Welcome back
The gang is back together again. Dan returned to the Good Morning Indiana set today after a week off. It sounds like Dan had a wonderful vacation. He and a group of friends headed to North Carolina and the Outer Banks. Dan raved about the sand dunes and the museums and the fresh ocean air. Dan also discovered something that I warned him about when he started this shift. It takes no time at all to get used to waking up at a reasonable hour. However, when that alarm goes off the first morning you have to return to work, it’s rather jolting to the system. At any rate, Dan hit the ground running this morning and never missed a bit. Welcome back, Dan.
My husband and I had a great weekend. My sister-in-law Betsy came to town for a visit. She is a God-send. I hope all of you are as blessed to have a relative who is so loving, caring and willing to help. She is so good with children! She truly has a gift… and I feel like having her as a sister-in-law is a gift from God. At any rate, she stayed with the children Saturday night while my husband and I attended a wedding reception. The reception was for someone who works at a competing station, proving yet again that we can peacefully co-exist with our competitors. My husband and I had such a great time. We so rarely get to play “dress up” and go out and have fun. My husband even danced with me without me having to beg. As I said this morning on Good Morning Indiana, we’re not quite ready for Dancing with the Stars. But after a few whirls on the dance floor, I think I saw a few stars. Seriously, we had a wonderful time and that’s really what it’s all about.
Paul and his wife had another weekend of cycling fun. They also watched their share of football. Mrs. P is a huge sports fan. Being from Wisconsin, I’ve been told she has a Brett Favre shrine in the family room. I believe it’s right next to Peyton’s Place on the wall.
Tom, his father-in-law and his wife are still working hard on their new apartment. They’re trying to get everything done by the second week of October. Even though I know they’re looking forward to moving in and getting settled, I think they should reward themselves when they’re done and take a vacation.
Well, for most of us, that two day vacation called a weekend is over and it’s time to get back to work. I hope this week works out well for you!
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I always figured that, in every TV market, everybody pretty much knows everybody. It seems like such a small community, and at least in news you all see each other out covering the same stories. And at least at the level where there are no non-competes, I imagine people move around among stations. 10 years ago, a woman worked for me who, in the 80s, worked for WTHR’s “troubleshooter” unit (as they called it then), and even after that many years she still knew tons of people in the biz all over town.
It is such a blessing to have loving family who are willing to watch your children once in a while. In my field, Indy is the only place in the state to find work. My family lives closest to here, 2+ hours away. The one bit of advice I give to people who say they want children is, if possible, live where you can have family members nearby!