I’m having a great time this season. I can’t stress it enough. I feel so lucky to be where I am right now, and I think I do a great job of actually appreciating it. I know that things could be better: Robin could be here with me and/or I could be in the Carp Shop, but it could also be a lot worse.
Anyhoo, at lunch today I sat with 4 people that just got back from 10 days at WAIS Divide (3 Carps and one GA). We talked a lot about their trip and what it was like and how awesome it was. I was genuinely excited for them, but I was also a bit jealous. I couldn’t help but think about the fact that if I’d done things just a little differently, maybe I would have been out there with them. Those thoughts didn’t last too long, but they were there.
Then at dinner tonight I sat with Leslie, Kira, Cedar, and Liz (2 DAs, 1 Jano, and 1 Housing Admin, respectively), and they talked a lot about how awesome MY job is. They were going on and on about how much fun it looks like I’m having everyday, which is very true. They see Walter and Me walking all over town together, like 2 little peas in a pod, laughing and joking and having a great time with it. They were like, “You haven’t had a bad day of work yet, have you?” I thought for a second and a HUGE smile forced its way onto my face, “Nope.”
That smile was a result of many awesome things, like today…
Walter and I rode back from our Willy Field PM with Shuttle Bill. The 2 old-timers sat up front (hamming-it-up like only crazy old-timers can) while Pinky laid down in the back to take a nap. As I was lying down, Shuttle Bill said, “You were a DA last season, right? Well, you take this season off and you’ll break even.”
I think I’m more than breaking even, and it’s really nice.
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Nice.
That was a sweet one.- yeah Im still listening.