Took a break, but now am back

Hey y’all,
I got all your emails and pm’s. I’m sorry I haven’t been around, but I decided to take a break from the Internet and blogs in general to concentrate on other things.

Aidan has settled in, and had a job offered to her the first week she was here, and in the most awesome way. She and her friend Reilly had been going to a local Sports Bar and Grill near our house, a family-friendly place, but they also had pool tables, and Aidan likes to play pool. One night, Aidan witnessed an older gentleman (about 65 years old) getting shoved by an obnoxious twenty-something year old guy. She walked right up to that punk, told him that what he did was not right and that the kid should apologize. The kid stormed away and Aidan asked the older man if he was okay. They chatted for a bit, then the owner of the restaurant approached Aidan and said he had noticed her there before and that she got along with everybody. He said he really admired her standing up to protect the older man, who happened to be a long time patron of the bar and the bar owners friend. He offered her a job on the spot, and Aidan has been training six days a week as the new bartender. She’s making more money than she did in NSB and when she’s through training and allowed to accept tips, she could be making more money than I am, at least for the winter season.

And she has a new boyfriend, a real nice kid her age named Adam. He has a VERY good job—one where he only works six months a year and makes more in that six months than most make in a year. He ate Thanksgiving dinner with us, and impressed me right off the bat by opening doors for Aidan, pullling our the chair for her before she could sit, and just being a nice young gentleman. So refreshing!

So, we’ve had some good family time, and Aidan and I have started going to church together on Sunday mornings.

I’ve also been busy writing a book and a screenplay. I have the outline of the book done, and the idea for the screenplay developing in my head. And no, neither is chase-related. All I have to say about the chase is that I believe the main message of F’s chase is: WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE.

With all the changes of Aidan coming to live here, and being busy at work, and getting Joe’s application to Princeton done, I was feeling overwhelmed. So, I booked an hour in a float tank—one of those salt water isolation tanks where you float effortlessly in total darkness and total silence. It was AMAZING. I have never felt so comfortable, and an hour has never passed so quickly. I came out feeling so refreshed and so relaxed that I felt free and weightless. I told one of my friends about the experience and they generously bought me three more sessions. Too generous, you know who you are.

Anyway, I just wanted to give a short updat. I have pics too, and will post them when my laptop charges.

Happy Monday! Let’s get this week started right, with a clear mind and kindness toward our fellow man.