New job...new wheels!

Ron was just minding his own business last month, when a head hunter came looking for him. She had an amazing job opportunity for him that she felt he would not be able to pass up. Once he agreed to take the interview it all happened very fast. He met with several key people at the new company over 2 days and they loved him. They checked his references then offered him the position of Vice President, Finance; Corporate Controller. The name of the company is LiveOps.

I don't completely understand what this company does except that it has something to do with a call center in "the cloud." All I know for sure is that 3 weeks into his new job, he is happy, less stressed and he gets home at a more reasonable hour every day. It's a good thing, for sure!

Soon after becoming a VP, Ron decided it was time for a new car. Back in 2004, he had bought 2 Dodge Stratus' for the family. One he used to commute back and forth to work and the other one was for the girls to share (fight over) during high school and then college. The gold and silver Strati have been driven back and forth to Santa Barbara repeatedly and have scratches and dings all over them. The internal workings of these cars have been well tended to and they are both still running very nicely. Ron is very happy to be able to allow Beckie and Mandi to each have a car to use as they go about their business. I, of course, am still stuck with the Beeson Bus. Oh well.

After careful deliberation and a weekend of shopping various car lots, Ron settled on a 2013 Nissan Altima. The color is "Java Metallic" (sparkly brown) with a tan leather interior. It's quite fancy with a moon roof, blue tooth, rear view camera and XM radio. It even has a push button starter. I got to drive it the other day and it was like driving a spaceship! I'm glad that he has a new car - after all he does for the rest of us, he really deserves it. It's not his dream car; he says we aren't quite there yet, but it's certainly a step up from the Stratus!