Post vacation update!

So it has been a LONG while since our last post. Much has happened! Long story short, we moved to our house, went to NH / ME / RI to visit family for summer vacation, then came back to actually settle in. Honestly, this is the craziest summer I think I have ever had....

Going back to New England so soon after moving out here was the best and worst thing we did in the process of this move. On the one hand, it made the initial move out here much easier to deal with, knowing we would see everyone in a few weeks. On the other hand, we had only been in our house for a week when we left, which gave us no time at all to settle in and get used to things. Also, spending three weeks in four different houses left me longing for home, but not really feeling like I had a place I could call home. In the end, we all decided that home was where we are as a family. Together. Just the three of us. Well- four when Sammy Dog finally arrives tomorrow!!!

The other thing I wanted to talk about is our weekend adventures. We said from the beginning that if we were going to make this move, we would need to take advantage of the opportunity to explore the west coast. So we have! Every weekend we take one day to go somewhere new. Sitting here, we are realizing that we have only had four actual weekends here, which is rather alarming considering we moved here at the end of June. Regardless, we have gone to Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay Aquarium, a Red Sox - A’s game in Oakland, and most recently Gilroy Gardens amusement park in Gilroy. So far, we have loved all of our adventures, and most of all, the time to spend just focusing on each other has been great.

This Saturday we were planning to be tourists in San Francisco on a double decker bus, but plans may change now that Sammy is arriving. Maybe we will try a dog friendly beach or a nice hike and picnic so he can join us on his first west coast adventure!