1980: Our Hopes
Were Granted
It was the
end of October 1980. My husband Hal received the paperwork from his Employer
AT&T for our transfer back to Seattle after 12 years. I was elated for my
Hal, knowing how much he was waiting for this day. But I had mixed feelings.
Happy for my Hal and sad to leave my two Doctors in Longview. They were not
just employers they had become with their families
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Marcie Sims is a teacher, author, and editor. She teaches literature/film, composition, and creative writing courses at Green River College in Auburn, WA. She lives on Vashon Island, just a short ferry ride away from Seattle, Washington. She writes fiction (short stories and novels), poetry, composition textbooks and has written one historic overview of Capitol Hill Pages as a former U.S. Senate page herself.
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What an absolutely stunning picture of Ilona! Her beauty (inside and out) shows through in this photo. And a charming story of house hunting and finding. I love the part about not wanting glasses :>). I believe if you put love and good will out it will come back to bless you. I’m not surprised that so many people responded to Hal and Ilona in the manner that they did. Homes. Jobs. Life-long friends. A rich rich life indeed.