Jason and I finished our fellowships on August 4. We then packed up and headed for a long weekend on Cape Cod, since we had not had a chance to explore it earlier, and wanted some warm weather and beach time before we headed to foggy San Francisco.
We had a nice time on "The Cape"--Ethan enjoyed playing in the sand--but our hotel was not so nice, and so we truncated our trip by a night.
We then headed back to Cambridge to finish packing up, and say our goodbyes to our neighbors and Lilia. It was pretty tough saying good-bye to Lilia--we sure miss her already!
Next was a week long visit in Chicago.
We had a great time visiting with my family--highlights included heading to Milwaukee to see extended family, swimming in the kiddie pool in the backyard, and a trip to Lincoln Park Zoo. At the zoo, Ethan got to feed a cow, pet some goats and sit in a big tractor.
We also visited with 3 sets of friends who have had recent additions to their families--Jason's friend Mark, who has a new daughter Abby, my friend Janet, who has a new son Tobey, and my friend Meredith, who recently adopted twin 2-year old boys from Russia. So cute!
Also during the week, I had a short side trip to Nashville for my friend Laura's wedding. So as you can see we had a very busy week!
On Tues Aug 24, we flew into San Francisco--and headed to our new home for the year. We are subleasing a condo from a colleague at UCSF. It is a great place, close to both Jason and my new work, as well as Ethan's new daycare (more about that later).
Settling in has been a bit of a challenge, but we are getting there.
Here are a few pics:
Living Room
KitchenNow all we need is a new name for the blog...ideas????
I liked the post title - "Back in the Bay" it has a nice ring to it.
ReplyDeleteFor more cow petting and tractor riding please feel free to visit us! No charge for either attraction!
Glad to see you're back on line I was missing you and worried you'd be done after Boston. Hooray for blogging cousins!
Other options: Bayside, The Doctors, JEM (Jason, Ethan, Marla), San Fran Sun Fun, Down by the Bay....
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is still "Back in the Bay"
Maybe you should have a contest to come up with some other options.
I told Marla "back in the bay" and she said it was a good individual blog title but not an overll title. I still disagree.
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