We made the big leap and E & I have moved out to California to be with T. Our UT house is now listed with a realtor, our CA house still isn't finished and won't be for another month, but we're enjoying being together again. I'm still adjusting to living somewhere new and all that entails. It seems that for every bit of excitement and adventure there's an equal measure of uncertainty and loneliness. A little bit of yin and yang for the whole thing.
Good:
- Quality stores and restaurants (including the amazing Sacramento tapas restaurant T took me to last Saturday *sigh*)
- Warmth. It's over 80 today and I'm wearing capris and a t shirt.
- Living in the mountains of Northern CA that remind me of my home state, OR
- T.
Not So Good:
- Printing a Google map before I go anywhere. And I do mean anywhere. I'm so lost.
- Missing my UT family.
- Not having any friends for me or E.
- A weird, directionless feeling I have while we wait to really settle in CA.
Everything seems to get better with time. Soon I'll be giving out directions to other people, taking E to a play date and sewing curtains for our home. I don't expect myself to get over missing my family. I know myself well enough to know that will never happen. But, luckily, we live close to airport and major highways and train stations and a little distance isn't an insurmountable obstacle. I think right now I just need time to get used to everything that so... new.
