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Just what you would expect, right? I telecommute to the east coast for work each day I'm primarily a writer/analyst. So with my husband's MDiv and my undergraduate degree in religious studies, we now both work in pharmaceutical marketing research. We are quick to tell other people that we do not advise this course of action, but we celebrated our 27th anniversary this year, so I guess sometimes rash decisions work out quite nicely. My husband and I met while attending seminary (I dropped out before finishing one semester but he got a Master of Divinity) and we got married after knowing each other for 6 months. However, I do NOT wear a parka and mittens when it's 65 degrees - a sweatshirt or light jacket will do. I love the fact that we are near a large city, near the ocean, near the desert, near the mountains - what more could I ask for? And yes, even though I swore it wouldn't happen to me after living for more than 40 years in places with many weather extremes - I now get chilly when the temperature dips below 70 and can barely bring myself to go outdoors if it's raining.
#TART IN SPANISH WINDOWS#
I experienced a form of culture/environment shock for about a year - even the air is different out here! For the first year, I would look at the roads and driveways that wind steeply up and down the foothills and think, Man, how does anyone drive on those in the winter? Then I would remember - they do it the same way they do in the summer - with their windows down, wearing shorts and flip-flops. The first time I ever set foot on California soil (or anywhere in the West, for that matter) was the day I moved here.
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My family moved across the country to southern California 7 years ago. Welcome to my page! It's a good place to start looking if you need to find me since I come here nearly every day for inspiration as I pursue the noble occupation of feeding family and friends.