6/13/90
Dear Mom & Dad --Welcome back from Turkey! Sorry we did not write you there, but I'd rather have one waiting on you at home than take a chance sending it overseas.
The weather has been gorgeous this week in Kentucky -- I've actually been wishing I didn't have to work (or clean house) so I could get out and enjoy it more. The apartment is finally just about arranged the way I want it. A few more minor adjustments should do it. I only wish we had 1 more closet and more counter space in the kitchen.
Don & I have both been looking elsewhere for work. We do not enjoy telemarketing at all plus morale at good news is on a downslide. The 2 local radio stations (Christian) have openings for part time D.J., or if worse comes to worse, Don qualifies for work study this fall. Right now his trip to Colorado is a big "IF" with Good News finances and/or finding another job.
I've applied for 2 different part-time church jobs. One is at an older church in Lexington (downtown) and the other in Versailles (20 minutes). We also found out today that the seminary is hiring a half-three quarter time admissions counselor, so I'm applying for that.
This week we also heard about a full-time position in Monroe, Ga. If it is close enough, Don could commute to Emory to finish up; it will largely depend on whether the salary justifies the move. The pastor is at conference this week and is supposed to call me Friday. It is the home church of Betsy that came up for Thanksgiving a couple years ago.
We saw the slides of the wedding last week. They showed us all the slides they took and then we narrow it down to 40 proofs for our album. I'm hoping they'll be ready next week for us to bring home. For 30 days we get a discount on any reprints or enlargements.
In case you're wondering why we had G.G. write a check while you were gone, we had to pay deposits (phone, gas, electric, water) to get the utilities turned on in the new apartment and being off work for the wedding/honeymoon, we did not have the $$. Ken had paid the deposits in the old apartments so he's had those transferred to his new one.
We are planning on coming home Friday evening (6/22) and the only thing we have planned is to go see Georgialia on Saturday at 10 AM. Are you planning to celebrate Grandma's birthday Friday, Saturday or Sunday? If it is Friday, we'll make every effort to get off work early to be home in time.
Last night we used our gift certificate (wedding gift) at the Merrick Inn in Lexington for our 1 month anniversary. We had an excellent meal; food service, and atmosphere were great. We'd like to take you there next time you visit. Don had Filet Mignon and I had stuffed Trout (complete with head, tail & skin!!😦 We will also celebrate Friday night -- I'm surprising Don wth tickets to a Reds game (they play Houston). It's a game he's talked about for months. The lady who lived in our apartment previously didn't have the cable tv disconnected so Don is really enjoying ESPN (sports channel) until it is disconnected, as we won't pay the bill. I'd rather put the $ toward a VCR, which I think we'd get more use out of.
We had a nice visit with J.B. (6/3) and went to see the Moores..John took us to dinner at Casa Lupita and then Mrs. Moore had made brownies (sent the left-overs with John!). We talked with him about this Frontiers Missions Group -- he doesn't need to be in a big hurry to commit to any of these groups. Our advice was to hang loose and think more seriously about politics! H's got plenty of people giving him advice so we tried not to push him too much. I also think he'd like to pursue things a little more with Julie. We'll see . . . .
We plan to stay until late afternoon 6/24 (probably not going to closing). Are Cris & Angela coming? Glad to hear about Serena and Greenville. Hope you enjoyed your trip. See you Friday night (probably about 9-10 PM).
Much love,
Mary Va & Don
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