It's been a few months since I posted on my blog and I recently
received an email from a close friend of mine asking what was going on
and was wondering what I've been up to. It's been a busy first half of
the year for me/us and as I mentioned before if I don't force myself to
sit down and put something on "digital paper" I find myself wondering
where time has went.
I went back to Oklahoma City for training in February and we took a
trip to D.C. for a long week at the end of March to try and catch the
Cherry Blossoms. Sorry to say we missed the Cherry Blossoms by a few
weeks but we tried. The weather was terrible during our trip but it did
allow us to check out most of the museums and it was great to catch up
with a few friends. We stayed with Scott and Rohan most of the time.
Nelly came down from Philly and we caught up with her and we capped off
our trip with Travis and Simone. Was some crazy timing for our trip as
far as the weather goes but we made the most of it.
Eva went back to Hungary the last couple weeks of April and has
been busy since returning. I put in for a promotion at work and things
are looking like they are going to go in that direction starting in July
but who knows. The big news is that we bought another house (2 unit
property actually) in Ocean Beach or as the locals call it "O.B.". I
have been watching real estate for over a year and while I was not
really expecting to buy anything if the right deal were to come along we
would consider making an offer. Eva and I talked about it and after
careful consideration we decided to make and offer and things worked
out!
For those of you that have made the trip to see us in San Diego we
kept our little craftsman in North Park. Property values are through
the roof but we holding for now and don't have any plans on selling it.
North Park has been rated one of the hippest neighborhoods in America
along with Silverlake in L.A. and the Mission in S.F. North Park has
evolved so much and I have to give all of the credit to our realtor at
the time and now good friend Rob who said it was on the way up. Damn
was he right! We put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into that place
and we love everything about it but we wanted to live closer to the
beach. Even though we lived in San Diego and North Park is only 15 mins
from the beach we didn't go as often as we would like.
Anyway, after over a months worth of work and negotiations we
bought our new place in Ocean Beach and have been enjoying the new place
since May 1. We rented out our North Park home long term and Eva kept
her studio in place adjacent to our North Park home and commutes back
and forth four days a week. We went from a craftsman to a rambler and
so far we have been pretty happy with our decision. I get to see the
ocean every day and there is something about seeing it that puts a smile
on my face. While the house may be a little smaller (it's still a 3bd
2ba) we now have a garage for our bikes and beach toys. We have a spare
room for guests and a nice back patio with a wood fire pit for making
S'mores. We are 5 blocks from the beach and have beach cruisers that
make the journey no problem! OB is definitely SoCal beach living in
every aspect...the skate boarders, surfers, dogs, and laid back
lifestyle are a reminder of the SoCal way of life.
So please make a note and update our address...we are no longer on Dale Street. Our new address is 4672 Long Branch Ave. San Diego CA 92107
Take care and we are sending everyone the best always!
John
