1) Yes, we've made it safely to California.
2) No, the car did not make it to California.
3) No, the car didn't have a transmission problem other than the spring that was replaced.
4) Yes, the car did blow a rod through the engine and left a hold the size of a baseball when the mechanic was test driving it.
So the Honey's loving, amazing, wonderful parents are going to help get a reliable, safe to drive vehicle for me so that I can go job hunting and so forth. I think his parents are amazing. They actually care and they don't bombard us with their presence. There is no whining and crying and throwing three year old trantrums from them either, which is a huge change for me, since the mom always did.
School starts on the 16th so we have to go up there monday and get a list for the kid and get her registered for school. Yay, no more trash talking teachers anymore!
Soon I will update my resume and start interviewing people who want to hire me. Yes, you read that correctly. I told honey that I know we don't really have the time frame for me to find a job that I am comfortable with, but I seriously don't care to go job hopping and I would basically prefer to tell them that if they don't meet my standards I'm not going to work for them. Hopefully I can do that and get away with it.
The screen design class is over next week. I have to finish up this week's homework and do my final presentation for next week and then the programming class starts - intro to PHP.
We haven't finished unpacking yet, but we are sort of taking our time doing so. We want things in their place and we are trying to do it right the first time. That way everything will be in order and we can have company over, etc.
The weather here is beautiful. I get cold quiet often, even in the shade, but there isn't any humidity and it will take time for me to adjust, if I ever do. So in early evening time I'm usually putting on a jacket so that I don't sit there with shivering limbs and chattering teeth. The winter here should be quite easy though because they don't get below 20 often and snow is a rarity here.
I will post some pics as soon as I can. There are a ton of pics we took on the trip here that need to be edited (lots were through the windshield) so once everything is unpacked and settled in I will try to start that whole process.
We are hopefully going to Bodega tomorrow so that the kid and I can officially see the ocean. I was warned to bring a jacket because it will be quite cold so I will be taking one along. I think the kid will definitely enjoy the site. Honey thinks that the sea lions and/or seals will be around.
There are two llamas, two alpacas, sheep, a goat, three cats (including our two) and two dogs here. So it's a true farm! Lots of animals to check out and feed.
I really don't want to but I think I'm gonna get off now. I'm basically running maintenance on the laptop after the kid has been on it the bulk of the day. I want to get all the junk off that she's put on it. I hear the family, so off I go! Laters.
