We are in Houston

I couldn't let the day pass without also updating you on the move to Houston.

Yes, we are here!

We moved the week of August 16. It has been a long and arduous process for us, and I am just now getting my head above the mountain of things to do back in San Diego and here.

Everything got here in one piece, and we are grateful to the army of folks who came out in both San Diego and Houston to help load/unload the truck. We had that monster unloaded in less than 3 hours! Then we started the hateful task of unpacking our lives again, starting with clothes and things to eat.

We are still unpacking, but are fully functional once again in the house we are renting. The mosquitoes are truly a force to be reckoned with, and I have been unpleasantly reminded how common cockroaches are in this city. We are lucky enough to have the flying variety in our backyard, thanks to our next door neighbor's banana tree.

I have been spending almost every single business day in Dallas, so it has made the adjustment more difficult. Unpacking boxes has been a painfully slow process, and I am at the point now where I don't feel like doing it anywhere. I hate that in-between state.

Alberto has gotten back into full time work and Liz has also found a full time job. Dudley has adjusted to the new house, and has even started to 'take ownership' of the front and back yard. Basically, he acts like it's his yard now, not like he's in someone else's territory. He still enjoys laying in the sun whenever we go outside, which is very rare now due to the heat and the aforementioned mosquitoes.

I'm looking forward to fall, when the temps will cool a bit and we can go to the Renaissance Festival!

We miss everyone in California but are grateful to spend more time with our friends in Houston.

We'll be back online to post some photos soon, of the house and also of the progress of my pregnancy (I am 25 weeks this week!).