Party and Goodbyes

Dustin's brother is leaving today for New York, so on Saturday we had a joint party for him, Dustin, and I with his family.  Aunt Julie, aunt Carol, and uncle Dan came to say goodbye.  We went out and ate at Denny's, took pictures, had a cupcake cake, and shared stories.  It was nice seeing some of Dustin's relatives since we probably won't see them again before we leave.

Dustin's Family

Yesterday we went down to Escondido, and had a late lunch with my family.  We got to see both Andy, and Steven as well as their girlfriends Sarah and Thierry who we don't see very often.  We had a very good meal at Hacienda de Vega, and enjoyed the company of my family.  It was nice being able to see everyone before we leave, and hopefully they will all come visit us in MD.

Holly's Family

We now have the hallway and part of the loft to put boxes, and sort through our stuff so we can figure out what we are taking with us, and what we want to ship at a later date.  So our big project for the next few days will be starting our sorting and packing, and figure out how we are going to fit everything we actually need in the car, and what we can do without for a while, and will ship after we settle in.  We have 14 days left  before we leave for the east coast.  Wish us luck as we start going through all our stuff.