Stars, Stripes, and Jet Fuel: Home Sweet Home

After only one day of searching for a home, Jesse and I struck gold. With the help from a real estate agent, we were able to sign a lease on a great house in Santee, CA. For some reason, people seem to think Santee wasn't a great choice but we love it! We're 15 minutes from downtown San Diego, 15 minutes from the beach, and 15 minutes from base. Santee is a great town with tons of unique restaurants, shops, 3 parks (all dog friendly), lakes, major grocery stores, hiking trails within walking distance from our house, and we even have a trolley stop!

The new house is a work in progress. I'm struggling to finish unpacking, knowing that in 12 very short months, we'll be packing up again. I haven't hung any of the paintings or pictures, we no longer have curtains, and the guest room is still in shambles. Perhaps if we get visitors, I'll finish unpacking. It's interesting how with every move I care less and less about the safety of our belongings. I specifically remember during the first move how I carefully wrapped every last glass and created itemized labels for each box. Round 4 and our 'crap' was literally thrown into boxes that were taped shut as I was sitting on them. Ah well.