am nearly 3 hours into my flight from DFW to PDX and somehow I have managed to stay awake the entire time. I would much rather be sleeping, but I guess that's what I get for sleeping in.
We were all up late last night, talking and hanging out. Well, Matt was doing something inside and went to bed fairly early. I was ready to go to bed before 10:00 (like the old lady that I am) but apparently the place to be on Friday nights in Breckenridge is right outside our bedroom window. Regardless of my sleepiness, I am glad I stayed up. Call me a touchy feely sissy lala, but I can appreciate good quality time with the people Jesse and I are going to spend a good amount of the rest of our lives with. They really aren't a bad group. I know that the newness hasn't quite worn off yet, and everyone is being forced into functioning in a very communal way, but I honestly believe that everyone there cares about each other. Nicole said that we can stay with her until we find a place, which admittedly stemmed mostly from her fear of being alone out in the sticks with the banjos, and Dave multiple times told us that if we need anything when we get into town, to let him know and he will do whatever he can to help us out. As it got later he went on to tell them that they're like his kids and he has to look out for them. You can tell that he really cares about this group of people. I don't know Dave very well yet, but I have heard Jesse talk about him, and I am beginning to understand why he was willing to follow this man halfway across the country, even though he was almost left behind. He has his moment where you kinda wonder about him, but he is a good guy, and I am happy that we are here. I am happy that Jesse has been given the opportunity to be a part of this adventure, and I am happy to have been brought along and accepted by everyone.
Nicole's fiancee was happy to hear that I was there, and that she wasn't alone with a group of men anymore. I am glad that she is there, too. Again, I don't know her very well, and we probably don't have too much in common, but I have a feeling that I am going to enjoy spending time with her and getting to know her. If nothing else, it's just nice to have a girl around. I'm not accustomed to such a male-filled atmosphere.
Dave and Nicole and Ryan went to Dallas this morning, and shortly after noon Matt took off for Abilene, so I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to my Texas family, which is a little sad, but I will be back in a few weeks! Since everyone was gone, and we had a car, being left to our own devices, we went to Joe's pasta and pizza. The waitress was super nice, like most people there seem to be. She asked "where are y'all from?" and when we told her Oregon, she said "oh y'all must be with colt!" She probably had suspected it, since I doubt many other people in town have colt hats like Jesse's, but she still seemed happy to hear it. She welcomed us to town, and talked for a while about her husband, who is a gunsmith, and one of the guys that works there now who apparently used to work with her husband, or something. They had a help wanted sign in the window, so if it's still there when I get back, I might see if I can pick up a day job. It couldn't hurt, and I miss restauranting.
After we left Joe's we drove around town a while and Jesse showed me where the shop is. It's big. There's also a creepy little ally thing behind what I think is a museum, which is totally weird.
Oh, we also looked at a house this morning! It's owned by the principal of one of the schools, but I forget which one. They're friends of Jlyn, and probably everyone else in town, so she told us about it last night. It's a cute little house, and has an unfinished guest house/playhouse in the backyard, and I think four pecan trees! It was a little funny to think about pecans actually being something you can grow. I feel dumb admitting that, but it was kinda like the cactus. I just surprised me at first. It was cute, and nice, and her little daughters are adorable, but it was rather small, and we were hoping to rent for a while before settling down and committing to buy a place.
So I guess we'll see what happened! Jlyn says she'll keep an eye out for good rentals, which are few and far between in Breckenridge, I hear. I'm sure it will all come together.
Only about 30 or 45 minutes left! And an hour drive back to Colton...I am ready to be on firm ground again.
PS the social security office is only open from 9-3 on weekdays, and closes at noon on Wednesdays. How dumb is that? I hate business hours.
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