Moving always seems to entail an unfurling shopping list of things you need to buy. Light bulbs, food, tp…
Oh yeah! I forgot all about spending $40 to fill up my gas tank every couple of days! Whew! that’s what I pay Eli each month to clean our house 3 times a week in Jakarta! (well, we just gave her a raise to $50) I can just imagine her jaw dropping at the “cost of living” here. Filling up my truck twice would crush her & Rusli’s combined monthly income!

I had juuust enough energy in me to take Uncle T to meet my friend Becca & her boyfriend John out at Pizza Uno for dinner. It’s great meeting up with old friends again. Not to mention I’m happy getting my fill of great tasting, greasy American food (= in servings which fill me up by the end of the appetizer.

Uncle T, having come through ice storms & 8 foot snow banks in New England & Ohio,, was still in amazement that people are walking around in shorts & t-shirts here in February. (= I took him through the historical Gaslamp district on our way home,,, just to glimpse a bit of San Diego’s night life. San Diego is a great place to live.