Settling in to Monterey

Its been a while since we've been able to post and many things have happened, most of them good! We arrived in Monterey and signed the lease for our new home. We've been getting to know the area. It looks like we are going to like it here. We are just about a mile away from the ocean and there are mountains and hills everywhere. The trees are still changing color here, and some of them don't drop their leaves. We have a pretty assortment of reds, oranges and greens here. A lot of the flowers are still in bloom too!

Our have a townhouse that is in the middle of a four family unit. It has three bedrooms, a nice size living room, a dining room and eat-in kitchen, as well as three bathrooms. While the place has been here for a few years, it was all freshly painted, had new carpet and was extremely clean. We have a lot of closet space, a storage room on the second floor and a 10 x 10 shed outside. We are very happy with the house so far.

The movers came Monday morning with all of our things. The only thing that we have found broken so far is one wine glass! Everything else made it okay and in good shape, and even some things we didn't remember we owned :) We have the majority of the boxes unpacked (go Jeff) and the house is starting to shape up nicely. We're sure we will move furniture and some things around a few more times until it all feels right.

We've met some nice couples so far, and we are starting to make a nice little group of friends. They are mostly navy couples (without children), since we live where most navy families are. It seems the childless people are looking for other childless couples to hang out with. We've been invited to the navy officer's club tomorrow night for drinks and dinner. It should be fun!

Love to all,
Jeff and Karen