Amy, thanks for sharing, Jack is certainly a person worth lauding. I'm absolutely chuffed that he reached out to me to let me know about the album (which is fantastic, but you already knew that).
I will share my own thing people should know about Jack. When I moved to SoCal to take the job with OCOSS (shortly after you and Jack had moved there), I had no money and no friends in the area, except for Jack. Everything I owned at the time could fit into the back of my Camry. The start date for my new job was pushed back two weeks because of wildfires. Since I was supposed to live on premises for work, I was suddenly homeless with no source of income.
When I arrived in California, Jack very graciously let me play the part of freeloading friend and crash on the floor of the room he was renting (he even furnished the sleeping mattress). Even more graciously, he let me crash on his floor throughout the semester when I had no place to stay for the weekend--in fact, the only time he declined my self-invite was the weekend that you two got engaged (thankfully Jack knows how to set boundaries).
I'm forever grateful for Jack, and grateful that you found each other!
p.s. don't camp in Matagorda from April to October, January and February can be dicey too
Thanks, Nick! So many great memories from that time. I still have the mattress if you still have the Camry. Come and see us next time you're in Asheville.
This story really makes my musical fiasco at the women’s retreat even more embarrassing! 😉But I love it that you married the poet and musician and lived happily ever after that Jack writes songs!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Well, Amy, that sure beats the movie Say Anything, where John Cusack's friend had written about 60 breakup songs after her boyfriend Joe dumped her. The most memorable line from the songs: "Joe lies. When Joe cries he lies."
Another vote for "July," and I also loved "False Alarm."
Congratulations, Jack!
Amy, thanks for sharing, Jack is certainly a person worth lauding. I'm absolutely chuffed that he reached out to me to let me know about the album (which is fantastic, but you already knew that).
I will share my own thing people should know about Jack. When I moved to SoCal to take the job with OCOSS (shortly after you and Jack had moved there), I had no money and no friends in the area, except for Jack. Everything I owned at the time could fit into the back of my Camry. The start date for my new job was pushed back two weeks because of wildfires. Since I was supposed to live on premises for work, I was suddenly homeless with no source of income.
When I arrived in California, Jack very graciously let me play the part of freeloading friend and crash on the floor of the room he was renting (he even furnished the sleeping mattress). Even more graciously, he let me crash on his floor throughout the semester when I had no place to stay for the weekend--in fact, the only time he declined my self-invite was the weekend that you two got engaged (thankfully Jack knows how to set boundaries).
I'm forever grateful for Jack, and grateful that you found each other!
p.s. don't camp in Matagorda from April to October, January and February can be dicey too
Thanks, Nick! So many great memories from that time. I still have the mattress if you still have the Camry. Come and see us next time you're in Asheville.
Yay, Jack! Can't wait to listen.
Congratulations to Jack! And I need to hear that Christmas album someday…please!
July *is* lovely, you're right.
the year that we survived hive representing here
This story really makes my musical fiasco at the women’s retreat even more embarrassing! 😉But I love it that you married the poet and musician and lived happily ever after that Jack writes songs!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Absolutely nothing to be embarrassed about!
Well, Amy, that sure beats the movie Say Anything, where John Cusack's friend had written about 60 breakup songs after her boyfriend Joe dumped her. The most memorable line from the songs: "Joe lies. When Joe cries he lies."