The first piece of news that we can finally tell everyone is: we’re pregnant! We’re about 13 weeks along or so, due in early March. Sorry, but we couldn’t tell that many people before telling our own parents! We are super excited!! And yes, we plan to find out whether it’s a boy or girl ahead of time, but we haven’t decided if we’re going to tell anyone (ha ha).
Next news, we made it to CA. Quite the interesting past few weeks, but very glad to be here. Don’t miss the humidity in MN at all. It still hasn’t sunk in that we now are going to live here, but I’m sure that will be more real once Matt starts work and we move into our apartment and make it a home. Here’s a rundown of what’s been happening, and what will happen:
Aug. 19: We get to hear the baby’s heartbeat at our doctor’s appointment (about 170 beats per minute). We tell Erin’s Mom and Dad they are going to be grandparents… the expressions on their faces! Everyone is excited.
Aug. 23: The packers (not from Green Bay) put all our stuff into boxes and put bar codes on each box. That night begins our homelessness as we move into a nearby hotel.
Aug. 24: The loaders put all the boxes on a 75-foot semi trailer to take to storage in CA. They estimated we had 4,000 lbs of stuff; the average house is 10,000 lbs. Really nice guy that drove the truck and oversaw the loading.
Aug. 25: Someone else shows up to put our car on a trailer. We start our American rental car ordeal (hmmm, how much should I say about this?!?!). Let’s just say we appreciate our Toyota even more now.
Aug. 26-30: We flew to Denver to vacation in Estes Park for a few days. Second American rental car. ;) Stayed at Aspen Winds, a neat luxury suites place run by a Christian family (thanks, Bennetts!). Toured Rocky Mountain National Park, and continued dreaming about the hopefully future day we will be able to live in the Colorado mountains. Matt calls his parents to ask if they’re ready to be grandparents—they give an enthusiastic yes!
Aug. 30-31: Stayed with Uncle Carl and Auntie Linda in the Cities, chilling out, with the 3rd American rental car. Made sure to eat at our favorite restaurants before saying good-bye to the Twin Cities for a while.
Sept. 1: We arrived in CA, picked up the 4th American rental car, settled into our temp housing—a furnished apartment (think 1-bedroom apartment meets hotel with less maid service) in Sunnyvale paid for by Microsoft. It was a long day, with many surprises, including the fact that Microsoft had reserved my plane ticket but never actually purchased it! So when I went to board, they wouldn’t let me on the plane. We called our relocation person and left a message, then called Microsoft Travel directly and they worked with the airline to get the ticket purchased so we could get on (they held the plane 10 minutes for us!).
Sept 2: We find out (for the 2nd time) that our car is set to be shipped to Bakersfield, CA (a long way from Sunnyvale; they were supposed to have fixed this) but is currently in the Bay Area. We frantically call our 2 contacts for relocation and car moving services.
Sept 3: They turned the truck around that was carrying our car and delivered it to our temp housing. Yay!
Sept: 6: Matt will start work at Microsoft, beginning with orientation that includes getting his laptop, explanations of benefits, etc. Erin will start planning the IKEA purchases for the new apartment (we will get to have matching livingroom furniture!).
Sept: 26: We will start moving into our apartment, a 1-bedroom with 713 square feet, black granite counters, cherry wood cupboards, washer/dryer, a huge walk-in closet and bathroom, and non-white walls (taupe, sage, etc.). Matt estimates it will be a 4.5-mile bike ride to work, which we plan to drive beforehand. The apartment is in a smaller complex, very modern and newly built, with a pool, exercise facility, and lounge with 700-disc DVD changer.
So, that’s a summary of our life. Many exciting and life-changing changes! Hope you’ll stay in touch with us!
Email addresses still the same for now.
Love ya all,
Erin & Matt
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