it's me

i am back (sort of).

we still do not have internet at home (i will be getting that next week).

whew. quite an adjustment moving to california. the drive was pretty uneventful EXCEPT for the un-godly temperatures throughout utah and nevada. i would guess there were times it was in the upper 110s while we were driving. sienna had a really hard time of it. i kept water in the back seat for her and tried to keep her as cool as i could. when we got to St. George, UT the hotel desk clerk told me it was 110. i really thought i was in hell. ugh. i was surprised at my little car. it made it through some pretty big hills to get us there.

i got to my destination about 5:30ish on the 1st of July. hard to go back and remember all the little nuances of things but it was good to see john and meet his son. ackward, yes. but we unpacked my car and i tried to get settled into my room.

the first few days he drove me around a little so i could get my bearings. my biggest challenge is directions i.e., which way is west? in colorado my whole life .. you looked for the mountains and that was west. everything else was easy to figure out. here, there are mountains (not like the Rockies) all around, so which way is west? north? i try to gauge by where the sun is. i guess i'm like a pioneer. rises in the east and sets in the west.

i've been to the beach twice. once just to see it off the PCH (pacific coast highway) and the other time was on July 4 (which was a disaster / mistake). i was there for all of about 15 minutes to let sienna swim and run through the surf. she had fun but we left. we did not go prepared. we didn't have anything there (blankets, picnic, etc). we didn't even get there until about 3:30 in the afternoon (not my choice). i will get there again sometime.

this is to be continued ... but i am working (temp job but it's good and i like it). i only have 30 min for lunch so i will finish this week!

miss you all!