made it to california

Thanks to my friend Gericke, we all (myself and the cats) got here yesterday without mishap or undue freak outs. Gericke petted Shindy in her carrier the entire trip from Fort Collins to the Denver airport, and Shindy only yowled when Gericke stopped petting her. Delilah was a little lamb, of course. The hardest part was getting them in the carriers in the first place (my job) and getting them out to go through security (Delilah for me, Shindy for Gericke).

My apartment still seems nice. The kitchen turned out very well (from the renovations). (I think I need more parenthetical comments.) It's not exactly a great place to spend a lot of time, given there is no furniture to sit on. I supposed I could read in the bathroom ...

There's also no internet access yet, which is perhaps even more significant to me. That will change soon ... but not soon enough for me. My car is already here; my furniture will be delivered Monday morning. I've found my way to CostCo, IKEA, Whole Foods, and a cool local home depot sort of store.

It hasn't yet sunk in that I'm really going to be living here in California now. It will probably be more real when I have my furniture and when I can ride my bike around instead of driving.

I already signed the closing paperwork for my Fort Collins house, but the actual closing is Wed Mar 19. This is good, as my bank account is low: too many moving expenses, etc. that aren't going to be reimbursed for a bit.

Thus goes the move.