Survived Our First Earthquake

Last night at about 9 p.m. we had a most excellent 4.0 earthquake. Showing our true California colors, we all loved it! It shook us pretty good and the epicenter was only about two miles from us. Jonathan was jumping up and down screaming, "Aftershock! I want an aftershock!"

As you can tell from the above post, we made it safely to California. However, our packing for the trip did not lack craziness. Even after our huge yard sale, we still did not fit into the moving van. We negotiated an extra 500 cubic feet in an additional truck, but we still did not fit and had to leave many belongings behind. This was a bit stressful! As the remaining packing space was filling up, I noticed that my retro painting easel was still in the garage. Alas, I admit that I was tired and ready to part with it. But Shelley squished it in instead of the microwave. She said that we could buy a new microwave in California. Now that is true love! Thank you, Shelley!

Unfortunately, our food storage had to stay in Virginia. We did fit in out 72-hour kit though.

Our airplane ride was uneventful. In fact, United took very good care of our pooch. They put in some water dishes that connect to the side of the kennel and some shredded newspaper on the bottom of the kennel. However, Riley was not happy with me when we met up in San Francisco. It took a lot of petting and scratching before he warmed up to me again. Many other airport patrons were also willing to give our beautiful Airedale some recuperative love. And who can blame them.

On Thursday, we basically took a 5 hour "nap" to recover and then went over to see our new home for the first time and sign the lease. We are really excited about the new home. It is just what we need -- lots of room, close to the metro and downtown Walnut Creek, and cheap rent.

Thanks again to everyone who helped us out so much to make this move in only 10 days. You know who you are and THANKS!!!!!