October 18, 2003

Friends

My Friend Monica from the mainland emailed me and asked me if she could come over Thanks giving to stay with us for a while. She is visiting Kauaii with her sister for a week and "since she is in the neighborhood" seriously I am so happy that she wants to come and see us... I have had other friends form the mainland be"in the neighborhood" (like maui) and they didn't tell me till they got home to Cali and then tell me how much fun Maui was... oh well. What really gets me is the couple of people that came to the Kona side even visited the volcano some 30 minutes away and didn't let us know....Did I say friends???? Like I wouldn't drive, cancel plans, or whatever to see someone from my old home...I wonder...

Woody has had one friend over from Cali. Others came but stayed in Waikoloa, golfed everyday, and lived the highlife that Woody was so fond of before his mother died and the money pipeline was cut off. He didn't even return phone calls. They thought that he was ill. I know that he is embarrassed at his new found penury.

I think though that he is a better friend. He calls all of these people up and is better about talking to them than I am at calling my Mother. I feel strange about that but that is true.

I have been so lonely that Monica may never get to leave...Just kidding.

Did super at the shop. Figured out that we made the biggest over all profits last week. I think. Its because we are selling Steven Lee to the tourists. It makes a huge difference. The pearls are a great profit center. We also sold half of our Roman Glass stock. Will need to buy more. If anyone reading this is interested in seeing some of these things let me know I have pics at the store of them.