helllllloooooo out there

Hey guys.  Eric and I are busy moving into our new home!  It is shaping up very nicely.  We had to clean out a lot of dust and get the carpets done, but other than that everything looked good.  Now it's a matter of trying to save money!  We took some pics and I will try to scan them when we get the computer set up in the new place.

Well, everyone told us that once February hit the weather would be beautiful.  Feb. 1 was gorgeous!  The sky was clear blue, there was snow on the mountains, and it was 80 degrees.  We got the keys to the condo that day, too.  Anyway, the weather has been wonderful lately except for a couple of cloudy days when it snowed up in the mountains.  It is so weird to see a blizzard up there and be walking around in shorts!  It is also very weird when there's a full moon here.  Last night it looked like twilight all night because the moon was so bright and the sky was so clear.  You could actually see the outline of the mountains, which I haven't been able to see at night.  Needless to say we don't miss the cold, wet winter in NOLA.

I went to a party the other night at my supervisor's house.  She has a condo not far from ours. Boy did I feel poor!  Hers has three bedrooms, three baths, a three car garage, all tile floors, a pool and jacuzzi, gas BBQ pit, the works.  Her fiance is a make-up artist for Drew Carey (which I think I told you already).  Anyway, it was fun, but I was glad to get back to my humble abode.

Last night we went to King's Social Club.  The last time we went to this place there were some pretty rough people there.  Who knew there were hoodlums in Palm Desert?  Anyway, that was Saturday night.  Apparently they have a live band on Wednesday nights.  It was one of the best I have seen!  They played blues and jazz, and had a couple of musicians from the audience join in.  It was so cool because the music was so much like home.  None of the typical California sound, which I would describe as a cross between constant Doors music and techno crap.  As Naomi has told me many times, California is a state of mind.  I just think a lot of people here don't have much left up there.  The eight-mile stare that you develop here is related more to fried brains than clear skies, I think!

Well I will sign off for now.  Again, Eric and I will be coming home soon!  I will be in town Feb 22-28, and I expect to see everyone I can if at all possible!  I miss y'all!