[nagdu] OT: Update

[rhonda cruz]

 hi jessica, i hope the move goes well.
 and good luck to alex, about the getting his new dog.
  hope all is well.

On Aug 24, 2013, at 10:44 AM, Jessica Diaz PC wrote:

> Hi Guys,
> 
> Welcome to all newbies, I don't get out here except on weekends because
> during the week I am too tired from working on the phone with government and
> military employees all day smiles. I have Saunders and his birthday is this
> Tuesday. He will be 5 and it feels like yesterday that I brought him home
> from Oregon. We have went on many many adventures. We are about to make a
> move to Alexandria VA from Fairfax and are very excited. Last week, we had
> our first mobility lesson to the new apartment complex which is right down
> the block from a metro. Can we say finally? No more almost 2 hour commutes
> to work each way anymore for me. My hubby has a driver since he is an RT.
> This place is so nice and it better be because the rent let's say is a good
> bit higher than where we are now. There is a set of steps leading up in to
> the complex from the street and the instructor and I both agreed we would
> want to come up them so that Mr. Saunders can have a target place. Our
> complex is actually hidden away with nothing close by except industrial
> places, a huge trash plant, and a large trucking facility. There is no
> landmark for me to tell where the main entrance is to get in to the place
> and the steps work better because they are closer to my building then coming
> from the driveway area close to the leasing office. After walking the 10
> minutes' walk to and from the subway twice, my boy had it. He stopped at the
> steps and took me through a breezeway, around a courtyard, and to our new
> door. This place is also awesome because the mailboxes are at the opening of
> each breezeway between the buildings. This week we will run through that
> route and then work on from the subway station to a grocery store. The bad
> thing about the new place is we are not really close to stuff like stores
> and all. We fell in love with the small community feel of the complex and
> with how close it was to this subway station. My hubby got the good news
> that he is excepted to Guiding Eyes and leaves the first weekend in Feb. We
> are so excited and found a coworker at his office who is taking Mr. Figby. I
> will miss that dog more than words but he def. is slowing down. He works
> good for the hubby but just doesn't like that getting in and out of cars all
> day thing like he use too. He sleeps a lot on the weekends to and doesn't
> really want to get up for anything except food hitting a dish smiles. Got to
> love these labs. Right before Christmas when we fly to Florida is when we
> will be saying our goodbye to him. His new family thought since they had
> time off over Christmas too, it would be good to help Figby get adjusted. We
> also agreed to dog sit whenever they need us. Moving day is the 7th of Sept.
> and my mother in law is flying in from PR next week to help. She is awesome
> and loves traveling all around in her retirement. Saunders is well though
> for some odd reason when we got back from Nashville, he woke me at 3 AM for
> a few nights needing to go out. This never had happened before but it evened
> itself out so I guess he just was adjusting. I have rambled to much so will
> go now.
> 
> Jess, Alex, Saunders, and a sleeping Figs
> 
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