Safe, Sound, Warm and Dry

Hey y'all. (I can say that now!) For those of you that haven't heard, I made it safe, sound, warm and dry to New Mexico. The drive went smoothly. I listened to a few books on cd (the narrator for Harry Potter is outstanding) and cranked the music. Cairo was a dream traveler. He was far from loving it, but mostly slept and hid under the bed when we had to leave in the mornings. We've been here for about a week and a half now. Carlsbad isn't as small as I thought it was going to be. It has 2 McDonalds, 3 Subways, a Chile's Restaurant and a Payless Shoe Store, so it's bigger than Cheboygan. I've stayed close, trying to learn the lay of the land. One day I did venture to Artesia, a town about half an hour away. The thoughts of a nice vacation were great to start, but after about 5 days I started to get restless and decided it was time to get a job. Luck would have it that Chile's hired me on the spot. So, I'm serving there and they are willing to work with my schedule so I can do some traveling.

The people I've met have been very nice so far. Most have a light southern drawl that is easy on the ears. There are a lot of people my age at work, so hopefully I'll start to make some friends. My neighbor has already offered to set me up with a 'nice young man' that she works with. :-) (No, Rose Mary, he's not a veterinarian. I'm still keeping my eye out.) All in all, thing are going very well. I have more photos, but I'm still missing a cord for my camera in boxes, so those will follow once I do some digging. Right now the concentration is on work training and luggage retrieval. (Did I mention the luggage I shipped with 75% of my clothes got lost?) What's an adventure without a hiccup or two?

I miss you all and hope everything is going great in your neck of the woods. I'll be back soon with those photos. Take care and Merry Christmas!

Besos,
Haley