We cut our own Christmas tree!  It's from Nelson family vineyard, winery, strawberry patch, and Christmas tree farm.

Coit Tower

We climbed hills and steps to get to the tower, then an elevator does the rest. 

View of the financial district

Golden Gate Bridge in the background and the Pacific Ocean beyond

Wine and food pairing

Enjoying a wine and food pairing at Saint Francis Winery in Sonoma county. Susan won it at a fundraiser at Saint Mary of the Angels Catholic Church in Ukiah.

Colts fans in San Francisco

Transplanted Colts fans gather at the "Bus Stop Bar" in San Francisco to watch Colts games.

Touchdown!

Cool cars in California

Check out this beauty!

Summer in California

Here are some pictures from our first summer in Ukiah and nearby areas in northern California.

Here we are at the Golden Gate Bridge.

Really big redwoods in Mendocino County.

Vineyards (and wineries) galore!

Pacific Ocean, coast at the town of Mendocino

Susan and Moshi at Lake Mendocino, a reservoir on the Russian River just outside of Ukiah

Ukiah

We safely arrived in Ukiah Saturday evening. We are checking out the dog park this morning.

Moshi, co-pilot

Moshi is a master co-pilot. Only problem is that he goes in the back and sleeps for hours at a time. But when he's up front, he's ultra alert.

Welcome to California!!

Elko, Nevada

We've made it to Elko, Nevada for the night. Only about 10 hours to Ukiah tomorrow.

Arches National Park

We took a side trip today to Arches National Park in Utah.

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Welcome to Utah

Snow in the Rockies

Vail, CO

We have stopped for the night in Vail. As we crossed the higher elevation part of the Rockies, there was a lot of snow! And it was 33 degrees up there.

Denver

Stopped at a park for a break.

Welcome to Colorado

Kansas

700 miles into the trip. In the middle of Kansas.

Where's Moshi?

Moshi is wearing a Garmin tracker. The blue dot is the location of my phone. The other marker is Moshi's Garmin device on his collar. Happily, both are at the hotel together as expected. (Moshi and I are playing fetch in the hotel room.)

Kansas City

We made it to Kansas City and are splurging for a night at the Intercontinental Hotel. So are the Detroit Tigers. They arrived at the hotel in two luxury buses. They were all wearing street clothes. Unfortunately for them and me,I had to ask what kind of group they were. They aren't recognizable to a non-fan like me. (Stock photo of hotel)

Tracking progress

Our friend Lauryn, Twila's daughter, is tracking our progress.

Steak'n Shake

Late lunch in Effingham, Illinois. Steak'n Shake, feels like we're still in Indy. 

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Loaded and ready to go

Noon Wednesday, the dog-mobile, loaded and ready to head west from the title company office in Carmel.

Emotions...

Many emotional moments the last few days as we say good-bye to friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers. Thank goodness we have our dogs! We are now completely out of our old house and spent last night at a friend's house. We will head west after our 11:00am closing.

Mover tricks of the trade

Using boxes to create a slide for moving boxes from upstairs. Gravity is your friend.

Moving day

And so it begins...

Moving to Ukiah, California

After living in Indianapolis since finishing college (or med school & residency), we are moving to Ukiah, California at the end of April.