California Here We Come!

 It is a bittersweet decision to leave Crozet, Virginia for Lafayette, California. We have made some very good friends in Virginia whom we'll take with us in our hearts and always keep in touch with . Our home on Brook View sold in less than three days. It has been a wonderful house and neighborhood to call home these past five years. After four days on the road, we arrived in Lafayette feeling like pioneers who traveled coast to coast in our "covered wagon" carrying our needed belongings and "livestock" which included two dogs, a bird, a guinea pig and a rabbit. We look forward to finding our new home and making new friends here in California but we will always keep our friends from Virginia and Tennessee close in our hearts.

First Day of Virtual School 2020-2021!

Emma-Caroline and Sophie began their first day of virtual school in California while still living in Virginia. Emma-Caroline is attending Acalanes High School and is in 10th grade. Sophie is attending Stanley Middle School and is in 8th grade. Neither have set foot in an actual classroom since March 13th because of the pandemic. They both though have done well and we are very proud of them.

 

Exploring Northern California

 Howie has been given an opportunity to accept a new job opportunity at the University of California, Berkeley. Before he blindly accepted, he wanted us to come out to Northern California to see if we felt it would be a good place for our family. Although we are living in a pandemic, safety precautions instituted by the airlines and states allowed us to feel safe as we traveled to San Francisco. We had a wonderful time showing the girls not only the city of San Francisco but also Sonoma and Berkeley. We left feeling like this will be a good fit for our family and look forward to our next adventure in California.