It may say North Carolina but make no mistake it's the south!

To everyone I adore, sorry it has been so long since I wrote last. I have not been terribly busy; I just have not been around the internet. I still have not got the net at my apartment so everything has to be done at school and well I do not like to be at school any longer than I have to be. School is ok, I ended up dropping one class because I spent about 30 hours on the first homework set and only got 1 of 5 questions done and it was incorrect. It made my brain pop so I just dropped the class and called it quits on that class and took up research credits instead. So far the research has been reading a paper that was a senior design project of last year’s seniors. I finished a long time ago and I have been waiting since to do something worth while.

Kailey and I are doing good. She got a job at Kroger's, they own Fred Meyer's on the west coast, but here they are just a grocery store. Her job really sucked so she kept applying to other places, which is a good thing because I didn't think that job was going to be good for her. Pretty much there she had to stand in one place all day long and not move. So the only people she had conversations with were customers, some of them angry. Anyways she got a job at a baby/little kid store called Gymboree (not sure of spelling) she likes it there and she gets to interact with her co-workers and friendlier customers for the most part. She then got another job at a place called Limited Too which is about a minute walk from Gymboree. That is good because she can work both jobs and get a full 40-50 hours a week. I am very grateful now she can quit Kroger's. So as of right now she technically has 3 jobs, soon to be 2 though. I am really proud of her.

Let's see what else is going on, hmmm my Dad just finished our deck. For those of you who know about the french doors going to nowhere, well now they have a home.

As you can see it looks awesome. I am very proud to say that I had nothing to do with this project what-so-ever! It is good being away sometimes but I do miss home a lot. Now I guess my parents can spend that extra cash on themselves that they had previously been forking over for the ehancement of my brain. They are currently in Mexico on a marlin fishing trip with my aunt and uncle. Below you can see the first "marlin" my dad has caught.

No need to worry, there were professonals around to help him reel that big guy in. Oh I make myself giggle. I just thought that was a funny picture so I put it up here. I think that their actual trip will be awesome. I would love to go marlin fishing. I am no fan of fish but I love fishing. Could you imagine reeling in a 150-300 lb fish. Wow, I know I can't

As far as any vacation plans go for me, I want to go to the beach the next day that Kailey and I have off together. I hear it is really beautiful here, but so far I have not seen it. I miss home a lot. I miss mountains. I miss Oregonians. I miss people who know how to drive. I miss customer service. Things really are different here, and sometimes it has been a hard adjustment. Anyways, if you are reading this then I probably miss you, since only family and friends have this blog address. Anyways everyone should keep in touch. I have to head off to seminar now, and then catch a bus home.

Hugs and kisses,
Rick

To leave you with a quote:
"My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it."
~Abraham Lincoln