I Have Time...I Hope!

Back to blog! 

We had a great rain on Sunday night.  It was much needed.  Things were quite dry here.

I was working on an overbooking last night at work.  It was for a hotel in Colorado.  I was able to call Ray's sister Susie (who lives and works as a travel agent in Colorado) for some information and advice.  It was nice to chat with her.

To anyone out there who hasn't "heard from me" by phone....here's the deal.  My phone lost ALL of it's information/contacts about two months ago.  I decided to cut my monthly costs as buy a cheap "pay as you go" phone at Dollar General.  Well, it wasn't any cheaper and I had very limited time to talk.  (For those of you who don't know...I do like to talk.)  So former Kirby House guests/friends Matt and Billy came by to visit during July 4 holiday.  They told me about Virgin Mobile.  I went right to Best Buy and got my new phone.  So, now I'm on phone number three from the last few months.  I decided not to keep the same number as I didn't have that many people who actually called me and I didn't want to go through all the "riggamoreole" of keeping the same number. 

My life journey continues.  I am now at the stage where I really have settled into a new life and new stable routine.  Staying at the Kirby House was keeping back emotionally and mentally.  I HAD to move on.  I'm sure there are people out there ready to judge me.  How could I sign the house over to the Bank?!  I now really understand the express "until you've walked a mile in my shoes."  Trust me, it's my life.  I had to make the decisions that best fit my life.  I'm not saying I'm happy with how everything turned out, but I had to make some hard and difficult choices.  I've had to accept those decisions and move on.  Trust me, my plans did not turn out the way I had made them.  A good friend of mine told me "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans for your future."  How true.  We have to take when is "given" to us and make the best decisions with that.  It makes you stronger....trust me, it does!
As I move forward, I want all my friends, family and acquaintances to be happy for me.  Don't be sad.  As Ray would say, I've been given a lemon "so why not make Whiskey Sours?" 

What I have found out is that once you have nothing more to GIVE, you find out who your real family and friends are.  These are the people who call me daily or email me frequently, check in on me, ask me how things are going, stop by and say "hi" ask me to lunch or breakfast.  These are people that continue to be who they are/were as my friend in spite of me having nothing to really give back to them, other than my own dedicated friendship.  Thanks to those who helped me pack up Kirby House...Drew, Tom, Joe, Renee, Mary, Karlene, Willa and Philip.  Those who sacrificed their New Year's so I could pull off one last dinner event at the Kirby House, Tom, Drew, Friedl and Philip.  The many dinners made for me while I stressed about the moving out (and made myself sick)....and the carry outs from Clearbrook!  And, to all the former Kirby House guests who keep tabs on me either on Facebook, by email or by phone.  You have all helped me so much in the last eight months.  I could not have done it without your support.  And, of course, my daily uplifting chats with my mother!  And of course those who have helped me financially get through this....you know who you are and most of all...I know who you are!   Thanks for buying the Lake Michigan map Matt and Billy!  If I could, I would offer you all free rooms...but I don't have that to give anymore. 

I could go on and on with names of people who have done all kinds of things for me, little or big.  Maybe as I think this through I'll write one thing about someone each day.  I have time...I hope! - Jimmy