It's one of those towns that was once a small, one-big-road-through-town kind of place, but then developers started building a bunch of junk along the sides of that "big road". They built houses, they built crappy restaurants, and what did they forget to build? More road!
I like the actual house I'm living in though. It's a decent-sized four-bedroom place with a huge backyard. We have a nice fireplace and an enormous kitchen as well. And, just down the street is a private lake to which we have access.
I asked Belle if she wanted to go fishing with me and she said, "Uhm, yeah, but I don't have a fishing pole!" How is it that I, who knew she did not have a fishing pole, felt like a complete idiot for ever asking? Ah well. I told her I'd get her a Disney Princess Fishing Pole at Big 5. Knowing my luck, she'll catch a fish on her first catch. I've been out there ten times and I haven't even had a fish on the line.
My job is pretty cool. I got really lucky when it came to my assignment. Originally, I was assigned to test fuel lines and hydraulic systems, but after being there for a week, I was reassigned to test In-Flight Entertainment. No, I don't sit and watch movies all day, but part of my job is making sure the monitors in the seats work. I've seen the first 15 seconds of Aeon Flux about a bajillion times.
Life sucks without Sarah and the girls. Sarah tells me stories that break my heart, and I'm finally feeling the other side of this situation. See, I used to always tell Sarah the cute little stories of things the girls were doing and she would get all mushy and, in my opinion, overreact. Now, I'm the one getting mushy.
Just the other day, Belle dropped a candy on the floor and demanded that Aurora "Pick it up!" Seemingly compliant, Aurora hopped down, picked up the candy, very innocently said, "Thanks for Sharing!" and gobbled the treat. Belle freaked out, but Sarah was laughing so hard that she couldn't even properly parent. When I was at home with the girls, I took such stories for granted. In fact, I imagine that Sarah remembers things that the girls did when she wasn't around that I don't even though I was!
Ah well, I always have more to write, but you people need to get back to your lives. Thanks for reading.
