South Bay living

Did you follow our spring house hunt, in which we looked for a house to settle into on the Peninsula? If so you might have been surprised to read we are in fact moving to a townhouse on the outskirts of Los Gatos. The short explanation is that this simplifies things. We already owned the place in LG, and decided a sure thing in the SouthBay was worth more than potential on the Peninsula (though we did look at some lovely homes). The decision making process was a bit of a roller coaster, and I'm ever so grateful to our patient and understanding families.

So this weekend we finalize our move from comfortable temporary lodgings at my dad's condo in Santa Clara, to the light-filled two-story townhome we purchased from David's grandfather Verl five years ago. And next week Verl will be joining us, moving back to the area from Santa Rosa, where he retired after David moved to Texas. In preparation we've been fortifying the insulation, making some changes for Verl, planting a few summer veggies in the patio area (thanks Pauline!), arranging (or finding new homes for) our furniture and stuff, and planning for several major updates (among the 1973-era appliances are the dishwasher and air conditioner, items which were undoubtedly quite luxurious back in the day).

We look forward to living there. We also look forward to having guests and parties and Sunday night dinners and movie nights and anything else that keeps us in touch with our friends. I hope you'll join us.

P.S. I would be remiss if I did not mention my joy over Obama's speech last night. Left me positively verklempt.