My New Home

I've decided that its about time that I settle down. (No, not like that Catherine! Didn't mean to get your hopes up. Sorry. And Krista -- that means that theoretically you still have a chance! Keep those fingers crossed.) I meant that its time to settle down in a more permanent place in San Diego. After sleeping in four different places during my first tour of duty out here (and that is just locations -- to mention nothing about partners, which was much, much, higher than four. Ok, much, much, lower than four. But same difference), I have a long term rental in place for the next three months. And people say that I'm afraid of commitment. Ha! Three months! That is commitment right there!!!

The place is a vacation rental and is the upper half of a house in south Mission Beach.


The house is a little old and certainly not immaculate, but it has a large screen TV, direct TV service, wireless internet and indoor plumbing, so it's pretty sweet. Ok, not really...but the location is very nice. I paced it out and from the gate off the patio, it takes 80 steps to get to the boardwalk on the bay side,



and 200 steps (counting crossing a street) to get to the boardwalk on the ocean side of the penninsula.




It would be awesome in the summer time when it is more beach season, but it would also be a lot more expensive (I'm getting a huge offseason discount). So, hopefully I get some nice weekend days to take advantage of the surroundings.

The owners have provided bikes, kayaks, boogieboards, beach chairs...now I just need God to provide a couple really warm weekends. Average temperatures through the winter are in the mid-to-high 60s. Which, while being great for winter, would be a little to chilly to take full advantage of the beach and water.

But it does have a large, sun-lit patio which will get sunlight all winter

...so even if I don't do much beach or water stuff, I'll be able to grill out, read outside, bike, etc. I'm hoping its a fun little place to live. It seems like I'm surrounded by college girls, so that is going to get annoying. Several have already stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar. They must do a lot of baking! Because I've already had to go back to the store twice to restock my sugar supply. I guess they must be doing Christmas cookies already? Who knows.? Oh, here comes another one...looks like she must have fallen into a hot tub when she stepped out of her kitchen? Because her white t-shirt is soaked through...pity that.