Hello?

Is anyone still out there?

If you haven't all given up on me, that's a real miracle.

For those of you who haven't...things are going well. I have a great job that I love (if it paid the bills, I'd be set), but got notification of a job opportunity yesterday working as a Parole Agent. I'm pretty jazzed, but may have to turn my back on it, as the work can be pretty dangerous, and I do have the wee one to think about. Bummer, huh?

I'm counting my blessings, though. Outside of the money situation, things are going great. I miss my old friends terribly, and I get awfully lonely when I think about it, but I'm in an incredible relationship, my daughter is positively brilliant (she knows her alphabet and can count to 12, remembers 4 or 5 verses of songs, with hand motions, and carries on excellent conversations, and she just turned 2!), and I'm really enjoying what I'm doing. It's great.

I don't get out much, and we don't have a TV, so I'm pretty much out of the loop on a lot of things - I don't even know what the current fads are, which is sad - or a blessing, depending on your perspective. I'm hoping to get out and visit LA again sometime, but it will have to be in the distant future, as plane fare, car rental, and hotel rates are extremely prohibitive. But, I think about everyone often - quite nostalgically!

This is probably the single most upbeat entry I've ever put in this journal, so I hope you guys are reading it. I'm sure it's nice to hear something *positive* from me once in a decade. ;-)

Peace!