It's taken me much longer to make this post than I'd anticipated.  Life got pretty busy again.  :P

After my last batch of posts, it probably sounded like we made a mistake moving out here.  But even though our move was quite the "adventure," and we continue to face different challenges, the positive experiences and and opportunities have been ( Read more... )

I wish I could say that after Part 1 and Part 2 of my move to California, that settling into our new life went smoothly.  Alas, there were a few more "adventures" waiting for us.

Our First Day, or, Visa is Full of Fail
We slept most of our first morning away due to extreme exhaustion and severe jetlag.  For breakfast, we snacked on some of the fruit ( Read more... )

If you thought my adventure in  Part 1 was bad enough, just you wait.  I haven't even gotten to my moving day yet.  But I will...

The rest of our final week in NY was relatively uneventful.  The movers loaded all our stuff up on the truck the next day and later that evening someone came to pick up our cars.  We spent the two days after that giving ( Read more... )

It's taken much longer than I'd prefer, but I finally have time to share the story of my move to California.  As glad as I am to be out here and as much I like the area we're in and as right as this move still feels, it definitely hasn't been without its share of, shall we say, adventures ( Read more... )

I should be packing the stuff we're bringing on the plane right now but I got overwhelmed and needed a break.  So I'm here instead.  I can't believe this is the last post I'll be making from NY.  Tomorrow morning, bright and early, the movers will arrive and pack up all our stuff.  Tuesday they'll load the truck and take our cars and our house will ( Read more... )

It's been a crazy madhouse here the past few weeks.  Aside from the normal routine of home school, errands, church responsibilities, and (for my husband) work, we've been busy scheduling appointments, getting together with friends we'll miss when we're gone, going through and getting rid of the remainder of the stuff we didn't declutter when ( Read more... )

I just returned from two weeks in Cali.  We decided to be more spontaneous than either of us have been in our lives and planned the trip two days before we left.  Gotta say, I didn't miss the snow (even though there wasn't much here), the cold, or the grey blahness that is winter in CNY.  I loved how sunny and warm and springlike it was in Cali.  I ( Read more... )

As revealed in the latest episode of my husband's webseries, we are moving from Utica, NY to Palo Alto, CA ( Read more... )

All right.  I'm done teasing you guys.  It's time to reveal my secret.

Drum roll please...

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More details coming up.

(Again, that's not me, but an actress.  Also, keep watching past the credits.)

I've been married for ten years today ( Read more... )