In a letter to Jeanne and Mom in early 1992 I am telling them all the big news!
I really got the giggles talking to Jimmy on the phone last night. They are making lots of wedding plans. First there is an engagement party at Sun Dance in April for all their college friends and relatives in Utah, very casual with fruit, cake and punch. Then they will marry in the Los Angeles Temple in August with a honeymoon in Cancun and coming back and spending time at Big Bear.
Camber is planning on going to Carlson Travel School and her parents will pay for that and James is going to work at Choice Mortgage, commission only. He has been doing insurance along with college and wants to do that, too. Work in the financial world and he thinks he will have a great client base.
I said, "You are both starting jobs, but you plan on a two week vacation? Where are you getting the money to go to Cancun? Everyone is having such money problems here and Jimmy still hasn't figured out how to have regular money coming in yet so it really struck my funny bone!
But it is more scary than funny, I hope it works out, I really do. Love conquers all, right?
Our financial work is pretty scary right now, the houses are not selling, rates are up so loans are down and it is one hard day after another with no certainty about anything. There are so many people out of work down here.
Yesterday I talked to a young man from our ward who moved to Pleasant Grove and was just home for a visit. He is working in software up there and said you would never know there was a recession in Utah County.
We are having such a hard time trying to lose weight!!! One of our clients gave us gift certificates for Hungry Hunter so we had filet mignon the other night, it was heavenly. Plus my sweet tooth has returned, always craving something.
California has never looked so beautiful since I came in 1956. it is green everywhere, my backyard is gorgeous with lush green lawn and spots of pink and purple. I am planning on take Kristi, Craig, and Meagan to Disneyland on Thursday before the So Cal special is over, but if it is still raining I am afraid we will not be able to go. I've never seen so much rain!
There is an interesting lawsuit down here. There are several corporations in the So California area who are run by Mormons and one young man who had been working at SCI is claiming discrimination because he was fired and our children's former Seminary Teacher took his place. He says the boss ( A Mormon Stake President) had invited him to many socials and tried to get him involved with the Mormon Church and Mormon girls and the company like only Mormons to work for them because 10% of their salary went to tithing, which he figured would have been $207,000 out of the company last year. He says he was fired because he did not join the Church. It will be interesting to see if he gets anywhere with the suit. Have you ever heard of anything like this???
Meanwhile I have really sharp gal working for me in the day part time. However, if I do not get more loans in, I doubt I can keep her! It is a really tough market down here right now.