Home › Recipe Index › All Recipes

First Post from San Diego! We Made It & New House Pictures, To-Do Lists, Latest Scores & Finds

Avatar photo - 1 Avatar photo - 2

Hi Friends! We made it! We’re in San Diego and I’m blogging with Scott’s wireless card until the cable company can get out here and properly hook up our internet. They’ve already been here, but the internet is not “plug and go” and is not working. But when does technology ever work on the first or even fourth try?

I’ve been up for 40 of the last 48 hours . I slept about 4 hours each night, and in the past two days, I loaded my house into a truck in Phoenix…

Packed moving boxes stacked on top of one another - 3 Packed moving boxes stacked on top of one another - 4 Back of empty moving truck - 5 Back of empty moving truck - 6

This is the Biggest U-Haul They Make: 24 Feet. Plus we had a car trailered behind it. Scott’s about ready to apply for his Class C license…haha!

Side of moving truck - 7 Side of moving truck - 8 Inside bed of moving truck - 9 Inside bed of moving truck - 10

After I could see that the moving crew had 80% of the truck loaded I left. And remember, the first moving company called me at 8am after they were supposed to be to my house at 7:30am to tell me they were broken down along side the road and couldn’t make it . On my move day. But I sprang into action and had the second moving company to my house just shy of 2 hours later. Just a two hour setback, but it worked out. Chaos much?

I Drove across the Desert. It was hot.

Road sign that says San Diego 196 Miles - 11 Road sign that says San Diego 196 Miles - 12 Dessert landscape with power lines - 13 Dessert landscape with power lines - 14

I was literally burning rubber. Thanks to those of you who told me you don’t speed from my last post. Clearly, I do .

Car showing 112 degree F temperature outside - 15 Car showing 112 degree F temperature outside - 16 Sign for Boarder Control Check Point - 17 Sign for Boarder Control Check Point - 18 Woman with sun glasses on smiling - 19 Woman with sun glasses on smiling - 20 Close up of young girl buckled into car seat - 21 Close up of young girl buckled into car seat - 22 Young girl in car seat smiling - 23 Young girl in car seat smiling - 24 Young girl in car seat sleeping - 25 Young girl in car seat sleeping - 26 Car saying 72 degrees F outside - 27 Car saying 72 degrees F outside - 28 Unpacking with cabinet full of food items - 29 Unpacking with cabinet full of food items - 30 Shelves with books and containers - 31 Shelves with books and containers - 32 Shelf with blender on it - 33 Shelf with blender on it - 34 Espresso machine and Dehydrator on countertop - 35 Espresso machine and Dehydrator on countertop - 36 Living room set up with furniture and fireplace - 37 Living room set up with furniture and fireplace - 38 View from kitchen into dining and living room - 39 View from kitchen into dining and living room - 40 View from living room into dining room and kitchen - 41 View from living room into dining room and kitchen - 42 View out living room window of houses, trees and cars - 43 View out living room window of houses, trees and cars - 44 Outside of new house in San Diego - 45 Outside of new house in San Diego - 46 No Bake Vegan Rum Cake Balls - 47 No Bake Vegan Rum Cake Balls - 48 Close up of No Bake Vegan Rum Cake Balls - 49 Close up of No Bake Vegan Rum Cake Balls - 50
  1. What’s the last thing you’ve purchased that you are in love with? Food, clothes, household item? What is it?
Woman in sunglasses smiling in car - 51 Woman in sunglasses smiling in car - 52

Me = a $5 pair of sunglasses at a junky store in Phoenix using a store credit I had to use up before I moved, so they really didn’t even “cost” me anything and they fit great, the lenses are clear. Major $5 score. What’s your latest score?

  1. Alcohol in desserts? Yay or nay? Me = Yay! Usually it’s such a ridiculously small amount amount of alcohol, i.e. 1/4 c to the entire amount of batter which could be like 6 cups or more. It’s more for flavor factor than buzz factor. But I’ll take either…haha!