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| March 2008 |
Friday, March 28, 2008
Three Years!
Holy Guacamole! It's been three years. I can hardly remember what it's like to have a life of leisure. We've had lots of changes but have consistently moved toward completion of our targeted 5-year plan. We were just about ready to launch into our 3rd store on the North Shore when the economic uncertainties started giving us a wee bit of pause. We decided to wait and see what happens in the next 3-6 months before signing a long-term lease and see what kind of terms we can negotiate at that time.
One huge change is that Tyler is back in Albuquerque with Ashley now. They are busy planning their wedding and getting reacquainted after their 3-year trans-Pacific relationship. We miss him so much, but he had some time to work back and forth between the two stores before he left. Kelli has stepped into the role of store manager for Prince's Wharf, and Conor is ready to hand the store manager reins for Newmarket off to Dwight. Soon Conor will take JB's role as he begins to oversee and coordinate operations between the two stores.
That means JB and I will have much less to do on a day-to-day basis - and leave us free for the pursuit of happiness. During Feb and Mar my Aunt Judie and Uncle Wally came to visit, inspiring us to get back to traveling and playing golf as soon as possible! We traveled up North with them and fell in love with this very rustic but awesome links course on Ninety Mile Beach in Ahipara. We are going to meet friends Dan & Ronda Reedy up there next week to give it another go.
I am in the middle of my "Pennants" season where I represent Remuera Golf Club on the B team. We play 36 holes each match, and I am 3-1 so far. I cannot tell you how exhausted I was at the end of the first one! It would be one thing if we took carts, but it's 36 holes of walking and playing competitively that knocked me out. The next two times were much better.
Conor and Chantall are moving into a new place about a block from us next weekend. We are so happy to have them close by, especially when the first little grandbaby comes along! We can take out beach walks together now!
JB hasn't gotten his long bike trip in this summer, but he just might still if this great weather continues to hold.
One huge change is that Tyler is back in Albuquerque with Ashley now. They are busy planning their wedding and getting reacquainted after their 3-year trans-Pacific relationship. We miss him so much, but he had some time to work back and forth between the two stores before he left. Kelli has stepped into the role of store manager for Prince's Wharf, and Conor is ready to hand the store manager reins for Newmarket off to Dwight. Soon Conor will take JB's role as he begins to oversee and coordinate operations between the two stores.
That means JB and I will have much less to do on a day-to-day basis - and leave us free for the pursuit of happiness. During Feb and Mar my Aunt Judie and Uncle Wally came to visit, inspiring us to get back to traveling and playing golf as soon as possible! We traveled up North with them and fell in love with this very rustic but awesome links course on Ninety Mile Beach in Ahipara. We are going to meet friends Dan & Ronda Reedy up there next week to give it another go.
I am in the middle of my "Pennants" season where I represent Remuera Golf Club on the B team. We play 36 holes each match, and I am 3-1 so far. I cannot tell you how exhausted I was at the end of the first one! It would be one thing if we took carts, but it's 36 holes of walking and playing competitively that knocked me out. The next two times were much better.
Conor and Chantall are moving into a new place about a block from us next weekend. We are so happy to have them close by, especially when the first little grandbaby comes along! We can take out beach walks together now!
JB hasn't gotten his long bike trip in this summer, but he just might still if this great weather continues to hold.
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