WE’RE MOVING TO WASHINGTON!!!

While we were visiting Walla Walla, I noticed several US Foodservice trucks making deliveries. I worked at US Foodservice for 5 years here in Southern California from 1995 to 2000. While we were at the store picking up food for Easter dinner, I saw another one of their trucks and started talking with the driver. It turned out they had a warehouse in the area which opened in January. The driver suggested I stop by the warehouse on Monday before my flight and check things out.

On Monday, before I went to lunch with Vanessa, I made the short drive over to the warehouse. My jaw dropped when the General Manager came into the lobby to show me around. It was Randy Xavier. The VP of Operations for Metropolitan Provisions (the last place I worked at). While he showed me around the warehouse he kept talking about how much he needed someone like me to help him get the warehouse running more efficiently. I thought he was just making small talk, but before I got on the plane, he offered me a position at the Operations Manager.

I have been thinking about it for a couple of days now and after talking with Vanessa last night after dinner I have accepted the offer. It will be a 72% raise for me and housing up there is ½ as much. I will start working there on April 21st. Vanessa will stay in our condo here in Yorba Linda until the end of the school year (3rd week of June). By then I should know the neighborhoods up there pretty well and we can buy a house. I am excited and nervous all at the same time. We will miss our friends, but we can always fly down for a weekend, or they can come up to see us. It is comforting to know Vanessa has family in the area.