Welcome to "Shapanskys - CA to CA"
It's been a long, hot 10 days but we're adjusting to our new surroundings. The first day here we bought 3 bikes - for Cam and the kids. We've been on them everyday since. The second day we went to the Department of Motor Vehicles for THREE HOURS with the kids and experienced the US bureaucracy at its worst, or best. Unbeknownst to us we had to write driving tests. Amazingly I passed, amazingly Cam failed but he went back the next day and redeemed himself. The actual road tests are later in September. We'll have to study the book.
Gabbi and Reuben started school on August 26 and are enjoying that. They love the 3-minute bike ride there. Cam and I have been enjoying going for runs or rides after we drop them off. We enjoyed a night in Napa with Kerry and Mandy to celebrate our 20th (yup, that's right) while our kids stayed with their kids at our house.
Things we're enjoying the most are: fresh produce, all the exercise we're getting and our pool. Things we're finding the most challenging are: getting our technology set up so that we can be productive at work, settling into a smaller, older home and battling the bureaucracy of establishing a business and life here.
Things we're looking forward to are: Labour Day Weekend (not giving up my Cdn spelling) and doing a day trip to Lake Tahoe or San Fran; relaxing by our pool; a visit from Cam's partner Brent and his wife in September; and then a visit from our good friends and neighbours Marianne and Brian at the end of September. We still don't have friends here so we'll certainly welcome friendly faces from home.
