The basics

I havent posted on here for a while as I wasnt sure whether to continue with a blog or not, it seems everyone now is blogging, is it getting boring or is it the new way to share a little bit more than just a picture and status update?
Well, boring or not Ive decided I need somewhere to write thoughts, feelings and random rants and if people chose to read all the better.

The daily basics...

We have been here for 6 weeks now and little by little its beginning to feel like we can settle here. Myles has settled quickly, give a toddler a park, some sand, sunshine and new toys and they are all set!  Pete seems to be settling in at work, I never get too much detail, but the fact he is not coming home ridiculously late or moaning all the time is a plus in my opinion.
I have made a friend... yes 1 friend! We met the first week of arriving, both from Surrey both with sons and both a little lost in our new worlds, a perfect match.
I am in the process of beginning to strike up conversations with more people and slowly exchanging more than a smile with other mums, but its a slow process, toddlers do not equal coffee and chatting, more running around like a crazy lady trying to prevent anyone breaking a bone or gaining a concussion!

Our shipping, we are assured, is in the country and awaiting delivery to the warehouse where it can be unloaded, re loaded and delivered to our house... nothing like direct route. This seems to be taking an age, I guess because we found our house a little while ago and are desperate to move. The apartment we are in is nice, but its dark and cold, quite often deceiving us as to what the weather is outside (and yes I could just pop outside but this isnt so easy when Myles, if told is going out, is going no matter what and Im not so keen on cold, wet or windy walks)!

We now have two cars, I have the Jetta which I love, its a proper mum car, I can fit the pushchair, the shopping and all other paraphernalia I need on a daily basis, sad but true this is what makes me happy now.
Pete picked his new car up today, a ford fiesta sedan, its cute, lots of buttons and gadgets and saves me having to run around. He also no longer has to car share when he goes to the other office which means he can get home quicker yay.

Oh, and we both passed our California driving tests, this was a big thing for us.  Here, they use driving licenses as main form of ID it seems to be a golden ticket for opening store cards and getting credit, to have it done and dusted is a great relief.

I think thats all the mundane setting up stuff done now, once we move and have all the furniture set up we can actually start exploring and enjoying our new home.

(A note to myself, for when I look back, I dont like Thursdays, for whatever reason Thursdays bring a little black cloud)

Our new home...