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on edge

I’m such a dummy. I don’t know what’s going on but I’ve been pissing Jesse off left and right these past two days. Yesterday I scratched one of his rims on the car by driving up a small curb and today I put my AC Transit card in the cash slot and lost it. *sigh* So as I sheepishly took my seat, he said to me, “I have enough stress as it is without you giving me more.” The guy behind us in the bus line later came by and said, “My wife did that with me once too.”  Haha.  Unfortunately, that didn’t cheer Jesse up.  Poor guy. He’s been so stressed out with the loan docs getting messed up, talking to the moving company, and worrying about the car that he already sold to a guy in Palms Springs. I’m not much help, am I?

So, I’m on the Transbay bus that picks up in front of Jimmy’s house and taking it to the city. It’s so comfy in here and there’s free WiFi!! Now if only BART would start doing that…

surreal

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It’s my first day in SF and so far it’s been cool. I drove Jes and Jimmy to work this morning and parked at the 5th & Mission lot for $3/hour. I’m sitting at a place called Cafe Infusion that has decent breakfast items, coffee, and free wireless internet!! Woohoo! So I’m hanging out for a bit before I have to pick up Jes for our 11:00 am HOA Orientation at the condo. Jes is still trying to get our loan docs squared away but all the people involved are a bunch of hacks. We’re going to try to sign the papers tomorrow and move in at the end of the week. It’s cutting it close though. We have a camping trip planned for Friday through Sunday.

Everyone has been asking me how it’s going so far and all I can really say is that it’s surreal. Just 24 hours ago I was still in LA. Unfortunately, I left behind a duffel bag filled with my favorite jeans and other assorted clothing items that I’ve been wearing all month. So, this afternoon will be spent shopping for some new jeans and anything else I’m missing. My first day of “vacation” is just fine and dandy.

on our way

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I’m on my way up to SF now and blogging from my blackberry. Last night we packed our car to the top and Koa got his last walk and visit with Kuma before we left. It’s official. We are out of here! We dropped off Koa an hour ago and said goodbye to my parents. My mom was really sad and so was I. But we have another car’s worth of stuff to haul up so I will see my parents again when they drive it all up with Koa in tow.It’s a big day and I couldn’t help getting a little emotional this morning. I’m just happy that I got to say goodbye to everyone. I even got to give my little brother a big hug this morning on his way to ComicCon.

So that’s it for now. I will miss all of you back home. And I’m excited to see all of you in SF! Let the new adventure begin!

celebrations and goodbyes

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I finished my last day of work at the preschool today and it was so bittersweet. Since our clinic was up and running, we christened it with a full day of treatments and meetings. We had lots of visitors stopping by to check out the new clinic and they were all very excited for us but also sad to see me go. I even had two teachers in tears when they came by to say goodbye. That was very touching.  I also got a bunch of hugs and goodbyes from my kiddos.  It’s so great to see how they’ve grown these past years.

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Today was also the last day for our interns.  My intern worked so hard these past three months and I’m so proud of how far she’s come in her clinical skills.  I still find it kinda funny that I’m actually imparting knowledge to another person now. Geez, I’m getting old.

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To celebrate both of their accomplishments, we went out for lunch and exchanged gifts.   Later in the evening, I met up with my colleagues at the local wine bar and they gave me a $75 Target gift card.  How thoughtful!  Well, we had a great school year and I will really miss our monthly lunches and meetings.

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So, I am done for now. Jes flies down early tomorrow morning and we’ll be driving up to SF on Sunday. I’m just crossing my fingers for a closing date next week. Let’s hope it all falls into place soon.

homeless

I got a grip of calls today from various Realtors with clients interested in looking at our house. I had so many that at 11:00 am, I decided to go home and pick up the dog. I didn’t want him to scare away any potential renters while he was stuck in the patio. So, he came to work with me and hung out with us for the rest of the day. With people coming by at 12:30, 3:00, 5:00, and 7:30, I decided to just stay away from the house until the end of the evening.  It was weird to not have anywhere to go after work.  I felt like I should have just brought the Aerobed to work too.

I ended up staying at work until about 4:30 and then met up with Marie and Cole at the Spectrum. The four of us hung out, had dinner, and walked around some more until about 7:30. When I got home, one of the Realtors was outside waiting for her clients who were running late. They finally arrived at 8:00 and seemed nice. It was a young couple who seemed like the athletic type.  They even asked if I was a triathlete because they noticed the magazine that I had on the kitchen counter.  That was kinda neat.  Anyway, I hope we get a bite this week.  That would definitely take one load off our shoulders.  Cross your fingers!

Adjusting

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It’s been two weeks since Jes left for SF and the dog and I are adjusting. The dog has made our pile of newsprint as his new daytime hangout spot and my Aerobed is getting a little more comfortable each night. The brother even slept over on Friday night and used my sleeping bag.

On Saturday morning, Johnny went golfing with Kenji while I met with the Realtor. I gave her a tour and set-up the lock box. I also got a “For Lease” sign and we’re listed on MLS. Pretty soon I’ll be having strangers walking through my house while Koa’s stuck in the patio. Boy, I hope it gets rented out soon. We’ll see how long it takes.

Lunch was with the Suminos at Fukada and Johnny’s friend Robin happened to be there too. Afterwards, we stopped at Target and then Johnny took a death nap while I sorted through my things.

Later in the evening, the parents came over and loaded up their van with a bunch of stuff I need to give them. Johnny also loaded up his car with lots of food, spices, and sauces from my kitchen. Koa hung out in the garage with us and also sat in the front seat of each of the cars in our driveway – hoping for a ride to the dog park. He was so well-behaved that I just HAD to take him after everyone left.