And we’re off!

I decided to drive straight through to Nashville on Tuesday, a full nine hour drive that included a 30 minute detour right outside of Murfreesboro.

I guess I should start at the beginning of my eventful move.

Tuesday morning, I let the dogs our in the backyard. They promptly ran over to the fence growling, so I went out to see what the commotion was about. A baby opossum was lying on the ground, "dead". I put the dogs inside and looked for any bites or blood on them. Free from any incident, I thought I would get rid of the animal the best way I knew how, which was calling my dad. I opened the door to go outside and looked at the little baby. At the same time, the opossum had flipped over and started hissing at me! I jumped (and screamed) and ran back inside. It was actually playing dead with the dogs! I had always heard they did that, but have never actually seen it. Needless to say, I waited a few hours before I let the dogs out again.

The movers got everything packed up and on the truck Tuesday afternoon. However, they informed me that our stuff won't be at our new house until May 24. Of course, this is the end of the week long window they gave us.

I have had a great time with my parents though. We went shopping, to a winery, to get manicures, to a dog park, etc. The dogs have been getting TWO walks a day thanks to my dad.

Even though it has been fun with my parents, I am anxious to get out to California to be with Corey and start our family adventure! I know the dogs miss him too:).

First trip to San Jose!

I have to admit the trip started a little crazy. My flight from Charleston came in an hour late, causing me to be late for my connector in Houston. However, I have to give props to Continental Airlines because they held the plane in Houston for me! I was literally sprinting through the airport, hopped on a courtesy cart and got to the gate at the exact time the plane was scheduled to take off. It was nuts. The plane was nice and big though. Continental offers DirecTV on the back of every seat, which is pretty awesome. I was so tired though, I didn’t not take advantage, so I napped.

My first day in San Jose was really fun. First of all, every street I drive I can see the mountains, which are beautiful! I woke up, took Corey to work, worked out, then went back to Corey’s work for a cookout. The plant manager at Flowcardia introduced both Corey and me and sat and talked to us for a bit. After the cookout, it was time for the house hunting!

I will spare all the fine details, but we really liked a place in Sunnyvale. It is a decent size and the price is good. It is also close to downtown Sunnyvale, lots of shopping and things to do. We also looked in Mountain View, Santa Clara and a last stop in Los Gatos. Los Gatos is such a cute area, it reminds me of Decatur, Ga. We ate at the Los Gatos Brewery.

We will be looking in Campbell today and hope to sign this afternoon. I hope we get to watch the Derby!