Finished book 6

I am a little behind but I just finished HP book 6. E has book 7 and just started it today. I think we are going to have share the book. I am too excited to find out what happens and if I wait for him to finish it, it will be 2008 before I can read it. Plus I know my friend L is just aching to talk to someone about the book :)

Going Commando

Well not really but it certainly feels that liberating!! I have officially gone private with my blog. I am excited about my internet friends who have asked to join the party. Going forward I hope to be more vocal about my opinions, thoughts and my daily happenings. My hope for you who are along for the ride will still receive the same if not more reading enjoyment as before.

I hope you have a glass of something with you because it is cause for celebration! I have my wine with me and I am waiting for Eli to get home so we can crack open the cheap bottle of champagne.

WE ARE MOVING TO SAN FRANCISCO!!!!

Yes...i am trading in my year round swimsuit, my ragging summer tan and SoCal warm temps for year round fleeces, morning and evening fog and most importantly for having solid, wonderful friends and family around us!!

This "movement" started back in April when we were in the bay area for a wedding and as we were walking around the city. We started talking about how neither of us just wasn't happy in the OC. We each shared what we thought was missing/problem. I then got annoyed that it took us 6 months to have this conversation but I guess we as individuals needed to figure it out on our own if we liked it here or not.

A couple of days later I went to E to tell him I was ready to move to the Bay Area. Last year, I was not. I hated the idea of moving away from MY friends and family to go live near HIS family and friends--this is how we ended up in OC. Now I am fully ready and willing to be near those individuals who I have come to love and trust dearly and have welcomed me with open arms.

So here we are. I have a NEW job waiting for me and E is transferring with SW. Now it comes to the details of when the move will take place. I feel like an old pro at this.

Back at the homestead

So I am back working from home. I drove up to LA on Friday, Monday and Tuesday. I had it by Wednesday. I set my computer back up at home--oh I forgot to mention that I was carting around my desktop back and forth. THAT topic is a discussion for another day. Anyway..back at home to where my life is no longer in danger. I got to witness a rear end accident on the way into work last Friday. The accident occurred a little too close to my car for comfort. For all of you who have to commute. I empathise so much. I understand commutes are all relative to where you live and if it sucks for you, I feel your pain.

I am excited for the weekend. No beach yoga this weekend. Darn! We don't have many plans or rather any plans. E has to work his normal double shift. I am sure I will find some trouble to get into on my own. Next weekend, I am heading to Chicago for my good friend's shower and bachelorette. I also FINALLY get to meet my niece. I will for sure have pictures to post.

***I am going private this weekend*** Please send me your email if you would like to continue hearing about our lives.

Made it...in about two hours

I did make it to my new office today. However, it took me literally two hours to get here. When I got here, I found out that the furniture did not arrive so me, my coworker and my boss are all sitting on the floor working. I am trying REALLY hard to keep my grumblings to myself.

It is 3pm now and I am starting to dread the drive home. I am wondering what time should I leave so that I can sqeak by on the traffic--then I remember--oh wait I am in LA there is no such thing as no traffic. I am definitely heading to Coffee bean before the trip home. I will probably come up here again tomorrow but the rest of the week I am working in my safe confines of my apartment. Maybe a hair ball or two isn't so bad ;)

My Turn

After thinking and reading the reasons why others have turned their blogs private.I have decided to make the switch as well and make my blog private. It just makes sense. So please if you would like to continue along in our journey please let me know your email address. I would love to have you along for the ride. I will be making the switch next weekend.

Also-do any of you know how to move this slide show into the sidebar? Blogger is winning right now as I cannot figure this thing out. The slideshow is from this morning's Yoga class down at Hiesler Park in Laguna Beach. Perfect way to start my Sunday morning. I could not believe how crowded the beach was at 930am. I start my commute up to LA tomorrow so this helped get me "centered" for the 50 mile drive one way to the office. They say I don't have to up every day but we shall see.

Still in my PJs and loving it plus other randomness..

1) It is saturday morning at 11:15am and I made a personal choice to stay in my PJ's this morning. With all the chaos is going on this month. I decided to forgo Yoga this morning and sleep in. Poor Louie (my cat) didn't know what was going on. He tried to wake me up at 8am when I normally wake up to go to Yoga and when I didn't move, he decided all was okay and he was going to sleep in too. He was cuddled up right next to me with his paws covering up his eyes.

2) We finally were able to get the missing pieces of paper for our BMW. THis all went down last week. Now we can register the car and start on the necessary mechanical issues that need to be fixed in order for me to start driving it. YEAH!! And we can focus on selling our Jeep--which will enable us to be car payment free for awhile!

3)My brother's wedding was terrific. I really do feel 100% about this marriage. What did it for me is when A walked up to the altar to meet my brother. She was bawling the whole walk down the aisle. She took his hand that he held out for her, faced the crowd and looked over at him and mouthed " I love you". My heart melted for my little brother. My mom and I were in tears the whole weekend and we realized why--he has found true happiness and love. Everything that he was searching for, he found in his beautiful bride. I have comfort in the fact that those two will always beat to their own drum and do what they want to do. E and I made a pact that we are going try to get together with them as often as we can because we want to start to forge a closer relationship. My hope is that my brother and A will want to as well.

4)We saw the new Harry Potter movie last night. I remembered why I couldn't get through that book--very dark and scary! E is a harry potter nut! He is dying to receive the 7th book. I decided that I would pick up the series again and read the 6th book and when he is done I will read the 7th. However, me not having any patience at all, I am so dying to hear what happens at the end of book 7.

5) Private or not private blog? I know this question has been raised by other bloggers a number of times lately. Each time I have responded to those internet friends, "do what you need to do, it is your choice." Now when I am faced with the choice and I am not sure what to do. There are few things that I can't blog about just yet for the fear of not knowing who is reading this. Part of me loves the fact if there those whom I do not know reading this blog and enjoy reading it, I would hate to shut them out. On the flip side, this blog has become my diary...i used to keep one as a kid and teenager. However this diary includes the warm advice and thoughts of others that I have come to know through their blogs. I trust and value their opinions so I don't want to hold back more of my thoughts or share in what is taking place in our lives.

6) I want so badly for my parents to sell their house in MI. They are in midst of a move to Atlanta. My dad is there now living in an apartment. Since May he has been separted from my mom. My mom is still in Michigan trying to get their house sold. My parents are high school sweethearts. Together in their marriage they have moved all over the country and have experienced this situation numerous times. However, I think this time the uncertainly of whether or not the MI house will sell has taken its toll on them. I am going to take some time off in September to go hang with my mom. I miss her so much. We were so spoiled when I lived in Chicago and they were in Ohio and then especially when they moved to MI. We were short drive away.

7) My favorite picture of my aunts and my girl cousins.

We laughed, we cried, we partied till dawn...well almost

The wedding turned out better then we all could have imagined. My brother and his new wife were happy as can be. There were many laughs, some tears-- tears seem to happen when our family comes together--our emotions run so close to the surface that the pure happiness evolves into tears of joy.

E and I hung out with my cousins all weekend long and we managed to close down the bar both Friday and Saturday night. Seattle is beautiful depsite the rain.

We visited my friends T and S who now live in Seattle. It has been a few years since we have seen each other. I am so grateful for their friendship. I also met their cute little boy, Owen. He filled me up with cute baby smiles and sent me off on my way with a cute little wave of his hand.

It was a very good weekend! Here is my favorite picture of the bride and groom.