Anyways, so much has happened since last time I wrote - thank goodness!! Jordi has been working very hard for Solatube installing skylights, and also doing his own side business of contracting. Being the hard worker that he is, sometimes he will forget to take a weekend off. He did take some time off for our one year anniversary that was exactly one month ago. We went to Palm Springs and stayed at my auntie Andrea and Richard's awesome little guest house biking distance from the town, while they were in Europe. After the trauma of accidentally breaking into their house, setting offextremely loud alarms in the middle of the night, meeting the friendly neighborhood cops, hopping fences, and finally finding the hidden guest house in the orchard, we had a great relaxing time!! Palm Springs in BEAUTIFUL and we had great discussions, leisurely breakfasts, and fun bike rides.
Probably the best thing about May is that Scott and Andrea were here, and Steph was here for a bit. The Swards had to come back for a month for depositions and doctor appointments. Although it was a hard time for them in this way, it was a blessing to see them again, and I am so grateful for the time I / we had with them. Stephanie came out one weekend to see them, and we gave her a surprise 21st Birthday Party, which was really fun! One day Scott and Andrea came down to San Clemente to hang out with Jordi and I. We went to the park where Scott and Jord hashed it out on the tennis courts, walked around downtown, and went out for pizza. It was fun to have them all to ourselves!! :)
When all my siblings went back to their homes, I decided it was time to get serious about getting some jobs! The first thing I did was try to sell my Cambodian bags and wallets that Andrea had brought back for me. I named this little company Papaya Tree, and made tags for everything. You can see pictures of most of the things I am selling at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Papaya-Tree/127035450663528?ref=ts
but here is a sneak peak:
I also applied for just about any job I could think of - walking around the town and asking for applications, Craigslist, I applied for the City and a few other places I thought would be cool to work for. I was surprised and thankful for how many interviews I got. I ended up getting an internship with the San Clemente Times, which I am loving so far! My first "article" is published - it's a restaurant review:
http://www.sanclementetimes.com/view/full_story/8026818/article-Restaurant-Spotlight--The-Riders-Club-Café?instance=restaurant_spotlight
I loved doing the interview, and was a bit frustrated at how limited the spot is - any descriptive word I used was edited out! My next article is going to be in Spanish, for the Spanish newspaper called El Despacho. I will let you know how it goes!
I also got hired as a swim instructor for the City pool, called Ole Hanson Beach club - it's an old pool built in the 30's right on the beach, it's pretty cool!
I am still interviewing for another position at a Financial Services office, but am thinking I will probably take the lifeguarding job and continue with my internship at the paper.
Whew! Well that is everything in a nutshell! We are sooo thankful for the job opportunities that I've been blessed with, and praying Jordi will get more contracting jobs so he can be done with installing.
Can't wait for summer - it's going to be warm and glorious down here in San Clemente. Come visit!!! (The water is already warm enough to swim in on a hot day! )
