Jul 22 2011
Hello & Goodbye
Camera Face*
I was lucky enough to spend a little time with Jessica this week – while I was at the jobette.
That’s one of the many nice things about working there. Everyone is pretty relaxed, and they often bring their kids to work as part of the after school/activities chauffeuring so familiar to every parent. So it was no problem for Jessica to hang out with me while Erica had a date with her dentist.
Jessica looked like a little princess and was carrying her current book, “A Little Princess”. We talked about that for a while, and I told her how I’d just read “The Wilder Life”, about a woman who went in search of the locations in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House” books. Jessica said “You’re just too fabulous to be a prairie girl”, which made me laugh. I had to agree that I wouldn’t be very good at the hog slaughtering, wagon training aspects of Laura’s life.
And then there’s the complaining.
Jessica was very excited about her upcoming move. Sadly for the fabulous factor of Hooterville and environs, Erica and Jessica are decamping to Portland, Oregon, where Jessica will attend one of the best schools in town, a mere three blocks from their house. Also there’s a Trader Joe’s about a mile away, a Lush store, and Jessica recommends the walnut prawns at Powell’s Seafood restaurant.
They are planning to leave next week, but Jessica says they still have a lot of packing and throwing out to do. “It’s stressful,” she said. Then she whispered behind her hand, “And my mama is not the best stress handler!” I’m not, either.
The time flew by, and suddenly Erica was there to pick Jessica up. We’ll see them tomorrow at their ~sob~ farewell dinner at my brother’s place. I wish Portland wasn’t a twelve hour drive away!
*Jessica said her mother doesn’t like her to do the “camera face” too much. When I asked her what it was, she demonstrated and then collapsed into giggles.
3 Responses to “Hello & Goodbye”
Absolutely gorgeous picture…just look at those dimples too. I will miss hearing about Jessica as often. I do hope you will, sometime,somehow, have time to visit them or on the otherhand that they will return to see all of you.
So hard when friends have to move on…..
Good luck to both Erica and Jessica in their new life….
jx
What a smart little girl, she also looks great on the photo, I’m sure she will keep in touch with you, she seems to have an attachment to you.
They are both remarkable people. I’m hoping that they will still spend Christmas with us. Also, Jessica might visit for a couple of weeks in the summer…and Megan says it’s really only a 10 hour drive to Portland…