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I just moved out here a year ago and I don't regret it one bit. I can commute to work and come home to my little paradise. Its a quaint city by the bay. To your left you see San Francisco and to your right you see Oakland. If I feel like it I can walk, bicycle, or drive to the Robert Crown Memorial Beach and frollick on the shore or just have some time to think. A lot of the people that live here are retired military, an older crowd. Like San Francisco there are also some Victorian home...

Finally…Saturday was here and it was Julz’s birthday!  I had stayed out partying pretty late the night before with my local “meet up” group friends at a local casino and then the tail end of a wine party.  I had about 4 hours sleep when it was time to get up and ready for my two hour drive to San Jose.    Poor Julz had no idea what plans awaited her for her bday!  Since she doesn’t drink wine, I was on a mission to find another “girly” type outing lik...

Second travel nursing assignment - tons of fun in the Bay Area!

My now husband finally got back from Iraq, so I decided to move back to PA. He flew out and drove from Alameda, CA back to Pittsburgh, PA with me and my dog and cat. We decided to take the northern route this time. Some of the highlights for me were Reno, the entire state of Utah (loved it), and Mount Rushmore. We drove through CA, NV, UT, WY, SD, MN, IA, WI, IL, IN, OH, and PA. Our journey begins, Alameda, CA. I was really sad to be leaving. I loved it here. I met a lot of friends...

Today, I left California to begin a 3 month trip that is following the end of my job in California.   As many of you know by now Novartis purchased Chiron and sent me packing with a going away gift.   I have decided to travel across the country to first visit my friend Bozo Bob in Nashville TN.   Bob is a refugee from California, since I will be a temporary refugee, it seems appropriate that I find out a little more of what it is like to leave paradise for a...