For all the media does to convince us that we live in an alienating and crime-ridden country, I have to say that in my experience, there is still such a thing as being a good neighbor or responsible person. I say this because . . .
I got my wallet back today! I work at a college, and one of the adult distance learning students found my wallet in the parking lot. She found my staff ID in the wallet, called the number on it, and we met in the parking lot this morning so she could return my wallet. All cash and (now canceled) credit cards are intact.
It’s a bit of a bummer that I already canceled my credit cards, but I really feel it was better to be safe than sorry — especially since I’m moving across the country in a week and need new cards before I leave.
Also, we got rid of the troublesome couch last night! Though my efforts on craigslist failed, my friends did not. My friend M came over with his truck last night and helped us haul the couch away to the dump. He and his wife D, then invited us over for a fabulous home-cooked meal. This was extra awesome because we are living in a hotel right now and have pretty much been subsisting on Subway sandwiches for the past few days.
Tonight we check into a nice hotel in downtown Waikiki for a 3-day mini-vacation. Though moving preparations are keeping us pretty busy right now, we planned this last little adventure so we could make sure we got to be tourists one more time before we leave Hawaii. It’s been a stressful week, but I’d say things are definitely looking up!
