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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Bekah knows how to throw a party!
Our friend Bekah threw Ken and I a going away party for our friends from work. She works with Ken, is also a good friend of mine, and sometimes hangs out with me and the young chicks from work.
Picture this, Pineapple Hill on a lonely Monday night. The crowd is light, the KJ is off for the day so no music, then Bekah waves a wand and the place is full of coworkers from "that place I work" and "that place Ken works", a great appetizer buffet is open in the corner, our favorite waitress Maggie is there with a smile and a sarcastic comment. Then, in walks "cousin Jim" (that is what we call Ryan the KJ, since he bears a striking resemblance to....well....my cousin Jim.) Now lets remember this is "cousin Jim's" only night off all week. So, this sets the stage for the best party ever thrown in the history of parties being thrown!
Ryan let me sing whenever and whatever I wanted. I sang every goodbye song I could think of, and all the old favorites. People from both places of employment were singing, eating, drinking and having a great time together. There was a little roast. I do want to point out though, that the bad things were said about Ken, and the people who came up to talk about working with me, started tearing up at the thought of working without me. And everyone thinks I'm the bitch, ha. Bekah put together a nice slide show and a cute (yes, Ken it is cute) booklet of farewell's from his co-workers. My friends from work made a great big card with pictures and signatures. There were small parting gifts. Lots of pink things for Ken, and "Cocktails for Dummies" and a little booze for me.
So, the thing I love about this bar is that it is probably the most unpretentious place in all of Orange County. We go there, and can just be totally, 100% who we are, bumps and all. That is what I like about hanging out with this particular group of people as well. Either they accept me as I am, or they are really good about keeping their nonacceptance to themselves.
Today, I am totally horse from singing, woo-hooing, and laughing for 6 hours straight. But it was totally worth it. I had a BLAST! We might have to have a re-do of the farewell party one more time before I leave.
Picture this, Pineapple Hill on a lonely Monday night. The crowd is light, the KJ is off for the day so no music, then
Ryan let me sing whenever and whatever I wanted. I sang every goodbye song I could think of, and all the old favorites. People from both places of employment were singing, eating, drinking and having a great time together. There was a little roast. I do want to point out though, that the bad things were said about Ken, and the people who came up to talk about working with me, started tearing up at the thought of working without me. And everyone thinks I'm the bitch, ha. Bekah put together a nice slide show and a cute (yes, Ken it is cute) booklet of farewell's from his co-workers. My friends from work made a great big card with pictures and signatures. There were small parting gifts. Lots of pink things for Ken, and "Cocktails for Dummies" and a little booze for me.
So, the thing I love about this bar is that it is probably the most unpretentious place in all of Orange County. We go there, and can just be totally, 100% who we are, bumps and all. That is what I like about hanging out with this particular group of people as well. Either they accept me as I am, or they are really good about keeping their nonacceptance to themselves.
Today, I am totally horse from singing, woo-hooing, and laughing for 6 hours straight. But it was totally worth it. I had a BLAST! We might have to have a re-do of the farewell party one more time before I leave.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Move Update
It appears the move thing is really going to happen. Ken and I went to Tucson last week and bought a house. I'll post pictures, it is really nice. Kids will love it because of the pool. Ken and I love the whole backyard, very private & beautiful view of the mountains. All the paperwork seems to be moving along as scheduled. It really is a complicated and scary process. Nothing new on our house in CA. It is listed, lots of lookers, no offers as of yet.
Ken leaves on the 31st. Hoping to have movers come pack on Feb. 17, load the truck on the 28th & unload on the 21st. We'll see if that all works out as planned. My official last day at "that place I work" is Feb. 6th, but I'll be staying on in some kind of capacity until they find a replacement. I'll be working remotely with a laptop and a wireless connection. Should be interesting. We'll see how much I can really do away from the office. It is nice that they appear to realize now that I was somewhat beneficial to the organization.
We are having a farewell party with our friends from work (both places) on Monday night at my favorite karaoke bar. Maybe I'll make it to work on Tuesday, maybe I won't. I am really looking forward to this party. Ken says there will be around 50 people. Again, nice to know the people we work with want to send us off in style. (well there are some who will argue with "style" but then again, I don't really care.)
I'd better get back to work before they fire me, wait...I already quit!
Ken leaves on the 31st. Hoping to have movers come pack on Feb. 17, load the truck on the 28th & unload on the 21st. We'll see if that all works out as planned. My official last day at "that place I work" is Feb. 6th, but I'll be staying on in some kind of capacity until they find a replacement. I'll be working remotely with a laptop and a wireless connection. Should be interesting. We'll see how much I can really do away from the office. It is nice that they appear to realize now that I was somewhat beneficial to the organization.
We are having a farewell party with our friends from work (both places) on Monday night at my favorite karaoke bar. Maybe I'll make it to work on Tuesday, maybe I won't. I am really looking forward to this party. Ken says there will be around 50 people. Again, nice to know the people we work with want to send us off in style. (well there are some who will argue with "style" but then again, I don't really care.)
I'd better get back to work before they fire me, wait...I already quit!
Monday, January 12, 2009
A Clean House & Full Heart
Everyone should know these two things about me. 1) I am a horrible house keeper, 2) I have been very unhappy living in CA.
So, that being said. Now that the house is listed and people are coming through, we have to keep the house clean. It looks really nice, I should try to keep this up. I don't walk in and say, "what is that smell." We'll see...
Now that we are officially leaving, I am realizing that there are some very nice people here. My friends from church threw me a little "going away sleepover" at the beach house. How nice. She cooked my favorite meal, and they gave me a karaoke machine! (re-gifting of things no longer used can make other people very happy!) Our friends are planning a great party at my favorite karaoke bar for the last week Ken is in town. Even the KJ is coming in on his day off, just for me! Even the people at work are being nice.
Looks like Jake has found a nice home when we are gone. A single mom with two teenage boys is opening her home to him. It should be a good fit. A friend of mine (and Jake's) from work gave Jake his number "in case he needs bailed out of jail or anything."
Things seem to be moving along. I am hoping that this means this transition will be smooth. We are going to Tucson this weekend to find our dream home. wish us luck. Sell this one, buy another.
So, that being said. Now that the house is listed and people are coming through, we have to keep the house clean. It looks really nice, I should try to keep this up. I don't walk in and say, "what is that smell." We'll see...
Now that we are officially leaving, I am realizing that there are some very nice people here. My friends from church threw me a little "going away sleepover" at the beach house. How nice. She cooked my favorite meal, and they gave me a karaoke machine! (re-gifting of things no longer used can make other people very happy!) Our friends are planning a great party at my favorite karaoke bar for the last week Ken is in town. Even the KJ is coming in on his day off, just for me! Even the people at work are being nice.
Looks like Jake has found a nice home when we are gone. A single mom with two teenage boys is opening her home to him. It should be a good fit. A friend of mine (and Jake's) from work gave Jake his number "in case he needs bailed out of jail or anything."
Things seem to be moving along. I am hoping that this means this transition will be smooth. We are going to Tucson this weekend to find our dream home. wish us luck. Sell this one, buy another.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Cleaning & Bickering
The Tucker Family rang in the New Year with some friends at their Nickle Nickle (arcade). It was a fun time. We did a little shooting, a little skee ball, a little b-ball, a little DDR, some fast driving and some old school pac-man, centipede and frogger. When we came out, the fog was so thick we could barely see, but we made it home ok.
Since then, we've been cleaning and straightening and packing. We listed our house with one of Ken's friends in Scouting. Truth is, we'll be lucky to leave "hell" with our shirts and our credit. Given the asking price on our house, we'll be lucky if we don't have to write a check to sell it. Our plan is to go and put as little down as possible on something in Tucson, then if we can't sell this and at least break even (losing all of our down payment) then we'll just give it back to the bank and take the credit hit. But, not to worry. Ken has assured us that we'll be stable for a while, so we can rebuild. Looking at life through Ken's "half full glass," we're buying low, so the opportunity to make money on a house in Tucson is high.
The whole family is just a little on edge. I think Jake is a little worried about the reality of being on his own. Megan is frustrated with the whole idea. Ken and I are stressed over the finances and the details. Michael is just picking up on everyone else's stress. So, we are at each other quite a bit. I understand everyone is stressed, but it is a little tiresome listening to all the bickering.
Ken and I are heading to Tucson the weekend of the 16th to find a house. It looks like there are a lot of options in our price range. We should be able to find something nice, with a pool for the kids. Megan said she wants a car, a pool and her own bathroom. Two out of three ain't bad.
I'm off to bed. House cleaners coming around 9, we still have some packing to do, and a realtor is coming by around noon. I'm hoping we can squeeze in something a little more entertaining during the weekend, but I'm not holding out much hope.
Since then, we've been cleaning and straightening and packing. We listed our house with one of Ken's friends in Scouting. Truth is, we'll be lucky to leave "hell" with our shirts and our credit. Given the asking price on our house, we'll be lucky if we don't have to write a check to sell it. Our plan is to go and put as little down as possible on something in Tucson, then if we can't sell this and at least break even (losing all of our down payment) then we'll just give it back to the bank and take the credit hit. But, not to worry. Ken has assured us that we'll be stable for a while, so we can rebuild. Looking at life through Ken's "half full glass," we're buying low, so the opportunity to make money on a house in Tucson is high.
The whole family is just a little on edge. I think Jake is a little worried about the reality of being on his own. Megan is frustrated with the whole idea. Ken and I are stressed over the finances and the details. Michael is just picking up on everyone else's stress. So, we are at each other quite a bit. I understand everyone is stressed, but it is a little tiresome listening to all the bickering.
Ken and I are heading to Tucson the weekend of the 16th to find a house. It looks like there are a lot of options in our price range. We should be able to find something nice, with a pool for the kids. Megan said she wants a car, a pool and her own bathroom. Two out of three ain't bad.
I'm off to bed. House cleaners coming around 9, we still have some packing to do, and a realtor is coming by around noon. I'm hoping we can squeeze in something a little more entertaining during the weekend, but I'm not holding out much hope.
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