I'm Home!

Back in Minnesota - where Fall weather is here and that makes me happy. We have Sarah moved in with me, boxes are emptied (but house is still a mess), and the newest addition to the house... both Diamond and Diablo are exploring their new location. The two girls seem happy to be "dog free" after a year of daily battles with Sarah's parents' dog Chase. It became pretty comical watching Diamond swat at Chase as he walked around the place. But that is no more as we drove them up to Rochester and we're starting anew here.

We had a wonderful Labor Day weekend on the lake. Great last of summer weather, but now reality sets in. I'm still without my laptop (using a loaner that is sort of getting the job done for now) but hopefully my laptop comes back fully repaired today. That would seriously make things easier if I had my own system back. I'm amazed that I went almost 18 months with no problems but of course in my final 2 weeks, on top of everything else I'm trying to get done for the transition, the laptop has to add to the issues.

It's been a shopping week though since I've been back. We purchased new iPhones for both Sarah and I. We picked them up last night and are still trying to figure everything out. I should be able to update via the iPhone now when not in front of my computer (or when it's getting worked on) so my life of blogging can return to normal. We also picked up a new car for Sarah - a 2009 Honda Accord which looks really sharp. The new Accords are MUCH bigger in size than the Accords of old if you haven't seen them. I'll post some pictures soon, but I am actually extremely comfortable in the new ride. Plus it has XM Radio which I've had fun playing with. She went with the Pearl White color (more "off white" than "white") which actually looks really nice. But it also shows all the bugs on it currently after our drive to Iowa.

Goal for today is to continue moving things around in the house so it feels "normal" for all 4 of us now living here. Then we're throwing everything in the fridge and cabinets away (I still have crackers and cereal in the cabinets from pre-Taiwan that are a little stale) and doing a big grocery trip this afternoon. Fun huh??

Anyway - have a good Tuesday. Continue basking in the glory of the Cyclones victory from last week!