As of March 31st I will no longer have to listen to the excessive arguing of the five person family inhabiting the two bedroom apartment below me, nor will their television stir me from my sleep at midnight, oh and I can altogether forget what it sounds like when the couple next to me (erm)...procreates, yeah procreates is a nice way of saying that the people next to me should explore their sado-sides and invest perhaps in a ball gag! I am done with this management neglected, four walled excuse of an apartment. The garbage strewn lawn will forever be present in my memory, the graveyard of dead cars with violation stickers in hues of bright pink and orange known as the parking lot will leave such an impression on me, the laundry room with its broken down appliances and puddles on the floor that was taken away from me without notice will always make me stop and think, and as much as I hate to I will have to respond to the beautification bbq with a will not be attending! I will be far, far away from the sound of fighting children and their screaming parents! I know that leaving my current dwellings is not going to send me to instant bliss, that from here on out is a struggle all its own, but this is step one. Australia is one step closer after March 31st. and as much as I have grieved that in which I am leaving behind, the excitement is trickling in slowly but surely. I an about two weeks away from saying goodbye to Barnes & Noble, my employer for the last nine years, this in itself is quite a feat. The people there have become family to me, I started there as an immature 19 year old and have since grown into an immature 28 year old (lol), in all seriousness B&N has been not only my source of income for such a large part of my life, but also a source of strength. It was with some of my closest friends and coworkers that I mourned the loss of my father, shared the joy a brand new car, and also had some of the fiercest arguments I have ever had. But at the end of every day, month, and year they were still there. I would have never thought that I could find such love among the stacks of bestsellers and out of print paperbacks, but I did and for that I am exceptionally grateful. To all of my bookselling, coffee drinking friends, I will never be able to express in words just how much each and every one of you means to me, I will always look back with a smile on my face (and the smell of espresso on my clothes)!
Love,
Nicole
Love,
Nicole
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