December in Diego...

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So nothing says Christmas like sparklie palm tree with present decorations at your neighborhood car dealer... oh, wait, what, you say... what about snow? Cold weather? Bitter wind?

Hey dude -- we're in San Diego!

k sorry, had to gloat alittle.. (sorry mom)

Today (Saturday) Jay and I got out and did some Apartment shopping (yay!) having absolutely NO idea where to start, we had checked out some cool stuff on the internet and decided to check it out. Our first stop, Chula Vista, south of the 8, we checked out this little place that looked actually totally quaint from the photos, (but we discovered pretty fast that everything, even dumpie, divey disasters look quaint) we exited Chula Vista after our first stop (when I decided I didn't want to live in little mexicalla with the chachi's and pitbulls, rusty tubs and NO air conditioning)
Our next stop was ALOT more favourable, in fact we're debating actually living there, the area is called Point Loma, it's basically a fingertip into the Pacific off the San Diego coast, very close to Sea World, in a nice bussling beach community, and a building with an ocean view -- we're praying that God leads us in the right direction, but our visit totally filled us with hope.
Jay is still applying for jobs and we're working on his resume, and hopfully I'll be able to keep working alot, it's amazing how God provides for us, even in the little things.
Quick example, we were TOTALLY running out of gas today (our car's gas!) and were lost on some weird desert/mountian/"i live in rich-butt-subberbia and don't need a gas station" roads and just when things were looking really scary, a gas station appeared, right out of the hills (not literally ofcourse, it was built there) We even stopped into this great little Mexican grill for lunch, I'm beginning to really dig Mexican food.
Anyways tomorrow we're off to Bardy's church to check things out, and prob. Monday we'll be house hunting again.
Till next time =) Love. A.

(Some photo's just north of Point Loma, Pacific Ocean)

Comments

Anonymous said…
Hope things are going well. It sure looks good there.Blessings on you. Murray
12/03/2006 12:25 PM
Anonymous said…
wow, you look hot girl :) and you sound soooo happy! that makes me happy. i love the sounds of the little home you found and the mexican food... i can't wait to visit you upon my return :) btw, you never wrote back about the plugs! do you think you could find me some and i could pay you for them via cheque? i'd really love some new ones. if you cant' that's totally ok. love you so much! em.
12/03/2006 8:08 PM
Rachel said…
Wow guys! Murray & I were talking about your blog this weekend at church, and so he emailed me your blog address. I have just spent the last 40 minutes catching up. What a great adventure!
I'm looking forward to seeing what's next!

Rachel
12/04/2006 8:50 AM
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