Finally, a home to live in. It took 2.5 months to find, but this will be home for the next many years. I am so relieved. I've been here for 3 weeks now, and it's actually beginning to feel like "home". Ukiah is a small little town in Northern California, less than 22 thousand people. No commute traffic or traffic jams. It has most every amenity I will need, and if there is something I can't find, Santa Rosa is less than an hour away. Nestled in a little valley between hills, we get the coastal fog, rain before the bay area (lots more), and the best part is that I'm less than a mile away from the reason I moved here, Scott, Nettie and Aria. Just look at this house.
It's a cute little house, in a quiet neighborhood. I don't hear daily sirens (used to live across from a hospital), neighbors are quiet, but I still have tons of boxes to unpack. I am being very selective about what comes into the house, though. If I haven't used it, it's going to hospice. I've dropped a few boxes, have more ready to be dropped off, and probably many more once I get through all the other boxes waiting for me in the garage.
On Valentine's day, we got together at one of the local restaurants and had breakfast. They had a VDay pancake, which of course, Aria wanted. It was bigger than her whole body, and each of the rest of us got many bites from it before it was all gone.
Then on Thursday, it was Nettie's birthday, so I treated us girls to a mani/pedi, and Aria loved her first time in the chair. It is so relaxing, and I told Nettie that we will do it on a regular basis going forward. Nothing wrong with pampering yourself once in awhile. And we found a great place with nice people...we even got a neck massage! Can't beat that!
