Our One Year Anniversary Here!

It was one year ago June 12th that we drove into Marin, through downtown San Rafael and into Fairfax and arrived at Nicole’s house. It was a Saturday night and the first heat wave of the summer. 4th street in San Rafael was full of people shopping, dining, and enjoying the warm summer evening and I asked Jeph, “Why didn’t you ever tell me how nice it is up here?!” (…in Marin…when we lived in SF and I never ventured to Marin..) Actually, in his defense, in the twelve years since we left SF together, he’s mentioned Marin several times, but we had other spots to explore first (Grand Blanc, Kalamazoo, Oakland, Holly, Hollywood FL, Boston, and Hollywood CA.)

Nicole gave us such a warm welcome and comfortable place to land and look for a new home. Supportive, Positive, and Encouraging – we are so lucky to have Great friends like her! The next day we looked at two places in and both were nice but not “the one.” Monday we looked at four places and liked three (rare for us.) The home we chose just felt like Home the moment we walked in and we moved in the next day, June 15th.

Looking at only six places and finding a great place in two days was a new, and exciting record for us! The whole move actually, even the one day layover in Des Moines while our truck was repaired, was smooth, easy, and stress free. It felt (and still feels) like all the challenges we’ve risen to, all the lessons we’ve learned (more than a few the hard way), and our commitment to personal growth and development and positive daily practices is recognized by the Universe, and we are being guided, supported, and encouraged on the path of life.

We love our Home. It is warm, cozy, safe, secure, light filled, and love filled. We have lots of fun exploring all the towns and nature all around us. And archangel Raphael, the healing saint, watches over us from his Mission down the street. Life is Really Good and I celebrate, and am deeply grateful for, that!