Travel Blog

Phil and I are all settled in here now. We even have our post office box in Moose, Wyoming. And I got to see a moose the other morning as we were heading into work. I do have pictures, but as per usual, I left my cord at home, so those will just have to wait.

Our jobs are good. Nothing we're not used to. It's quite a bit like it was at Yellowstone, with a lot of the same merchandise and whatnot. The big difference here is that memberships to the Association are not pushed like they are at Yellowstone. If you go to Yellowstone's Visitor Center's bookstores, you will be asked if you would like to become a member of the Yellowstone Association. Here, we don't really ask too often. We have signage around the store, and our bags tell you about the benefits, but as a salesperson, I am not under any obligation to ask you if you want to join. But since I'm used to asking people, I do so every now and then, and my membership numbers are pretty high so far. Phil's doing well too. We just have to put up with some strange looks from our coworkers because we ask folks. It's kinda funny.

My store is really nice, and I love the view. I'm looking right out onto the mountains every day. Can't beat it. Phil is liking where he's at too because there's a lot going on all the time, and he likes that. I'm trying to learn about the park, but it's slow going. I had a lady ask me the other day what Teton meant, and I said I had no idea, it was probably Native American for something. WRONG! I found out that Grand Teton is "big tit" in French. Oh well.

Some friends of ours who started at Yellowstone with us in 2006, and who are still coming back there yearly, came down to visit us on Thursday evening. We got to catch up and drink and have some laughs. It was a really good evening. Cherie is now a district manager for the Yellowstone Association, and she wants us to meet the hiring manager for the stores there, so she's setting something up for us very soon. It's nice to have options. Plus, it's an exciting time for them because the new Visitor Center is slated to open this month on the 25th. If you've been with us from the start of our adventures, you may remember we moved YA out of the old place and into a temporary bookstore. Now it's time to move from that temporary hut (which is falling down around their ears because it wasn't meant to be in use so long) into the new place. Cliff and Cherie asked us if we were coming to help with the move, but I think we'll pass on that one.

That's about it for now. We're enjoying ourselves and our environment, and Phil's ulcer is shrinking every day.