Who retired?

Bob went to work about a month ago at Bass Pro Shop in the Opry Mills Mall. I've been telling everyone,

"...it's like sending a 12 year old to work at Disneyland."

Yes, ladies, not only does Bob work at the mall, but I pass it everyday on my way to work, too! We only live about 15 minutes from there.

It only took Bob about four months to decide he'd had enough of retirement. I'm surprised it took that long; he's always been so active. He really seems to enjoy his new career. It's his first time in retail so it's a whole new world out there for him to discover! I'm very proud of him and love to hear his hilarious customer related stories. Welcome to the world, baby!

I went to work for Zurich Insurance (Because Change Happenz), through a temp agency about a month after we arrived. Truly, I hadn't planned to go to work quite that quickly. I guess the Lord had other things in mind. I got an awesome offer of work the day after I applied at the agency and was on a plane to Atlanta for training five days later. I spent a total of two and a half weeks in Atlanta, but it was well worth my investment of time away from home. I was hired as a permanent employee of Zurich on July 31st and consider myself truly blessed!

We are looking forward to a break in the temperatures so we can act like retired people! The forecast for today is 104 degrees and we are breaking all kinds of heat related records. Most areas haven't seen rain in weeks! It's even too hot to go to the pool! Now, how sad is that?

We haven't been on the Harley hardly at all this summer. Perhaps I should rephrase that, I haven't been on the Harley hardly at all this summer. Tennessee has a helmet law and we all (riders) know how hot helmets are. Trust me, you wouldn't want to ride close to where we live without it anyway. I've promised Bob, "we'll wear out the Harley this Fall!" I'm looking forward to it...I miss it.

I guess the fact that Bob knows he is retired is all that matters. Being retired means you can go back to being retired if you want to. Right now though, he seems quite content.