Today BJ called to tell us his plans have changed. He was supposed to be moving to San Diego in a few weeks. He was in the process of leasing a one-bedroom condo 10 blocks from the beach in Oceanside, CA. It sounded wonderful. After almost two years in Winterhaven/Yuma he was a little tired of the desert. The job opportunities in Yuma weren't great for Lauren so I'm sure they both looked forward to a larger metropolitan area.
So in a quiet way he stated that the company decided that they didn't want to send him to their San Diego project. For a brief moment I was worried that he would be out of work, considering the economy these days. Then he dropped the other shoe, they were sending him to Oahu instead...wow. How incredible. He would be leaving April 5th to start work on April 6th. We were both so happy for him. Both him and Lauren were excited about heading to paradise.
After chatting for a while, we hung up and both Jeff and I were enjoying, more like basking in BJ's success. It's so thrilling to see our kids happy with how things turn out for themselves. We are lucky that all our kids have these great attributes and have good lives.
It wasn't even 5 minutes later when the phone rang. Our neighbor, Sharon wanted to stop by to show me a letter she got from work. We both worked for the same company until she was fired. Apparently she stays in contact with some of her coworker friends who keep her informed of things going on at work. She took the opportunity to call work and try to congratulate someone on a new opportunity. They didn't like her calling, thought it was weird and reported her. So she got a cease and desist letter that she wanted me to read.
It was terrible for her. She didn't understand the ramifications of her actions. Even though she was trying to be nice, the fact that she got fired made people uncomfortable about taking her calls. So she came over for comfort. Plus she just found out she wasn't getting the job she recently interviewed for. At that moment I wished I could have fixed everything for her. She is trying so hard yet she failed to get this new job. To top it off her son was fired from his job, so there's even less income in her household. I hugged her then she left.
One moment we are celebrating a success another we are comforting a failure. The mood in the house changed so rapidly, the feeling was palpable. For a second, I felt like the bad things were happening to me...and I have enough of those. As I wallowed in my own self-pity the guilt kicked in for being so selfish. But really, why can't we just enjoy some happiness for a little while longer? Why does it never last?
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