Five years ago we moved to Fallon without a single friend. I can still remember clearly the day we found out we were being transferred from San Diego to Fallon, NV. I was 8 months Pregnant with our first child. We knew we were leaving San Diego but, the assignment was a surprise. Dave came home and said, “I have orders to Fallon, NV”. My first thought, like everyone from California… “Great! Nevada isn’t too far from home”, (Because when you are from California that is the only State you know as home) and, “I like Las Vegas”. (Because when you are from California the only City in Nevada is Las Vegas and every other City is only minutes from Las Vegas ;) Anyhow, here we were trying to make it from one State to another in fast time. I left California (for the first time ever), my job, my friends and my Family to be with Dave and our 8 week old Baby girl, Sienna. We arrived on November 22, 2005, the day before Thanksgiving to an empty house. We stayed in a hotel and even had to sneak our two large Dogs through a hotel window (Winston would have froze to death, big Sissy that he was). Then, our furniture arrived and was dumped in various rooms of the house. It was all very surreal and over-whelming.
Character building as I have come to recognize…
Within weeks, Dave needed some kind of weld or something related to metal and of course RACING. He met Kenny there. They became immediate friends. Dave and Kenny have had some great times through their favorite hobbies; Racing buggies and, racing anything that goes fast and can be dangerous. But, something else happened. This guy became a golden friend, the truest kind of Friend. There are not many of those in one lifetime. Simply, Kenny has made Fallon a safer place for our Family. Being here alone has had its times of very scary situations and truly no one to call, except Kenny. He has truly been that one person who has been there for our family.
Kenny, to simply say thank you seems like a vast understatement. I hope you know what an amazing person you have been in our family. Your family has become very special. In fact, It think Myles will forever have special dreams about his lifetime with Rylee and Liam will always think very fondly of your special and wonderful Renae.
Dearest Dawn, I will Never, Ever forget the conversation over the phone in one of my most precious hours, Labor… which happened at 3-4am. Kenny answered and was trying his best to relay the information, I could hear you, “What!!!???? 7 centimeters… I am ON MY WAY!!!!!!” And you were there in minutes, so that Dave made it time to witness the birth of our second child. Thank you in the biggest way.
The Navy/ Military sets up some “thing” that should help families like ours in remote areas like Fallon, NV. Well, that didn’t happen here for us. Your family was here and that made it “it” happen. Our Thank you is sincere and endless.
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