Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Friday, June 24, 2008

So much has happened since I last wrote in here I don’t know if I’ll get it all. Now that I have free time, I hopeful will be writing in here daily again. Why do I have free time? Because I lost my job. The slow economy has hit everywhere, including construction and new projects. That trickled down all the way to a rodman. Mr. Samuel had no choice to eliminate one surveying team. In a sense, what he did was lay off the last three hires, and since I was the last one to join the company, I was the first one on the list. It had absolutely nothing to do with the time off I took because of the car accident. Mr. Samuel was genuinely upset in having to let me go. Just from conversations he’s had with me, he told me he could tell this is a field I could very well excel in. He said he wouldn’t hesitate to offer a reference if I need it, and if business picks up and they are ready for a new team again, he’ll call me immediately. He told me the other morning and said I could leave then or work the day—with pay—and I decided to work the day…not for the money, but because I really enjoy the work I did. The other two guys were very bitter and left. When I got back to the office at the end of the day, Mr. Samuel had a cake there, and they threw me a little going away party. I was barely there a month, but I fit in very well there. I already miss working with Norman and Greg very much. Hopefully we’ll stay in touch.

Of course, being a lawyer, Sandy immediately jumped at the thought I was let go because of my accident, but I assured him that wasn’t the case. But the situation does bring up a problem; I had just stared paying Sandy and Kirsten rent, and I also have the loan for the Audi. Sandy said forget about the rent. He never liked the idea, anyway, and the work that Taylor does with Sophie is more than enough. I reminded Sandy they pay Taylor to take care of Sophie, but he hushed me up and told me to forget about it. He then tried to eliminate my loan for the car, but I said no. He said if I insist, I can start paying him back again when I start working…whether it’s in a week or four years. I think he hopes it just goes away, but I just can’t do that. I have to take some responsibility. He told me if I don’t find another job this summer than that’s OK with him…he’d prefer I enjoy my summer before I start college. With the job market so bad, it’s possible I could spend a month or two looking for a job I would only be able to keep for a few weeks. So maybe I will just enjoy the summer helping Taylor. We’ll see.

Seth is starting to sleep at home again. The honeymoon of working at Lucas and being reunited with Zach has worn off, and he’s realizing it’s hard work. But he still loves it. He took my advice and put Summer’s ring in a safety deposit box. We found out she’s coming home in July, and Seth told me he’s wasting no time asking her to marry him. I wouldn’t be surprised if he does it right when she steps off the bus. He has no trouble confessing his love for her on tables in front of people, so you never know. However, my bet is he’s planning something. He said he hasn’t decided how he’s going to do it, but I can see the smoke coming out of his ears. He’s doing heavy thinking.

I have to write about the very romantic evening Taylor and I had over the weekend, but I’ll do that tomorrow. I’m really tired.