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Original 10/29/2022 Post | ||||
Karen 10/29/2022 1:03:11 PM |
Hi Everybody! As most of you know, for the last few months Mel has been working toward a big life change. He's moving from Reno, Nevada to Crossville, Tennessee which is 2,255 miles away. Preparing for this type of life change has been a huge undertaking, but Mel has worked steadily at checking off his carefully made list for over a month. Now the day is near! Tonight is his last night in his apartment. The condo he's moving to in Crossville has been leased to him for seven months, and quite fortunately for Mel, it's completely furnished down to the tiniest details. All Mel will need to do is to unpack his clothes, set up his technology, and go to the grocery store. This seven month lease will give him plenty of time to find a permanent home there and replace everything he's selling and giving away in Reno right now. Mel actually flies out on Tuesday morning and will arrive in Crossville in the afternoon. He's leaving his apartment tomorrow morning and going to stay in a hotel there in Reno until he leaves. This is so fortunate because Mel is exhausted. This two days will give him a chance to just rest and watch tv (hockey of course) until he embarks on his new life. Once there, his friend Ritchy will pick him up at the airport in Nashville and take him home. The real estate company has already given Ritchy a key and Ritchy is checking everything out and making sure it's ready for Mel...ESPECIALLY...making sure that the channel that has (apparently...or it sounds like to me) hockey playing 24/7 is installed. Mel has already made arrangements to have a technology person come to his new house a day or two after he arrives to make sure his technology is up and running. Speaking of...Mel now has a cell phone! He was able to keep his phone number from his land line and...he's learned to call out and answer. There are obviously many more things to learn but this was a big change for Mel and it created much anxiety. Thankfully, he's up and running on twenty first century communications so he won't go missing for the days it takes him to move. However...Mel has asked me to let everyone know that he'll be out of pocket until around next Friday. If everything gets back up and running as planned, he'll be right back at it with the usual Saturday and Sunday conference calls starting next Saturday. Mel is an amazing planner, so unless something goes severely wrong, we should be able to count on him only being away from the website and community for these six to seven days. Not bad considering what all he's had to do to make this massive change! As we all know, Mel is devoted to our community...and he's done absolutely everything he could to ensure he's only away from everything for the shortest length of time possible considering the circumstances. He also asked me to let you all know that, once he's settled in, he'll be adjusting his coaching hours to make them more convenient for us and to build in some fishing time for himself. Mel isn't getting any younger and making sure he has some balance in his life is necessary in allowing him to sustain the level of support he's offered our community for years. Bravo for you Mel for taking care of yourself the way you always say we all should! Another part of Mel's big adventure is getting his car from Reno to Crossville. And so...right at the nick of time...in walks Howard who is an old friend of may years. Howard lives in Florida, but was intrigued by the idea of driving Mel's tiny car across the country for him. Howard did try to talk Mel into a road trip, but thankfully, Mel had the common sense to know he couldn't stay folded up in a Hyundai Accent for five or six days of nonstop driving. Mel has sold off or given away just about everything he owns to make the transition easier. However...he is going to pack as much as he can into his Accent. I guess Howard will be left enough room for a cup of coffee and a duffle bag...but...even so...that's not a lot of space for one's belongings. Howard sounds like a great sport and is happy to do this for his old friend though. One fun thing for them is that the suite Mel has booked in Reno (and of course he got himself an unbelievable deal on it) has two bedrooms. Howard will fly into Reno a night or two before Mel leaves and he'll get to visit with his old friend for a couple of days before Mel flies out to Crossville and Howard embarks on his cross country drive. Howard has been smart about it though...he's only planning on driving so many miles a day, so it'll take him five or six days to get the car to Crossville. Once there, he'll spend a night or two and then fly back home to Florida. Thankfully, Mel will have Ritchy there in Crossville when he arrives so he won't be stuck without transportation until he gets his car back. I'm so impressed with Mel...he's thought of everything! And...I'm so impressed with his good friends Ritchy and Howard. These two guys are wonderful! Now that the whole big adventure has been spelled out in my usual way...down to the most minute detail, I'm asking everyone to please join me in praying that Mel's flight and transition will be seamless and that Howard will experience total safety and security on his long road trip. Thank you friends and much love! Karen | |||
Responses (Newest First) | ||||
Timothy 12/4/2022 6:25:20 AM |
Power and much love to you Mel. Rock. Hope you settle in well at your new place. | |||
Kash 12/1/2022 6:20:36 AM |
Hello all I have truly missed out calls , so much has been happening man oh man, but I hope and pray everyone is well , Mel I've been following your journey boy you are a trooper, well as we all continue on this journey to returning back to wholeness let's never forget to seek God and keep one another lifted in prayer love you all?? | |||
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