As I was doing my marketing homework just now by contrasting strategy mixes of stores, I started listing the strategy mix of convenience
stores. This took me back to when my fiancé, now husband, had just moved states
to be close to me… well, kind of. We planned on marrying before he moved, but
that didn’t end up happening, and he moved anyway :) ... We were nervous that he would
move and not find employment. I went back to California, where he was at the
time, to spend some time there with my family and to help him move. We packed
up all of his things, and then some, and drove in a U-haul truck across
California, Nevada, and some of Utah until we arrived at our final destination.
I was in the summer session at BYU taking three dance courses; it was fun. And he
began taking some religion classes. Within two weeks of him moving there, he
was employed – with two jobs. He was blessed. One was at a gas
station/convenience store. After I was done with work and classes, I used to
ride my bike from my “vortex” house (those who have seen She’s the Man – that’s
the kind of house I lived in…the vortex… dubbed by my husband) or walk from
class to whichever gas station he was working. ♥ I would sit with him and we
would sip on vanilla root beer as the night went on and customers came in. He
would clean and work while we talked the day or night away. Then I’d either
ride my bike or walk home if he wasn’t off yet or he’d give me a ride home as I
helped him close the store. ...Sometimes we'd stay until midnight. We had fun
spending time together, however we could. ♥
