Last Christmas I was lucky enough to pick my nephew Trenton's name as a secret Santa. He had recently moved to Santa Cruz to attend UCSC (the Banana Slugs). After his girlfriend moved out she told me he needed a few basic things so I bought him some towels, a hamper and a Banana Slug cap.
Nearly a year later we caught up at a local ice cream shop where he ordered (grandpa) Wes' favorite: a chocolate malt. Gia joined us and we each had a humble ice cream cone. This reminded me of the time that Kevin and I took Trenton to San Diego for Anita's wedding and stopped in at a country cafe. Telling him he could have anything on the menu he surprised us by ordering the 2 by 2 by 2 by 2 which Kevin and I each startingly realized was 2 eggs, 2 sausages, 2 bacons and 2 pancakes. The waitress asked if wanted 2 orange juices, and the way I remember it he just said, "yes." LOL. Good times! Later that weekend Kevin and "T" drove home in Steve's old Honda Civic and affectionately named it the "shakey mobile."
Trenton's current car looks shakey too, but he claims it's in good running order, just without a front bumper.
After Trenton got off work last Sunday night we were able to relax at the ice cream parlor and converse about life, work and studies. Finding out that he is deep into computer programming and has a background from junior college in Sacramento in a different platform than what he's been offered at U.C. He's managing to wing it and learn the new platform while working full-time at 24 Hour Fitness as a Operations Assistant. He currently has Friday's and Saturdays off. The company is trying to find a way to promote him to Operations Manager where he'll have more responsibilities regardless of his school load. The District Manager made it clear that he's far more equipped than the last few managers he's worked for.
Good luck to Trenton and keep drinking those Wes malts you Banana Slug!
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