The Geeklet Has Landed

I packed up the moving truck Saturday morning and hit the road with Ms. V wailing in the kitty carrier nestled in the passenger seat. There were no overwhelming feelings of sadness, or anxiety. However, I did drive the truck (the first quarter of the trip) as if it were much larger than it was (there's a joke in there somewhere...) Finally, I relaxed and drove long stretches in silence. The adventure has begun.

I am officially at-large in the Pacific Northwest.

What will I miss?

I'm sitting in the kitchen looking out the window at Bally. Friends have made the trek to Disneyland this week and I'm here at the helm. This has been a nice precurser to the two weeks ahead where I have to pack and wind things down here in Redding. Leaving hasn't really sunk in yet...maybe it won't be this dramatic thing after all...maybe I'm actually ready to go. But I wonder...

What will I miss?

It's a question that can't be answered for a while, I know. But as I sit here looking out the window, feeling the cool pre-autumn breeze I ponder such things. I know I will miss hearing the train several times a day, the horn that sounds at Gerlinger's, Post Office burgers, dear friends, Whiskeytown...my grandma. The rest will have to wait to sink in...it might surprise me.