What a day!

Today has been a pretty amazing day. Sam made his first (and second sale) for AT & T totaling over $9,000, I went on a job interview and was asked back for round two and we sold the Honda! Wow! How awesome is that! To top it off, we had dinner with a girl who I met while subbing and her husband. They moved here from Maryland about 3 years ago and seem to be a really nice couple.

Last week Sam and I were really busy because my mom and Al were here on vacation. They rented a condo in between Pacific and Mission Beach so we spent a lot of time with them. I got to take them to the zoo and La Jolla and Sam went boogie boarding with Al. We think the water temp was about 65 degrees....no thanks! We had to take them to our favorite Wednesday night dinner place...World Famous. They have super yummy lobster tacos for $1.50...actually, that's where we were tonight too! My mom didn't think they were going to be very good but she was in for a surprise (she loved them)! We were sad to see them go but we'll be back in Fresno really soon so that helped with the good-byes.

Lovin' It

Sam's officially been home for one week and he's really liking AT & T. He said that he got a really warm welcome and he even met a few guys that were really helpful to him and will likely continue to be. Last week he mainly spent time getting accounts prepped and learning the ropes at the office. This week he'll start heading out and making some sales. It is so nice to have him come home and actually be happy...completely opposite what we experienced before.

I'm still subbing and have had a great couple of weeks. Lately I've been in the north county (think Del Mar, Solana Beach, etc.) and had been at some beautiful schools. You can even see the ocean from some of them. One of the schools I really loved; the campus was awesome, the area is amazing, the people were nice...I could go on. Anyway, the principal took note of me and talked to me about doing one or more long term sub jobs for him this year. We'll see how it plays out but I would do it in a heartbeat!

Two quick funny stories: At one school, I was in a 6th grade class and I told them my name was Mrs. H. They kept asking me what it stood for and I said that my name was really long and they would never remember it. Then, one boy raised his hand and said, "Can we call you Mrs. Happy?" I said sure and for the rest of the time they all called me Mrs. Happy and were totally serious about it. The other day I worked with SDC kids and this one little boy had a hearing problem and his speech was affected. He asked my name and I said Mrs. Hickey. At first he called me Mrs. Hickey, then it went to Mr. Hickey, then Mr. H and finally Mr. S. Not sure where the 's' came from.....

We've had a really good week for a number of reasons and it just makes us love it here even more. First, on Tuesday, we decided to go for a walk on the beach in La Jolla. The sun just happened to set while we there so that was pretty cool. Then, the next night we headed to PB for $1.50 lobster tacos at a restaurant on the beach. We ate with a couple that we met a week or so ago that moved here from Reno. We hung out with the same couple Friday night and watched a movie. Last night we had dinner with another couple and their kids. It's actually my friend Amy's brother and sister-in-law. Amy got us in touch with each other and I'm so thankful because they are awesome! So tonight we're headed to their house to watch the Charger game. So finally we're making some friends....and it's nice.

Hope everyone is having a good month so far. We're counting the weeks until we get to see you!