Last hoorah in SD

S, S and S graduated from their respective schools. Congratulations to all 3 on their huge accomplishment! And of course, such large accomplishment calls for celebration, and that is exactly what we did on Saturday.

It was so good to see all of our San Diego friends, don't know when we'll see most of them again. Hopefully everyone will come visit us in Illinois… our place there is tiny, but we can always make room for friends and family! K, M and M already have their tickets booked for October. I am so looking forward to it – one thing that is helping me feel better about the move.

One of our cherished memories from So Cal will be all the great friends we have here and time spent w/ them. We'll miss you guys!

We also made it to the beach on Sunday morning. Went to Cardiff by the Sea, Manish's favorite beach for surfing. He felt a bit rusty on the board since he hadn't been out in a while, but had fun nevertheless. I wanted to go boogie boarding, but spent too much time at the car dealer trying to get a good price for my car. By the time I got back Manish was already getting done.

Yep, the beach – something else we'll be missing heavily. No matter what anyone says the "lake beaches" aren't real beaches. Our real beaches can't come visit us, so I guess we'll just have to come back often to visit them!

It’s getting closer

Little less than two weeks before we vacate the place and leave for our South America trip… a lot to do before that, but things seem to be coming together. The calmness (as Manish puts it) is a facade most of the time… the panic attacks just seem to come in bouts. At least work is not as crazy these days, so that's one thing that's not driving me insane.

Finishing up packing for the move, selling the car (Subu Beta 2), and packing for the trip are the main things left on our list. Seems easy enough, huh?

Are we really moving next month?

This is scaring the s*** out of me (manish)! We have so much to do and are leaving behind so many wonderful memories of Southern California (mostly SD) that it seems impossible that we could even go through with it. Anu seems so much calmer about all this. She is my star. I couldn't do this without her.