the mom salute

Well we finally received word last Tuesday that we will be transferring in June to San Diego, California.  I will be working as an Operations Supervisor for Solar Turbines.  The news came as a relief to us as we had been fearing another year in central Illinois.  Not that Illinois is a bad place, just a very, very cold one with lots of deer that want to wreck your car.  After spending last week in LA visiting Ashley's parents, we decided that we could get used to perfectly sunny 75 degree weather all year round.  Ashley flew back to Chicago on Saturday and as we were driving home from the airport a deer charged full speed into our car.  I see $3500 of damage and all the hassle as the perfect finish to a long, frozen winter.  It was especially disappointing because we had successfully been driving on ice since October with no incident.  I guess that's life.  Fortunately the news of the transfer has greatly improved my mood since the deer hit us.  Right now we are trying to decide between living in La Jolla or Rancho Bernardo.  We will probably fly out in a few weeks to see some of the places we have been looking at online.  Also, in other big news, we find out on April 10th whether we are having a boy or a girl.  I will write the blog again with that news.