Hubby @ Lubby ~ Day 2 of Settling In

Today Neil spent his first full day at work. He was working on process piping for a uranium enrichment plant. Neil never worked on such a project before, and he found it very interesting.

Neil also met a fellow Mensan today. He was one of Neil's co-workers. The fellow was in charge of the local chapter's newsletter, and put Neil down on the list to get a local Mensa newsletter.

I encouraged Neil to participate in the local Mensa activities so that he could meet more like-minded souls and have plenty of opportunities for good conversation.

Neil had received his wired money today. Now his survival at Lubbock could be assured until those steady paychecks come rolling in.

'Miah has been wearing his new cowboy hat all over the place. Also, Neil said that 'Miah was calling every day some of the girls that he met in his travels.

When I suggested that he go and check out the girls at Texas Tech, 'Miah responded that if he did that, he may not come back to the apartment that night.

Also, 'Miah had spotted an adorable and lively pug puppy, at a pet shop, that he wanted to buy. I was curious as to why would he want to buy a dog in Texas when he could get one in Massachusetts. It was the price. Apparently the pup was going for 1/4 of the price it would go for here.

But getting a pup from Lubbock was not going to be a reality after all. 'Miah's mother nixed the plan, as I expected she would. Even though the dog was relatively inexpensive, there were still the costs of flying the pup back home, in addition to paying the additional fees for changing 'Miah's flight reservation.

So, 'Miah will be returning home as scheduled. And Ariana and I will be at Providence's T.F. Green airport (which is actually in Warwick) tomorrow night to pick him up.

The weather in Lubbock was rainy. Neil said that it had been raining for the past 3 days, and that this is not what he expected of Texas.

Well, with Lubbock claiming to have 277 days of sunshine out of the year, I guess it has to get those rainy days out of the way before it can continue on its sun shiny way.