Its the start of my third week in Salem. Here is a little recap on what I’ve seen so far and my overall state of mind after my “new beginning.”
Salem drivers aren’t as safe and mild mannered as I originally thought. Truthfully, they may rival Arizona drivers for craziness. No near misses thus far, but I’ve noticed there have been quite a few incidents of speeding and pulling out in front of me on roads I thought were supposed to be a little more laid back on (like the one leading into my apartment complex).
Work has gone well so far. It took me until week 2 to get all of my gear, but I am set up really well now. I’m actually typing this blog post on my 17 inch Mac Book Pro. I’ve got all my software, mouse, monitors and even a company issued iPhone 3Gs. It only took – well, FOREVER – for that to happen at my last job. It is really nice to not have to fight with your IT department or justify the software and hardware you need to do your job. So, thats an overwhelmingly major improvement for me.
The highlight so far of my new job was going to visit one of our retirement communities. I had a great time playing bean bag baseball with the seniors there. It put a smile on my face to see so many of them truly happy, not to mention the direct feedback that they loved the staff.
We signed a rental agreement for our new place here in West Salem but so far have not found tenants for our own house. Unfortunately, that is the one thing keeping Kelly from moving out here which, well, sucks. I am starting to feel irritable about her not being here. Of course there isn’t anything we can do about it. We actually had a registered sex offender apply to rent our place. So, it is just a balancing act of finding the right person to rent it. I just don’t feel like i can relax and really begin to enjoy my surroundings until she is here.
Aside from that, a lot of WoW with some of my friends which has been a good way to just keep my mind off being separated from my wife. As works though kicks in I will need to put that aside to focus on other things.












