Happy Friday, one and all!
It's been a few months since my last entry here. Things have been going fairly well. The church gig is amazing. I love these people and I love playing for the choir. So many loving and caring people who are very supportive. We also found a wonderful new choir director, Andrew Hudson, who is doing a great job so far. If you're looking for a new church home, First United Methodist Church of Loomis is a wonderful place to start.
James finally had his appearance before the judge related to his disability case. He received a fully favorable decision and we're awaiting news of what he may qualify for. He has to meet with the SSA folks on the 14th in West Sacramento near our home.
We finally have adjusted to our move from Citrus Heights to West Sac. The old house has finally sold and we're looking forward to the future. We've discussed moving in the next 6-7 years to get out of the Sacramento area. I personally would love to move to Eureka, CA but there are very few jobs there. James would like to live near Seattle since his family is there. We've got some time to think about it and do some long-term planning and reflection to make sure we're making the right decision.
My job is crazy right now. We're implementing a new agile development methodology, but we can't get a budget approved for training...so, we're stuck researching books and websites to get more information. I actually job-shadowed some friends of mine at another company for a day to get more information on how they manage their Scrum methodology. It's shaky right now in the middle of our first development sprint, but we're learning a lot. I guess that accounts for something.
I have been playing for a few rehearsals over at Davis Musical Theater Company for their production of Oliver which opens tonight. Sending big hugs and best wishes to them for a great opening night tonight.
I heard that Arlon Carlson was killed in a car accident a couple of nights ago. I only met him once or twice, but he seemed very nice. He was a fellow thespian in the area and was on his way from rehearsal when the accident occurred. Very tragic and my heart goes out to his friends and family.
My congratulations to our friends Dave and Kara Lack on the birth of their daughter, Zoey, a couple of weeks ago. James and I are making our plans to go welcome her to the world.
I have several friends who are out of work at the moment and I am sending out positive energy to the universe in hopes that they will find meaningful and productive work soon. I have been in that position several times over the last 9 years and I'm blessed to have been working at Teleplan a little over 5 years now.
I have discovered camping this year and have been on 3 trips so far. I'm already looking forward to my next one. My favorite spot so far is near Bodega Bay and I look forward to getting out there again early in 2014. I went from a small 9x7 tent that was only about 4 1/2 feet tall to a huge 18x10 tent that is 76 inches tall in the center. It is HUGE! I have had apartments smaller than that thing! I've taken my chihuhua, Willow, with me on all three trips this year and it has been a wonderful bonding time for us.
Hard to believe 2013 is coming to a close. The holidays are already here and I've got to get my Christmas shopping done in the next couple of weeks. James is all ready to start decorating for the Yule season, but I asked him to wait until Thanksgiving weekend. It'll get here soon enough. I really wish my mom and Aunt Sandra would come out this year, but I think it's not going to happen this year. I am planning a North Carolina trip in March to surprise Mom for her 75th birthday.
Hope you all have a wonderful holiday with loving family and friends surrounding you this year! Be blessed!
