Time to now

I never thought I would have reached a point where I am today. Taking 30 minutes to haul a whole house's worth of moving boxes to the curb at 0800.

Then weed n feeding spread on the lawn.

And before lunch putting up all the extra fixtures in three bathrooms.

I'm enjoying setting up a dream home, to the point I've skipped some shooting and riding.

Will wonders ever cease?

25 years ago

I had a nightmare about something I did 25 years ago that I have never forgotten or forgiven myself. I still feel sorrow and shame at it all.

It cost me a best friend and two other friends that I haven't spoken to since then.

I think the only way it would go away would be talking to S Nyman face to face. I don't think that will ever happen....

Magic Number

Three is a magic number according to the school house rock song but 6,000 is evidently the magic number in Arkansas.
Want new appliances? 6,000.
Want a fence? 6,000.
A set of built ins around the fire place? 6,000.
A sprinkler system for the yard? 6,000.

I won't go into the rest....

Gallup

What did I  learn my first morning in New Mexico? If you wake up, shower and then poop your day has been ruined. You need to go back to bed and start over and do it right.

This time the game is real

Moving madness, not March madness! Starting to feel it this week...

Satisfaction Search

Go to realtor.com and using the settings for search type in parameters of within 20 miles of San Diego, 2+ acres, 0-5 years old, 2,700 sq ft or larger and 2+ car garage. This is the closest search term settings to what I'm moving into in Arkansas.

You'll find less than 20 houses. And prices far above 1 million dollars. To buy what I'm getting in AR here in San Diego would cost me millions, yes plural, of dollars. And it was 370,000 dollars there, for a brand new home no less. That's a mortgage of $1,700 a month if you put 10% down.

That amount gets you a single bedroom apartment. Apartment!

I can complain about the lack of fresh fruit, lots of fried food, slower pace, further drives for some things, lack of choice for cultural activities ect. But man, look at just house prices and all of a sudden those other things seem to matter waaaaaayyyy less and I feel much more secure in my choice of where I'm landing for the next phase of life.

Goodbyes

It's turning into that time now. The hugs, the tears, the address exchanges, the well wishes. Saying goodbye to the people here in CA that I'll probably never see again. The true realization of moving and change and distance.

I'm happy with moving and cant' wait. But I still have ten years worth of feelings for people here in San Diego. You'll be missed.