I am typing this on Wednesday morning from the Austin airport, waiting for the fog to clear so that my delayed Southwest Airlines flight can depart. So far, we’re only 60 minutes delayed, but that is still in flux and could change at any time.

After Dave left on Monday morning; Jeff, Marissa, and I unpacked more boxes. And there was a lot to unpack. Later, we enjoyed a late lunch/early dinner at Austin Java, which is just a few steps from their new place. By early evening, I felt a head cold coming on, so I went back to my hotel room to get some much-needed sleep.

On Tuesday, Jeff was flying out for a business trip and Marissa had to report to work for her first day in the new office. I drove her there. The office is just a few blocks from the state capital building.

I went back to the apartment and worked on the kitchen while waiting for the AT&T guy to hook up the internet.

Their kitchen is huge, especially when you compare it to what they had to work with in San Francisco!

That sad space was so small that Jeff could touch both walls at once.

Oh, and by now my cold was in full force, so I was popping DayQuil like it was candy.

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