After our move, Damion and I both started looking for jobs, pretty much anywhere. There were some frustrations along the way - no call backs, spammy links and email offers, and even some "no thank you's" from potential employers. Bummer, huh? But, we tried to keep our heads on straight and our hearts and minds focused!
We started visiting a church right down the road from our house. We have enjoyed getting to know some folks there, and are so grateful for those that have reached out to us to get to know us more personally. Making new friends in a new place can be intimidating, for sure! It's been nice to be back around Damion's family, as well. Since he came to Raleigh last February, except for a couple of trips back to LA to visit (during the summer for our birthdays and at Christmas), we haven't been able to be around much.
One opportunity that Damion had was to help out during the Lake Charles Contraband Days. It's a pirate festival! Wouldn't it be fun if I told you that he dressed like a pirate, walking around waving his hooked hand in peoples' faces for a couple of weeks? :o) No such luck! He did, however, get to hang out with some really cool people! Ron and Trish are a sweet couple who love Jesus and run a food truck called Crackerbillies! Check them out on Facebook! They're on their way to a county fair in Ohio right now, so if you're in the area, stop by for some fried gator! Yes, gator! It's pretty delish!
Don't worry, he doesn't bite.. anymore ;o)
Gator tastes pretty mild. The texture is a lot like pork chops, but it's more like chicken in flavor.
They use a really great fry coating! I had mine with french fries, and some ketchup and BBQ sauce.
My cousin, Roslyn, lives pretty close! Yay!
She was able to come spend the day with me one day
while he worked, so she went with
me to have some festival food.
She went for the chicken tenders,
but I got to taste her side of fried cauliflower.
Super yummy!
Shortly after the festival was over, Damion was hired on with a glass installation company. He's been working with them ever since, but not just here at home. They have several job sites all over the country, so he's been hopping around to different cities for different projects. Sometimes, I get to come along! More on that later!
After his first night of work, we hurried over to the Civic Center for South Beauregard High School's 2014 graduation festivities! Damion's brother, Dustin, and cousin, Dylan, both graduated.
Congrats Grads!
And just like that, we were heading into June!
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