Summer '08

We have been having a fun and busy summer, full of decisions about where to settle down and looking for new jobs in 2 different places before making any decisions. We are now considering living in either the Portland, OR area or Sonora, CA which is a small town of about 30,000 peeps in the eastern foothills near the mountains! Tim has been interviewing in Portland and we are waiting to hear back from some companies up there. He also just passed his PG test, (Professional geologist for the state of Ca) which by the way is the hardest one of all. He passed it after only studying for a week, when most study a year for it. Also, only 20% of people pass it their first time. So as you can tell by all my gushing, I am so proud of my genius husband :)
We had a blast at our annual Lake Tahoe vacation with the whole Bishop side of the family as well. Tim finally got his wave-runner that he's been dreaming of forever and we had a blast riding it all around the lake and taking special trips to Emerald Bay for some hiking. We also got a wake-skate, (like a skateboard for the water) and have been learning to use that too! Our cabin is in the coolest location in South Lake Tahoe. It's right on the beach next to Camp Richardson and the Beacon Restaurant which has live music nightly on the beach. It is a beach girl's dream! Plus, tons of cool trails for hiking around the lake and phenomenal views! We love Lake Tahoe! Maybe one day we will retire there and buy a cool cabin on the lake. (Well if we ever have an extra 3 million laying around) :)
So our apartment lease is up here in the bay area in 2 weeks, (thank GOD) so we are moving out this weekend! We decided to do one more temporary move to Turlock where my in-laws live until we figure out where to plant ourselves. Turlock is about an hour and a half commute for Tim to work so he'll rideshare a couple days a week and work the remaining days telecommuting from Turlock. Whew! We will be saving $1600 a month on rent by living with his parents, (Which have a new, separate apartment attached to their ranch home) while we figure out our next move.