Life in Bakersfield

So this is the face that we are so lucky to see everyday. Emma has been sticking her tongue out a ton everyday. She does it when she is happy. It is pretty funny to see her like that. This picture just cracks me up. So we are doing really well here in California. Mike started his new job this week and is enjoying it so far. He really likes the people on his team. This is such a blessing since he works with them all day long. They are really positive about each other and so it makes working with them a pleasure. He is mostly "shadowing" in order to become familiar with everything that is going on, but he's been able to help out quite a bit as well and they are really happy to have him there. They have a lot of pressure on them right now to finish with a project and with Mike's help it will take them a lot less time. So we made a couple BIG purchases this past weekend. Sears was having a Columbus Day sale and so we got a good deal on a washer and dryer as well as a fridge. We probably should have waited until we closed on our house, but I wanted to get the sale price. So we are crossing our fingers that everything works out with our house. They bumped up our closing date to October 23rd which is exciting. Our loan officer is going to Jamaica for 2 weeks and is really working hard to have us close by the 23rd. We'll see. We won't officially be living in our new home until Mike gets back from Columbus where he will defend his thesis. Luckily we have temporary housing until November 13th and so we can move in slowly. So we are finally getting more settled her in Bakersfield.