 380 miles. I only stopped off once in Tonopah to fill up gas. I knew by then that I had accepted this job so I had a week to do all my errands and re-pack my stuff. Too bad I couldn’t just keep the same clothing, since Fallon winters are much colder than Chico’s spring/summer. I did keep my “kitchen” things without having to unpack that bag. The next morning I went to the DMV to change over my license to Nevada. Made an appointment at Walgreen’s for a physical exam. And then that night Cyn and I went to a Maroon 5, Owl City, and Neon Trees concert at Mandalay Bay. The parking lot was crazy to find and to find parking. We got lucky though…thanks Wanda! The concert was pretty awesome!! The next day was St. Patrick’s day and Cyn/Staci’s friend, Jess from LA, was in town and so we went to eat dim sum and do some shopping. They were going to a club party that night on the strip. That week I got my eyes checked out at Lenscrafters and bought new glasses, took a drug test, watch Danni win the Biggest Loser, car wash, car serviced at sin city auto, got my yearly physical, helped Cynthia make Easter pinata cookies and lemon meringue by scratch, wrote an essay type resume for the VA, took my fingerprints at the VA, last dinner in vegas with staci at ramen sora, and packed up all my belongings. Headed out from Vegas to Chico early Saturday morning, about 4:30am. It took over 9 ½ hours, about 650 miles. Such a looooong drive. I love my apartment complex though, its pretty brand new. The gym is nice, the apt is spacious, and close to the freeway. It takes about ½ hour to get to work in Paradise, but the traffic is not bad. I haven’t had a full schedule yet, and they weren’t even expecting me on Monday. There are a lot of travelers there and I guess the caseload is a bit slow as well. I have been trying to be better at exploring the town and love, love, love the greenery here. Especially in Paradise. My heart just feels more “at home” and comforted by being here in California. Vegas is just so desolate looking with desert and dirt. It rains here, and the scenery is so lush. 7 hour drive to Portland. A few hours to Tahoe or Bay area. I even saw that they have an Amtrak train that goes from LA to Seattle. It takes 36 hours though. I just wish that the airport were closer since Sac airport is about an hour and a half away.

Continuing from yesterday…Happy Easter. I was planning on seeing the wildflowers at Tabletop Mountain but the weather was quite gloomy earlier. I went grocery shopping at Winco, picked up wine from Trader Joe’s and then got take-out at Happy Garden Chinese Restaurant. Since I’ve been drinking, I don’t think I’ll drive anywhere. Maybe just head over to the gym later and do laundry. Got only a couple of things on my “to-do” list which feels good to not have a million tasks on my list. These past couple of days, I was trying to see if I can up my veggie intake and lower my meat intake. So I bought a bunch of veggies and no meat. I’ll only meat if I go out to eat, if that. We’ll see how that goes. My mind is a bit scattered… so I’ll write more later when I can focus more!

Easter blessings.