It's been almost two months since we last updated the blog--definitely time to fill everyone in!
I'm writing from our temporary housing in Fremont, CA that we moved into on March 9th. We are living in a full furnished apartment that Justin's new company is putting us up in until April 1st, called Mission Peaks Apartments. For an apartment, it's pretty nice. There's a huge park area in the middle of the complex, with a pool, walkways, fitness center and lounge area. The only bad thing is our cell phone signal...or the lack of one...in our ground floor abode! Overall, it's nice, although I'm glad it's temporary.
When we came and visited Fremont in December I was absolutely convinced that I would NOT live in this city. I told everyone it had to be San Jose or Mountain View--anywhere but here! In December we couldn't find a grocery store, a book store, not even a Starbucks!! *gasp* We must have just been driving in completely the wrong direction, because stumbling around last week we found an adorable part of town called Irvington that has cute shops, stores, and yes, a Starbucks. *phew*
We were house hunting when we first got here last week. Justin and I have decided we'll rent for a year until we figure out where we want to live, and then next year delve into the home buying process. We found a great house in North San Jose, until we looked up the crime in the area. Other than the sex offender next door, the murder two blocks away, and the lack of any sort of security system, it wasn't too bad. Justin wasn't sold. Luckily, we looked at another home later that day in South Fremont and it was perfect. No crime, 5 minutes from his new job, three bedrooms (come visit!!!), two bathrooms, and the community pool next door sounded good to us. We filled out the application and the home is ours as of April 1st. It's taken a ton of stress off my shoulders to know where we're going to be living, and most importantly, where our baby will be living come this August.
Speaking of the baby, the pregnancy is going really well. Other than these headaches that seem to pop up whenever they want, I've been feeling pretty good. I was lucky to not get any morning sickness, and any stomach aches go away with my diet ginger ale. We fly back up to WA on Wednesday to tie up some loose ends, and then on Thursday the 17th, I have an ultrasound. I'll be 18 weeks, so there's a good chance that they'll be able to tell us whether it's a boy or a girl! It seems like over the past two weeks my belly just popped out! I'm really sick of people telling me how huge I am...do they not understand that I FEEL huge and there are nicer ways of saying it than calling me huge?! I suppose I should get used to it! For those that haven't seen--here's my baby bump so far:
I feel like I'm missing something, because it seems like everyone else "has a feeling" about whether it will be a boy or a girl, and I definitely do not. I don't know if it is because I just don't have a preference, but I'm not leaning towards one gender over the other. Justin's mom is convinced it's a boy, my mom is convinced it's a girl....who knows. I have learned that there are a million ways to try and guess (Chinese Calendar, Quizzes, the heart rate) but I'll just wait until the ultrasound. No guessing here!
Other than that things are going well. To be honest, leaving WA is very hard for me. My family, my friends, and my job are all there, and when Justin decided to get out of the Army, I didn't know I would still have to move. I was excited about moving when he was going to be in the Army for a career, but then when he got this job the first thing I could think was, "Wait, you are getting out of the Army and I'm STILL leaving home?!" I suppose the worst of it is leaving my mom. As sad as it is I've never been more than an hour away from here. I'm definitely glad it's only a two hour flight!
I really lucked out with my job though. My boss is wonderful and I've grown pretty attached to her. She's letting me keep my job and work remotely from CA. Obviously I won't be doing any therapy, but I can continue to do the scheduling, billing, and administrative end of my duties. I'm also hoping to start grad school next January!
Well...that's enough for now! To everyone in WA, I miss you and love you all! We'll make sure to keep you updated and start blogging a bit more now that we are getting settled. I'd say it's Justin's turn next!
Love, Shayna
I'm writing from our temporary housing in Fremont, CA that we moved into on March 9th. We are living in a full furnished apartment that Justin's new company is putting us up in until April 1st, called Mission Peaks Apartments. For an apartment, it's pretty nice. There's a huge park area in the middle of the complex, with a pool, walkways, fitness center and lounge area. The only bad thing is our cell phone signal...or the lack of one...in our ground floor abode! Overall, it's nice, although I'm glad it's temporary.
When we came and visited Fremont in December I was absolutely convinced that I would NOT live in this city. I told everyone it had to be San Jose or Mountain View--anywhere but here! In December we couldn't find a grocery store, a book store, not even a Starbucks!! *gasp* We must have just been driving in completely the wrong direction, because stumbling around last week we found an adorable part of town called Irvington that has cute shops, stores, and yes, a Starbucks. *phew*
We were house hunting when we first got here last week. Justin and I have decided we'll rent for a year until we figure out where we want to live, and then next year delve into the home buying process. We found a great house in North San Jose, until we looked up the crime in the area. Other than the sex offender next door, the murder two blocks away, and the lack of any sort of security system, it wasn't too bad. Justin wasn't sold. Luckily, we looked at another home later that day in South Fremont and it was perfect. No crime, 5 minutes from his new job, three bedrooms (come visit!!!), two bathrooms, and the community pool next door sounded good to us. We filled out the application and the home is ours as of April 1st. It's taken a ton of stress off my shoulders to know where we're going to be living, and most importantly, where our baby will be living come this August.
Speaking of the baby, the pregnancy is going really well. Other than these headaches that seem to pop up whenever they want, I've been feeling pretty good. I was lucky to not get any morning sickness, and any stomach aches go away with my diet ginger ale. We fly back up to WA on Wednesday to tie up some loose ends, and then on Thursday the 17th, I have an ultrasound. I'll be 18 weeks, so there's a good chance that they'll be able to tell us whether it's a boy or a girl! It seems like over the past two weeks my belly just popped out! I'm really sick of people telling me how huge I am...do they not understand that I FEEL huge and there are nicer ways of saying it than calling me huge?! I suppose I should get used to it! For those that haven't seen--here's my baby bump so far:
I feel like I'm missing something, because it seems like everyone else "has a feeling" about whether it will be a boy or a girl, and I definitely do not. I don't know if it is because I just don't have a preference, but I'm not leaning towards one gender over the other. Justin's mom is convinced it's a boy, my mom is convinced it's a girl....who knows. I have learned that there are a million ways to try and guess (Chinese Calendar, Quizzes, the heart rate) but I'll just wait until the ultrasound. No guessing here!
Other than that things are going well. To be honest, leaving WA is very hard for me. My family, my friends, and my job are all there, and when Justin decided to get out of the Army, I didn't know I would still have to move. I was excited about moving when he was going to be in the Army for a career, but then when he got this job the first thing I could think was, "Wait, you are getting out of the Army and I'm STILL leaving home?!" I suppose the worst of it is leaving my mom. As sad as it is I've never been more than an hour away from here. I'm definitely glad it's only a two hour flight!
I really lucked out with my job though. My boss is wonderful and I've grown pretty attached to her. She's letting me keep my job and work remotely from CA. Obviously I won't be doing any therapy, but I can continue to do the scheduling, billing, and administrative end of my duties. I'm also hoping to start grad school next January!
Well...that's enough for now! To everyone in WA, I miss you and love you all! We'll make sure to keep you updated and start blogging a bit more now that we are getting settled. I'd say it's Justin's turn next!
Love, Shayna
Welcome to California!
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