LAST NIGHT IN NEW JERSEY

"ALL MY BAGS ARE PACKED, I'M READY TO GO..." THIS IS THE FINAL NIGHT IN NEW JERSEY. EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S HERE ALREADY... SPENT THE WHOLE DAY CLEANING OUT THE LAST REMNANTS OF JIM FROM FRESH PONDS VILLAGE APT. D9... THE LANDLORD WILL DO A FINAL WALK THROUGH WITH ME TOMORROW. NOT TO BRAG, BUT THE PLACE IS MUCH CLEANER THAN WHEN I MOVED IN...

EVERYTHING IS PACKED IN THE JEEP, EXCEPT FOR ME AND THE LAST MINUTE THINGS I HAVE TO USE IN THE MORNING...SOME LAST MINUTE VISITS ARE IN ORDER...WORK TO SAY FAREWELL TO THE OFFICE FRIENDS AND WAREHOUSE FRIENDS, TIRE BARN TO SEE ENVER AND BILL, THE BANK (OF COURSE) WALK THROUGH WITH THE LANDLORD, HAND IN MY KEYS AND MEET LORETTA AND VIC (MY OLDEST FRIEND...SINCE 2ND GRADE!!) AT THE REST AREA PASSED EXIT 7A ON THE TURNPIKE FOR A CUP OF JOE AND OFF I GO! I WILL STOP AT THE BORDERLINE OF NEW JERSEY AND GIVE THIS STATE A FINAL RASPBERRY(THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE---I LOVE YOU GUYS---BUT NEW JERSEY CAN KISS MY ASS!!)

FROM THERE IT'S OFF TO VIRGINIA TO STAY WITH MY SISTER'S FAMILY FOR A WEEK OR SO...THEN IT'S OFF TO POINTS UNKNOWN, BUT THOSE OF YOU WHO READ THIS WILL KNOW BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHERE I'M GOING...

TO ALL THE FRIENDS WHO I WAS ABLE TO SEE BEFORE I LEFT, THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE POSITIVE ENERGY AND SUPPORT YOU GAVE ME...IT HELPED ME PUSH FORWARD WITH THIS PRETTY SCARY AND PRETTY WONDERFUL ENTERPRISE I'M EMBARKING ON... TO ALL THE FRIENDS I COULDN'T GET TO SEE BECAUSE OF TIME CONSTRAINTS AND POOR TIME MANAGEMENT ON MY PART, PLEASE KNOW THAT I CHERISH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU...(ALL OF YOU ARE MAKING THIS TRIP WITH ME IN MY HEART)...IT'S A NICE FEELING TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE PULLING FOR YOU AND WISHING YOU LUCK...

I REALLY WANT TO MAKE THIS WORK, FOR MYSELF OF COURSE, BUT ALSO FOR ANYYONE WHO ASPIRES TO DO THIS...IF IT WORKS OUT THEN MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE WILL TAKE THE LEAP OF FAITH THAT I DID...IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT, THEN I'LL HAVE TO THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE...(AND PROBABLY IN A HURRY!!)

GOODNIGHT FOR NOW, MY FRIENDS...JIM HAS OFFICIALLY LEFT THE BUILDING! TALK TO YOU FROM THE ROAD. "GO WEST, YOUNG MAN!" (ONLY IN MY CASE, IT'S OLD MAN).