As many of you know, we recently moved back to California. We packed up mid-June and drove from Dallas all the way to Palo Verdes, CA. Chad drove his truck with Vienna and Stella. I followed behind in my car. Vienna tends to sleep better in Chad's truck with the dual exhaust. It was a very long and very HOT drive through West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and finally California. We spent four nights on the road. Upon arriving we drove straight to Juliet and Steve's house. They were so very generous to let us stay with them for a little while until we found a place to live.
We are currently living in Belmont Shore, a little beach community in Long Beach. We found a cute little apartment just one block from the beach. While Chad and I are heavily focused on looking for work, we have also been enjoying our new environment and catching up with old friends.
One of our first adventures was a trip to Catalina Island with Juliet and Steve. We headed out early on a Thursday morning on Steve's boat. It took a little over an hour to get to the island. We stayed on the boat for two nights. During the day, we relaxed on the boat, fished, swam, ventured onto the island for sightseeing via a golfcart tour, shopped and enjoyed exploring different restaurants. Vienna was so content on the boat. She slept mostly on the trip over and back, as well as easily throughout each night. The waves rocked her to sleep, just as we had predicted. All in all it was a great trip and a much needed get away after our grueling drive from Texas to California and our challenging search to find an apartment.
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